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2 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

On today’s show: Reporter Clinton Davis checks in with the new owner of Blooms Flower Shop, Alana Kelly, as the business prepares to move out of its longtime York Street location, to a temporary spot at 131 Main Street. And Erica Butler stops in at the launch of the Sackville Memorial Hospital Foundation’s latest fundraising campaign, “Collaborative Care is Coming”, which aims to raise $150,000 to purchase equipment for the Tantramar Primary Care Health Centre next to the hospital.

2 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

Mount Allison is implementing paid parking on its campus starting in January 2026. The move comes just as the university prepares to pave the Lansdowne Field in downtown Sackville and convert it to a 154-space parking lot. The new paid parking system will be enforced 24/7, says the university, including weekends, and means only permit holders will be allowed to park in university lots.

2 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

At their meeting Tuesday, Tantramar council rejected a request to apply for federal infrastructure funding in support of a non-profit, 63-unit housing development planned for Fairfield Road, despite the fact that a staff report on the issue noted a lack of information. Freshwinds Eco-Village Housing Co-operative co-chair Sabine Dietz said she was surprised and disappointed at the decision, and says the rejection could jeopardise the prospects for the project.

2 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

On today’s show:  CHMA Reporter Lara MacMillan stops in at the Fog Forest Gallery to see a new exhibit featuring paintings by artist Mary Scobie, featuring downtown Sackville’s bygone landmark, Mel’s Tea Room. LJI reporter Erica Butler heads over to Amherst for the inaugural lunch offered by the Soul’s Harbour Rescue Mission which has opened a satellite operation in the Amherst Wesleyan Church. And the Sackville Farmers Market is gearing up for the summer season.

2 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

Strait Shores municipal council is down to three members, after the resignation of Councillor Stacy Jones at the end of March. And with one of those members currently suspended, the council is currently unable to meet or make decisions. The five person council saw the resignation of Mayor Jason Stokes on February 13, and on Tuesday, CAO Donna Hipditch confirmed to CHMA that Councillor Jones had resigned on March 26.