Sackville

• N.B. rural health action group concerned over dismissal of Horizon CEO John Dornan

  A community group advocating for better access to services at the Sackville Memorial Hospital is concerned that Dornan's firing will lead to further centralization in health care.

  Canada

  Jul 18
  
• Five N.B. hospitals close or reduce hours ahead of weekend citing staffing shortage

  At least five hospitals in New Brunswick are experiencing staffing shortages that are forcing them to close entirely or reduce the hours for the upcoming weekend.

  Health

  Jul 8
  
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• New Brunswick towns testing 4-day work week

  'We’re sort of asking people to give it the old college try and see if it works for them,' said Quispamsis CAO Aaron Kennedy of their four-day work week trial run.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 8
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• Sackville, Amherst mayors approve of plan to protect border land from flooding

  The mayors of the two towns that are linked by the Chignecto Isthmus say they are pleased with a plan to mitigate permeant flooding in the area.

  Environment

  Mar 19
• Sackville, N.B. brewery creates beer to celebrate its favourite feline

  Donald the cat has become somewhat of a fixture in the community, and the Bagtown Brewing Company created a new beer in his honour.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2021
• N.B. nursing homes facing deadly fourth wave of COVID-19: association

  Public Health is reporting that the PROMPT team is providing assistance to 19 locations in the province, including 12that have officially been declared outbreaks.

  Health

  Oct 19, 2021
• Sexual violence survivor rebukes university report

  One sexual violence survivor and advocate says she is disappointed in a Mount Allison University report on sexual violence on campus.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2021
• ‘More problems than innovative solutions’: N.B. communities want action on nursing shortage

  Two communities that have seen service reductions in their emergency rooms want to see the province address the nursing shortage that is driving the closures.

  Health

  Jul 14, 2021
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• Sackville, N.B. hospital ER to close overnight on weekends due to nursing shortage

  There is no end date for when the overnight weekend ER closures will stop, but the Horizon Health Network hopes staffing levels can stabilize by the end of summer.

  Health

  Jun 11, 2021
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• ‘Just not welcome here’: Lower Sackville residents pour cold water on Splashifax plans

  Earlier this month, it was announced that local entrepreneurs would be bringing Splashifax, an inflatable water park featuring a giant, 50-foot unicorn, to the HRM this summer. 

  Environment

  May 18, 2021