LOCAL ELECTIONS 2022
Meet the candidates: Natalie Donaher, running in Ward 2 (West Sackville-Rockport)
Natalie Donaher is originally from Moncton, earned a degree at Mount Allison, and now works in the science department at the university. She and her partner returned to Sackville in 2009, buying an older home in Wood Point. The support of her community made a positive impression on Donaher last
Meet the candidates: Kevin Scott, running in Ward 2 (West Sackville-Rockport)
Kevin Scott is originally from Baie Verte, and moved to Sackville in 2008 when he started working at Moneris, later moving to Cannabis NB. Scott has been a volunteer firefighter for years, at Port Elgin, Sackville, and now the Point de Bute fire department. Scott says he has a voice,
Listen for yourself: All-Candidates Forum features 19 of 21 candidates for Tantramar council
About 120 people gathered in the gym at the Church by the Lake on Saturday night to hear from candidates in the first ever election for the new municipality of Tantramar. The event was organized by a committee led by Sackville resident Carol Cooke, who served as moderator for the
Meet the candidates: Sabine Dietz, running in Ward 4 (Upper Sackville-Midgic)
Sabine Dietz was first elected to Sackville town council in May 2021, about six months before the province announced it would dissolving Sackville and creating a new, much larger town of Tantramar.Dietz is known for asking questions during council meetings, and for her vocal opposition to the process of forced
Meet the candidates: Andrew Black, running for mayor of Tantramar
Andrew Black was just elected for a second term on Sackville town council when the province decided to amalgamate surrounding areas and create a new town of Tantramar. After serving the past year as Deputy Mayor and taking an active role in the Union of New Brunswick Municipalities (Black was
Meet the candidates: Shawn Mesheau, running for mayor of Tantramar
Shawn Mesheau has a long career on Sackville town council, first elected to council in 1998 and serving off and on for nearly 12 years, most recently as the mayor of Sackville, elected just 18 months ago in May 2021. Mesheau is running for mayor of Tantramar in part as
Meet the candidates: Bonnie Swift, running for mayor of Tantramar
Bonnie Swift is an environmental engineer who worked for years in Alberta, moving east to Sackville in 2010 and serving as the town of Sackville business development officer for two years. Swift describes herself as a “small town girl” from Dorchester, and says she’s running for mayor of the new
Meet the candidates: Robert Corkerton, running in Ward 1 (Dorchester)
Robert Corkerton has been serving as a councillor for the Village of Dorchester for going on 16 years now, and is currently Deputy Mayor for the village. Corkerton says he has the experience to help steer Tantramar into the first few years of amalgamation, and that he’s not running on
Meet the candidates: Debbie Wiggins-Colwell, running in Ward 1 (Dorchester)
Debbie Wiggins-Colwell was elected mayor of the village of Dorchester last May, and has spent most of her year and a half in municipal politics dealing with an impending amalgamation. Wiggins-Colwell is now running for a seat on a new Tantramar council representing Ward 1 Dorchester. She’s optimistic about the
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: Mayor, Tantramar Andrew Black (incumbent Sackville deputy mayor) Shawn Mesheau (incumbent Sackville mayor) Bonnie Swift Ward
Elections NB dumps Civic Centre in favour of Middle Sackville church for voting in first Tantramar election
A Sackville resident is concerned about the location of the polling station for the municipal election happening on November 28, 2022. In the past, polling stations for Sackville elections have been held at the Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre, but for this first election of the new Tantramar council, the
CHMA asks residents to share their issues for this municipal election
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Hefty raises on the way for new Tantramar mayor and council
There are big changes ahead for how mayors and municipal councillors are compensated in New Brunswick. In the new town of Tantramar, the salaries for mayor, deputy mayor and seven town councillors will be roughly triple that of current salaries for Sackville town council. That’s according to numbers published recently
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 2pm. Barry Hicks and Wendy Epworth have both declared their candidacy for Ward 2, which includes
‘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 of Tantramar. Tantramar Candidates according to Elections NB unofficial list MayorShawn Mesheau Ward 1 (Dorchester) –
Following ‘mix-up,’ voters may receive notices falsely stating no election in November: Elections NB
Local government elections are slated to take place on November 28 across the province, including for the new Town of Tantramar. But local residents may receive a notice in the mail stating incorrectly that no election is taking place. And in parts of the province where, in fact, no election