A new, amalgamated Entity 40 will be known as Tantramar, if the province approves a decision by a committee of local elected and appointed officials.
Dorchester Deputy Mayor Robert Corkerton shared the following statement Thursday morning:
“The Elected Officials Advisory Committee has reached a consensus decision on the name for Entity 40. The new community will be known as Tantramar. As per the process, the name has been submitted to the provincial government and will become official once regulations are adopted over the summer.”
Corkerton also stated the decision was based on feedback the committee received on two name choices: Beauséjour Township and Tantramar Township. “The overwhelming majority was for Tantramar,” writes Corkerton. “We as the committee backed their choice and choose Tantramar as the name.”
Corkerton says the committee also decided to drop “township” from the name. Formally, Tantramar will be a town, due to its population size. “Legally we will be known as the Town of Tantramar,” writes Corkerton, “locally it will be Tantramar.”
