Friday on TR: Sackville CAO on the unknowns of amalgamation; Resident turned away from rapid test pickup
On Friday’s Tantramar Report, we talk to CAO Jamie Burke about the knowns and unknowns when it comes to Sackville’s impending amalgamation with Dorchester and surrounding areas.
We’ll also hear from one Sackville resident who was turned away from a rapid test pick up site in Port Elgin on Wednesday, the day the province announced it would no longer hand out test kits to anyone without symptoms and an appointment.
And we hear from CHMA’s new local reporter David Gordon Koch about how local Sackville institutions are being affected by isolating workers.
That, and these other stories:
Winterfest cancellation, by-law changes on council agenda for Monday
Sackville town council will have its first meeting of the year on Monday, January 10th. Council will be asked to approve changes to the street traffic and parks bylaw, and hear about pandemic related changes to upcoming town events, such as the cancellation of the Winterfest festival, which was slated for February.
Southeast Regional Service Commission planner Lori Bickford will present 2021 figures on building permits in the town, which have more than doubled compared to 2020.
The commission issued 52 permits in 2021, with a total construction value of $5.4 million. In 2020, they issued 44 permits worth $2.1 million.
Mt A closes campus to general public
Mount Allison has announced it will be closing its campus to anyone but students, staff and faculty in an effort to control the spread of the Omicron variant. … Continue