On today’s show, Sackville and Dorchester water customers will see their rates go up by 6.3% in 2025 according to a draft budget presented by Tantramar treasurer Michael Beal last week. We listen in as Beal explains the costs behind the $2.8 million budget, and plans for a reserve fund first started eight years ago to help cover the cost of upgrading the Sackville sewage lagoon by 2030. Beal says an initial study on the what’s needed for that upgrade will likely happen in 2025.
In other local news, the inquest into the death of a 13-year-old Dorchester Consolidated School student recommends improvements to mental health services and changes to school bus procedures and equipment.
Also, nominations are closed for Nova Scotia’s provincial election, with four candidates running in Cumberland North: Kurt Ditner for the Nova Scotia Liberals, Tyson Boyd for the NS NDP, Bill Dowe for the NS PC Party, and incumbent Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin as an independent candidate.
