On-campus polling will help ensure “everybody who can vote, can vote” in new Tantramar riding
During the last provincial election in September 2020, confusion reigned at the Sackville polling station, with Elections NB workers mistakenly turning away eligible student voters throughout the polling day. Some students told CHMA at the time that they had to try multiple times to get through the voting process without being turned away. Others left in frustration, without voting at all.
It’s a situation Garth Zwicker is confident can be avoided this October 21, as the province’s electors get another chance to weigh in on who forms the government of New Brunswick.
Zwicker is the returning officer for the riding of Tantramar, the smallest riding by population in the province since the electoral map was redrawn last spring.
CHMA caught up with Zwicker last week at the Tantramar returning office at 95 Bridge Street, to find out more about how voting will take place this time around in Tantramar.
The Tantramar returning office will officially open at 10am on Thursday September 19, the day the writ is scheduled to drop, triggering the 2024 provincial election. Electors should have voting cards by October 7.
On election day, October 21, nine different polling stations will open across the riding (in Murray Corner, Baie Verte, Cape Tormentine, Port Elgin, Sackville, Dorchester, Midgic, Westcock, and Mount Whatley) in addition to the returning office at 95 Bridge Street.… Continue
Tantramar Report: Dangerous driving at NB-NS border, Mt A to close for Orange Shirt Day, and honouring Sackville veterans on town streets
On Wednesday’s Tantramar Report:
Mount Allison University has announced it will close down to mark Canada’s newest statutory holiday. September 30th, widely known as Orange Shirt Day, has been named the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and declared a federal statutory holiday, meaning all federally regulated public and private employees will get the day off. The holiday is meant to honour First Nations, Inuit and Métis survivors and their families and communities, and ensure the public commemoration of their history and the legacy of residential schools. Mount Allison says it will offer a number of activities and learning opportunities in the days leading up to September 30th, to inspire reflection on Truth and Reconciliation.
On Saturday, the Nova Scotia RCMP gave out 40 tickets and warnings at the New Brunswick – Nova Scotia border for speeding and related aggressive driving offences. Corporal Mike Carter says there was an extra enforcement push after Nova Scotia border workers reported dangerous driving behaviours in people entering and leaving the border area.
Vitalité Health Network is hosting a drop-in vaccination clinic in Sackville today at the Tantramar Veterans’ Memorial Civic Centre, from 12:30pm to 7:30pm. The clinic will offer both Pfizer and Moderna doses, and appointments are not required. On Thursday, the Corner Drug Store will run a drop in clinic offering doses of the Pfizer vaccine from 10am to 6pm.… Continue