Committee of the Whole meeting of Council - October 27, 2025 - LIVE AT 3PM

Tantramar Mayor Andrew Black has stated in chambers in the past that we are on "stolen lands".. but are we?

Bruce Wark, warktimes.com, has asked questions of the Mayor and Town Councillors..

Tree planting efforts by volunteers are nice.. but a skatepark is a lot nicer.. Mr. Ferguson.. unless you're just too busy.

Aulac's Greg Martin is nervous and has got grave concerns about emergency response time in his rural area.  He also thanks the ladies who will feed you well at St. Mark's Anglican Church gatherings.

Committee of the Whole meeting of Council - February 24, 2025 3PM - Mayor Andrew Black

An opportunity to inquire of the Mayor and Town Councillors why the proceedings begin with declaration we are on unceded territory.  Land grabbing in New Brunswick.. is it your concern?

#EndRaceBasedLaw

Facebook:  MTI - Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn Inc. | Facebook

MTI - Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn Inc.

February 11 at 12:31 PM  · 

MTI's Director of Forestry & Natural Resources, Stephen Ginnish will be speaking on a panel discussion on the state of the Wabanaki-Acadian Forest in and around Kouchibouguac National Park.

For more information on how to attend the discussion panel (in person or virtually), check out the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/584522541108618

Mayor of Tantramar Andrew Black has openly stated in council meetings that we are on "stolen lands".. why does he do that? Black featured in Mount Allison University promotional videos at Youtube... one of their best muppets in the region.

Neil Ritchie - Invicta Health (2023) Inc. - Tantramar Community Health Centre - "Housing Sessions" with Mayor Andrew Black

This weekend's "Housing Session" was an exercise in "astroturfing" and creating a fake "consensus" .. and of course "community building" and deployment of the "delphi technique" [use google to learn more on these tactics and educate yourselves]

with current Mayor Andrew Black for Tantramar at the Town Hall.

Agenda-driven facilitator Julia Feltham helped with "herd management" over the two days of hosting groups and various guest speakers... and it was a well attended event .. including the author of "BioFuture2030" Neil Ritchie, health admin. consultant and planner .. take a bit of a closer look here at this link:  BioFuture_StrategicPlan2019_V2_May2019.pdf

@ Invicta Health.. more here:  About Us | invictahealth

More on Neil here:

'Neil Ritchie, B.Sc., MHSA | president    

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Neil has worked as a senior executive in large, multi-site academic teaching centres, regional health authorities and community hospitals in Canada.  He began his career in health care in Public Health working as a regional administrator in rural Nova Scotia.  He was Administrator of the Sackville Memorial Hospital, Vice President of the Calgary General Hospital, Senior Operating Officer of the Calgary Regional Health Authority, CEO of the Cape Breton Health Care Complex and Chief Operating Officer of the Capital District Health Authority in Halifax. 

 

He also has had a second career in health-related business development as founder the Business Development Office at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine, as president of a number of health-related start up companies and as a venture investor.  He is recent author of BioFuture 2030, the Growth Strategy for Nova Scotia's Health and Life Sciences Industry.  He has just completed a term as the Executive Director of the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care, a national not for profit network of Hospitals and health professionals, focused on advancing environmental stewardship in health care.

 

Neil has participated in a number of national and international partnerships, business development initiatives and study tours. He has co-authored a book chapter on health reform, published an article and was an invited guest editor for the peer reviewed journal, Health Care Management Forum and has spoken at national and international conferences. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Dalhousie University and a Masters in Health Services Administration from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta.'

Invicta Health Center | invictahealth

Tantramarshire happenings... 

More here:

NB Housing Minister David Hickey says gov’t trying to balance tenants’ rights with concerns of developers & landlords |

Meeting David Hickey, Liberal MLA for Saint John Harbour -  Hon. David Hickey – Liberal Party

Mayor Andrew Black stood at the podium and "cockblocked" me from speaking as I stood next to him at the podium despite inviting the public's questions and input - he has failed in his mission to engage all.. he is a useful idiot for the agenda..

the agenda opposes the idea that people

would prefer to live in their own private property

if it was a basic and affordable human right.

Photo courtesy of Megan Mitton, Green MLA for Tantramar on Twitter

Sticker below was noticed in town near the Mount Allison University campus a few years ago

during an evening dog walk in the coviet era...

Klaus Schwab quote from a long time agent of the 

lucrative charity World Economic Forum

"you'll own nothing and you'll be happy"

I guess someone thought it was a fun 

thing to post in a public space..

Found this book at the local used bookstore...

who else has read it?  Mark Carney's "Values"..

a "net zero horror story".

This Week in Town Hall with Mayor of Tantramar Andrew Black....

 More here as the Town Hall deploys the "Delphi Technique" on the public:

UK-Born Canadian on X: "Deploying "Delphi Technique" with Tantramar this week includes invited non-profit housing facilitators with U.N.compliant Mayor Andrew Black; "Climate Action Plan" is now being prepared as recommended by tourism manager Ron Kelly Spurles by funded Eco-EOS Energy paid thousands $. https://t.co/eRYKMQkXQf" / X

If you are not familiar with the "Delphi Technique" then look up the videos at Youtube to understand.

Such as this one:  Resisting the Delphi Technique

Mount Allison University's coverage of this gathering is here:

Public invited to share housing concerns this Saturday » CHMA, Voice of the Marshes

"Housing will be the topic of conversation at Tantramar’s municipal office this Friday and Saturday, as the Mayor’s Roundtable on Housing hosts its first major event.

