{"id":1670,"date":"2020-04-17T22:43:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T22:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/?page_id=1670"},"modified":"2026-09-08T12:49:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:49:53","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMUNITY NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" data-dominant-color=\"312e21\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #312e21;\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"852\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dorchester-park-mockup-1.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98672 has-transparency\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dorchester-park-mockup-1.avif 799w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dorchester-park-mockup-1-563x600.avif 563w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dorchester-park-mockup-1-768x819.avif 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A proposed design of what the new Veterans&#8217; Memorial Park in Dorchester might look like, as shown in a report from Catalyst Consulting Engineering Inc at the August 24, 2026 committee of the whole meeting. | Photo: Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dorchester could be home to a new Veterans&#8217; Memorial Park in the coming years at the site of the former village office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s if Tantramar council votes next month to move ahead with the recommendation presented by Andrew Amos of Catalyst Consulting Engineers Inc at the committee of the whole meeting on August 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While not the cheapest option, Amos said the firm felt a park could utilize and enhance existing features of the current green space to offer the best civic value and help align the park&#8217;s overall design.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200a&#8221;We think that right now, the park has a number of assets that aren&#8217;t really tied cohesively in a storyline. We think we could do that fairly straightforward with some walking paths, maintaining some of the key elements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to the audio below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AUG-27-Former-municipal-buildings-no-brief.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other two options were to demolish the municipal building without doing anything with the property, estimated to cost around $200,000, or to renovate the building and add necessary parking, which comes with an estimated $600,000 price tag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recommended option would run around $550,000, which puts the cost of the park around $350,000, with the cost spread out over three fiscal years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As it is, the park is a great bit of green space in the middle of Dorchester, but it&#8217;s composed of disparate elements this plan could help unify, said Amos.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/new-memorial-park-proposed-for-dorchester\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"312e21\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #312e21;\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"852\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dorchester-park-mockup-1.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98672 has-transparency\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dorchester-park-mockup-1.avif 799w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dorchester-park-mockup-1-563x600.avif 563w, https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/dorchester-park-mockup-1-768x819.avif 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A proposed design of what the new Veterans&#8217; Memorial Park in Dorchester might look like, as shown in a report from Catalyst Consulting Engineering Inc at the August 24, 2026 committee of the whole meeting. | Photo: Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dorchester could be home to a new Veterans&#8217; Memorial Park in the coming years at the site of the former village office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s if Tantramar council votes next month to move ahead with the recommendation presented by Andrew Amos of Catalyst Consulting Engineers Inc at the committee of the whole meeting on August 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While not the cheapest option, Amos said the firm felt a park could utilize and enhance existing features of the current green space to offer the best civic value and help align the park&#8217;s overall design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200a&#8221;We think that right now, the park has a number of assets that aren&#8217;t really tied cohesively in a storyline. 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