All Things Amalgamation
RCMP recommends single municipal contract with 3 more officers for amalgamated Tantramar
Tantramar council will soon decide on the future of the municipal and provincial policing service agreements–the MPSA and PPSA–that govern how the RCMP police the region. Currently, the RCMP are under an MPSA with
Social media switch complete: Sackville and Dorchester are now @TantramarNB
It’s official, the social media accounts for the former Town of Sackville and Village of Dorchester have been retired today. The new handle for the amalgamated town of Tantramar is @TantramarNB. Town staff have
Mayoral candidate Bonnie Swift responds to criticism after far-right tweets vanish
Tantramar mayoral candidate Bonnie Swift has responded to criticism after a slew of controversial posts disappeared from her public Twitter account. Listen to the report that aired on CHMA’s Tantramar Report on Thursday, November
What you need to know about voting in Tantramar elections
The first votes in the first-ever election for a new town of Tantramar council will be cast this Saturday at the Middle Sackville Baptist Church. There are two advanced polling days before election day
Grassroots efforts to attract nurses to Sackville Memorial Hospital got results, volunteer committee reports
A local volunteer committee says its efforts to recruit health-care workers for the Sackville Memorial Hospital are paying off. The Rural Health Action Group updated town councillors on a partnership with the regional health
These are your candidates for the first Tantramar mayor and council
Nominations have closed on the first elections for a new town of Tantramar mayor and council. There are five contests for Tantramar elections, and one ward with no contest. The candidates are as follows:
UPDATED: More candidates, just one ward with no contest unless more candidates come forward by Friday deadline
Updated at 10am Wednesday, October 26, 2022 to reflect new candidates New candidates have put their names forward for Tantramar municipal elections to be held on November 28, 2022. Nominations close on Friday at
‘Be part of this historic initiative’: Allain tries to drum up more candidates for municipal elections
There is just one week to go for candidates to nominate themselves for municipal elections in New Brunswick, and so far there are just eight candidates registered with Elections NB for the new town
Tantramar to pony up about $60k of starter $1.5 million budget for new mandated regional services
Economic development is the biggest ticket item in the list of new mandated services to be delivered by regional service commissions in New Brunswick, at least in the southeast of the province. As part
‘What are renters supposed to do?’ MLA Mitton presses government to extend rent control
Listen to Tantramar Report for Thursday, October 13, 2022: