Tag Archives: Sackville Memorial Hospital

Sackville rally hears fight against hospital cuts is not over yet

Posted on February 17, 2020 by

For the second time in four days, hundreds gathered today outside Sackville Memorial Hospital to oppose cuts to medical services there. Sackville Mayor John Higham told the crowd that Premier Higgs’s announcement last night that the government would not close the … Continue reading →

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Commentary: Too many unanswered questions about cuts at Sackville Memorial Hospital

Posted on February 16, 2020 by

by Kathy Hamer (Edwards) Probably everyone in rural New Brunswick knows that our access to health care is likely to require some travel, even for routine appointments with a family doctor. We are not so naive as to think the … Continue reading →

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‘I will fight with you,’ Mitton promises protesters during rally at Sackville hospital

Posted on February 14, 2020 by

Hundreds of demonstrators marched Thursday to the Sackville Memorial Hospital to protest against cuts in services announced this week by the Horizon Health Network and the increasingly shaky minority government led by Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs. The demonstrators waved placards … Continue reading →

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Sackville hospital cuts an attack on rural people, says local doctor

Posted on February 11, 2020 by

A family doctor in Sackville says he’s both sad and angry after today’s announcements about extensive cutbacks in patient services at the Sackville Memorial Hospital. Allison Dysart was referring to the elimination of day surgeries and overnight emergency services along … Continue reading →

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From comics to council, a profile of Andrew Black

Posted on May 23, 2016 by

Town Council candidate Andrew Black took voters on a two-minute, visual tour of Sackville as he made his pitch at an all-candidates’ meeting on April 26th. “I wanted to tell a story,” the 40-year-old Black said during an interview in … Continue reading →

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