On today’s show, Correctional Service Canada is looking for local residents to join a public advisory group on their new Health Centre of Excellence slated to be built on the grounds of the Dorchester Penitentiary. The deadline for applications is January 31. And on Monday, former Dorchester and Springhill warden Jennifer Fillmore is slated to make a presentation to Tantramar council about the project.
“This [public advisory] group will open a dialogue, gather community feedback and advise the government of Canada on key aspects of this process,” said former minister of public safety and MP for Beauséjour Dominic LeBlanc at a news conference in December.
Plus in news briefs:
- Beal University Canada is hosting a grand opening for its classrooms at the Sackville Memorial Hospital this coming Monday.
- Tantramar council will meet Monday with a packed agenda including public hearings on planning changes and bylaws on lawn standards and animal control.
