‘It’s the heart of your community, really’: Sackville market moves back to the park, Port Elgin to host Friday market this summer
The Sackville Farmers Market is spreading its wings for the summer. Starting this Saturday, the market will be back at the Bill Johnstone Park in Sackville.
CHMA spoke with new market manager Danielle Latour.
“We’re looking forward to being able to welcome new vendors and have a space that accommodates a whole lot more people,” says Latour. There are a number of seasonal market vendors who will be back for the summer, as well as new vendors including a cut flower seller and a lavender farm, says Latour.
Latour has been a market customer for years, and recently took over from former manager Michael Freeman. She says she’s excited to see how the market grows this summer.
The market also has a permanent location on its to-do list. Board directors Peter Hess and Kent Coates recently presented at Sackville town council, keeping their proposal for a town of Sackville multipurpose building to serve as a permanent market location on the radar.
“Our end goal is to have a larger location that’s indoors year round,” says Latour. “We’re still in talks with the town about possible multipurpose spaces, as well as other avenues that we’re looking into. It’s an ongoing project.”
Some of the vendors at Bill Johnstone this Saturday might also be participating in a new farmers market in the region.… Continue
Market updates: Sackville moves back to the park, plus Port Elgin to host Friday market
Listen here to Tantramar Report for Friday, May 6, 2022:
Market in search of new manager as Freeman moves on
The Sackville Farmers Market is looking for a new manager. Longtime market manager Michael Freeman is moving on, taking on a new job as a caseworker for street involved youth in Moncton.
CHMA spoke with him to find out more:
Freeman says there’s been lots of changes at the Farmers Market in the roughly eight years since he first took on the job of manager, including the growth of businesses that sometimes move on to become brick and mortar shops.
One of the big developments is the market’s relationship with the town government. “We have built up a very, very good relationship with the town of Sackville,” says Freeman. “They dish out all kinds of lovely in-kind benefits: use of the park, all kinds of promotion and logistical assistance.”
Though the market has been around in one form or another for about 35 years, it incorporated in 2012, and a formal relationship with the town started to develop in the ensuing years.
“We have a very strong volunteer board, the majority of whom are vendors at the market and business owners in Sackville,” says Freeman. The board does committee work involving development of the organization and long term planning.
Freeman says the role of market manager has grown over the years he’s held the position, now including not just Saturday logistics, but also promotion, professional development, and grant writing. “It reflects all of the things that go into coordinating a large weekly event in this town,” says Freeman.… Continue
Thursday in brief: The Sound of Fire launches tonight, Dietz and Tower join councillors’ roundtable; another COVID death in Zone 1
The Sound of Fire book launch tonight
In 1941, a fire broke out in a men’s residence at Mount Allison University, engulfing the building in a matter of minutes, and killing four people. That fire and the people who experienced it are the subject of a new work of historical fiction by Mount Allison acting archivist Renée Belliveau. The Sound of Fire is being launched tonight at 7:30pm at a virtual event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the fire. You can register on Eventbrite, and find signed copies of The Sound of Fire at Tidewater Books in Sackville.
Farmers Market moves to winter location
The Sackville Farmers’ Market is moving this Saturday, to a new winter location at 18 Lorne Street. The recently repainted red building which houses the Sackville Commons co-working space will be home to the market on Saturday mornings until spring 2022.
Festival of lights comes to Sackville Saturday
Sackville is celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, thanks to organizers at Mount Allison University. A celebration with performances and food is taking place at Convocation Hall on Saturday at 6pm. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
Sackville town councillors roundtable on CHMA tonight at 6pm
Tune in to CHMA tonight at 6pm for another edition of the Sackville councillors roundtable with councillors Sabine Dietz and Michael Tower talking about what’s on the agenda for next week’s council meeting, including the town’s budget and spending plan for 2022.… Continue