A Friday stakeholder session featuring provincial and federal agencies is not open to the public or the media, but Saturday’s session will include an open mic for residents to share their experiences and concerns, says Mayor Andrew Black. Saturday will also include presentations on student housing, planning rules, non-profit housing, co-op housing, and ageing in place."

"Black says he’s hoping the sessions will help council understand the housing needs in the region."

“The problem that the mayor’s roundtable has is that it’s just, you know, a group of us that are operating somewhat in a vacuum,” says Black. “We want to make sure that what we’re talking about makes sense, so we decided to have this two-day housing event.”

Friday will be a “targeted stakeholder session,” says Black, with representatives from the New Brunswick Regional Development Corporation, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, developers, and mortgage specialists, all “sitting in a room talking about their organizations and the connections between municipalities and housing concerns.”

Though members of the public and media will not be permitted to observe the session, the municipality has hired a visual graphic recorder to document what’s said. “That information will be carried over into Saturday,” says Black, “which will help form the conversation that we have with the broader public.”

Saturday’s session ends with a plenary to bring together information from both days and come up with “next steps for the municipality,” says Black.

“Over the next couple of months the mayor’s roundtable will compile a lot of that data and see what next steps are,” says Black. “At the very least, I’m hopeful that we’ll hear from the public so that we can get a sense of broad and specific housing concerns within the municipality. So as a council, we can hear that.”

There’s no registration for Saturday’s event and all are invited. Snacks and refreshments will be provided."

Mayor of Tantramar Andrew Black on Facebook January 1, 2025 & Florence Mazarolle, Mount Allison Alumni

 

"Andrew Black - Mayor of Tantramar

January 1 at 7:18 AM  · 

I was asked by Councilor Phinney to share the following email to be "open and transparent" but before I do I will give some background. The response to council that I will share below is because of some council members reaching out to me inquiring if the municipality was having a New Year's Levee this year. After I said no, a couple of councilors were disappointed with my answer and said that the staff and the budget would certainly allow for such an event to occur. As an update to a piece of the email below, I have now had 1 resident ask if we were having a levee this year which remains the only person to inquire since I became Mayor in 2023.

Here is the email in its entirety:

Good morning everyone,

First off, I want to make sure that all of you are aware that this is entirely my directive to not have the levee in Sackville. I hope that everyone understands that this does not come from the staff level and is instead an action (or inaction) on my part.

There is no argument that we don't have enough money to put on a levee....an event like this would be a drop in the bucket compared to what our budget provides to departments within Tantramar. There is also no argument that we are not well staffed. I have said it in the past many times and I will say it over and over again....we have the best staff in the province. Recognizing this, I will say again, that it is my belief that they need time off over the holidays to enjoy a break from the insurmountable amount of work that they do which is why I have chosen not to have the levee. Even though it would be catered, as any event that Tantramar would host would be, it would still require planning, implementing, set up/tear down, and staffing for the event which would pull people away from a holiday rest.

I have not had a single person contact me, through any channel, to ask why we are not having a levee or if we are planning on having one. As I said in my previous email, I have been invited to attend the levee in Dorchester at the Keillor House following the Polar Dip and the doors are open to anyone who wants to attend. I plan on being there which I would also note is a whole of Tantramar event, hosted in the Village, recognizing our new post-reform reality.

These are my thoughts on the levee but if council wants to have this event in the future I would suggest bringing it forward as a motion at an upcoming council meeting."

Florence Mazerolle weighs in on Andrew Black's Facebook Post here:

"Florence Mazerolle

No need for government to spent taxpayers money on a party. If you want a levee make your own at your own expense.

Plus you’re right. Everyone needs vacation!!!

Good fiscal decision making Andrew."

You might know Florence from her days living here in Sackville New Brunswick - she is

shown below with an award she's received from England's 96 year old queen reported as dead September 8, 2022... Instagram at  .. Florence Mazerolle (@the_florence_mazerolle) • Instagram photos and videos

Pictured with Ginette Petitpas Taylor Liberal MP .... its kind of a big deal huh?

More here on Mount Allison Alumni and publisher Florence - reach her through Facebook:

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Help us protect New Brunswick’s First Nations Languages. New Brunswick Reads provides educational books in four languages to elementary school students in four languages; Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, English, and French."  here:  New Brunswick Reads | Facebook

Mount Allison on X: "On March 22, the @MtAalumni Book Club will host an online panel of Allisonian children’s book authors — Nicholas Oldland (’94), Angela Peter-Paul (’99), Florence Mazerolle (’99), Whitney Moran (’08), and Tess Casher (’23). Everyone welcome! To register: https://t.co/yKjEKdL30p https://t.co/ZxkMEL0di8" / X

Best friends' books teach kids the power of healing, in four languages

Florence [formerly Rose] Mazarolle still hasn't returned my Gordon Pitts book about Purdy Crawford "Fire in the Belly" so I think I will just have to give her a call and catch up and remind her and congratulate her publishing!

Florence and Andrew Black are both part of the "Beautiful People in New Brunswick" indie photograph project since 2011 at THE Indie Media Eastcoast on Youtube [no longer on Facebook due to censorship]

here: Beautiful People in New Brunswick Indie Photog Project - YouTube

New Brunswick's Holt house-husband....

New Brunswick's Premier Susan Holt's Christmas Photography Shared by her on Twitter