All Things Amalgamation
Sackville makes a bid to avoid amalgamation, suggests an even larger one for Dorchester, Port Elgin
Tune in to Tantramar Report on Friday to hear interviews with Sackville Mayor Shawn Mesheau and Dorchester Mayor Debbie Wiggins-Colwell, as well as Memramcook-Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton speaking in the legislature about municipal reform
“We’re all in this together now”: Dorchester mayor on proposed amalgamation
Dorchester mayor Debbie Wiggins-Colwell is not all that worried about loss of identity for her community of Dorchester in the wake of proposed amalgamation with neighbouring Sackville, Point de Bute and surrounding areas. But
Sackville, Dorchester and surrounding LSDs to form “entity 40”
Sackvillians will be headed to the polls earlier than expected, and their neighbours from outside current town boundaries will be joining them. In November 2022, municipal elections will be held for a new municipal
Sackville town council calls for regional governments, fairness in taxation
Amalgamation is unrealistic, equalization is unfair, and regional collaboration is great if all residents pay a fair share: those are some of the key messages in a letter from Sackville mayor Shawn Mesheau to
Last day for survey on local governance reform
Today is the final day to fill out a survey on the province’s Green Paper on local governance reform. The paper outlines a list of scenarios for how local governments could be reformed in
The history behind the lack of local representation outside of town limits
Today is election day in New Brunswick, and Sackvillians who haven’t already voted are heading to the Tantramar Civic Centre to cast their votes for local representation on the regional health boards, district education