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From the archives: Sackville housing cooperative has provided homes for more than three decades
Listen to Tantramar Report for Thursday, August 4, 2022:
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Heritage Trust hopes to commemorate Sackville foundries by turning steel press into monument
A local organization hopes to commemorate Sackville’s historical foundries by turning a 300-tonne steel press into a monument.
Susan Amos of the Tantramar Heritage Trust asked Sackville town council for support with the project on Tuesday.
She said the Heritage Trust plans to apply for federal funding to establish the monument, a 14-foot tall steel press that was formerly part of the Enterprise Foundry.
It belongs to Dan Bowser, owner of Bowers Construction, and his family, who have agreed to donate the machine, she said.
Amos asked the Town of Sackville to contribute by preparing the ground and building a pedestal for the monument.
Chief Administrative Officer Jamie Burke said town staff would look into the question ahead of next week’s regular council meeting.
The monument would be placed on the former site of Fawcett’s Foundry on Main Street, which is now a parking lot for Mount Allison University. The university has already agreed to the idea in principle, Amos said.
She told councillors the foundries were a major presence in the community for more than 150 years.
Local foundries employed thousands of people over the course of eight generations, producing items such as stoves, water heaters, pots and pans.
This year marks the 170th anniversary of Fawcett’s Foundry and the 150th anniversary for the Enterprise Foundry, according to Amos. … Continue
Fundraiser launched to support family following Memramcook house fire
A fundraiser has been launched to help a family in Memramcook affected by a house fire that took place over the long weekend.
Shirleyann Mowforth aims to raise $10,000 through the online platform GoFundMe for the affected family.
She said the family’s “possessions were not covered by insurance but thankfully their house was.”
The blaze destroyed two vacant homes on Route La Vallée in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to Memramcook fire chief Gerald Boudreau.
The response also involved firefighters from Dorchester, Dieppe and Sackville. No injuries were reported.
You can donate to the fundraiser here.… Continue
From the archives: Port Elgin students honoured for raising awareness about physical disabilities
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From the archives: Thousands of solar panels installed at Amherst ‘garden’ for renewable energy pilot program
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How Dave Carroll turned negative customer service into a positive social media movement
In the spring of 2008, Dave Carroll was on tour with his band Sons of Maxwell, when suddenly he had a horrible experience with the flight crew of United Airlines. This negative experience was perpetuated by the company’s customer service team, when he was told that his guitar–which was irreparably broken by the crew’s mishandling–did not meet the terms for a refund, or any sort of compensation by the airline company. Essentially, Dave was told it was not United’s problem.
Joe Hubley sat down with Dave to talk about this experience, and how Dave managed to turn this negative experience with United airlines’ customer service team into a positive movement and multi-media platform to promote the power of social media. Hear it all in this CHMA exclusive interview.
‘I wasn’t a big fan of being on a boat that was on fire’: Former Sackville resident recounts voyage aboard MV Holiday Island
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Rural postal workers paying out-of-pocket for fuel, says union
The union representing postal workers says the high cost of gas is hurting mail carriers in rural and suburban areas.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers held a protest outside the office of Liberal MP and federal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc in Shediac on Wednesday afternoon.
“Rural delivery workers are sick and tired of using money out of their pockets for work reasons,” Line Blanchard Doucet, president of CUPW’s Moncton region local, said in an email.
Rural and suburban mail carriers use their own vehicles to deliver the mail, getting reimbursed up to a limit set by the Canada Revenue Agency, according to CUPW.
But the feds determined the cap back in December, based on figures from the previous month, meaning postal workers are effectively subsidizing Canada Post at the pump, the union says.
“Fuel prices are in unprecedented territory and have impacted the entire industry,” Canada Post spokesperson Phil Legault said in an email.
“Canada Post is adapting to increased costs across many aspects of our operations.”
He added that Canada Post has “discussed the matter of fluctuating fuel prices with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers with a review and examination of elements of the [rural and suburban mail carriers’] collective agreement.”
A spokesperson for Minister LeBlanc declined to comment.
LeBlanc is the longtime MP for the Beauséjour riding, which includes Sackville, and is Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities.… Continue
‘I don’t agree with the sanction’: Fundraiser to cover lost pay following reprimand against town councillor
A fundraiser has collected more than $1,400 for a Sackville town councillor.
“I don’t agree with the sanction,” said Wendy Alder, who launched the campaign.
“I don’t know the rules… But I know, for example, in the normal workplace, you couldn’t suspend somebody and then still expect them to work, which is what they’ve done.”
Alder launched the GoFundMe after town council voted to sanction Councillor Bruce Phinney earlier this month over code of conduct violations.
The reprimand includes a two-month suspension of Phinney’s salary.
Town council hasn’t disclosed the nature of the code of conduct violation, or the identity of the complainant, but CHMA has attempted to piece together the story in this report.