CHMA-FM (New Brunswick, NB)

CHMA-FM operates at a frequency of 106.9 MHz and is located in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. This radio station serves as both the campus radio for Mount Allison University and the community radio station for the local area.

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New proposal would allow ATVs on some residential Sackville streets » CHMA

2 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

QUAD NB and the Tantramar ATV club have proposed new routes for off-road vehicles to get access to downtown Sackville and the village of Dorchester. The groups are seeking support from Tantramar council before they pursue formal bylaw changes and applications to the provincial departments of Transportation and Infrastructure (DTI), and Natural Resources.
A glimpse of small farm life in Dorchester » CHMA

2 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

On today’s show, reporter Clinton Davis visits a small Dorchester farm to find out how late is too late to plant your summer vegetable garden… Hint: it’s still not too late. Willow Farm owners Tessa Kautzman and Gregory Burton are selling seedlings throughout June, available at their farm stand or the Sackville Farmers Market. Plus in briefs:Correctional Service Canada says it put the Dorchester Penitentiary medium security unit on lockdown on Monday to conduct “an exceptional search”.
Freshwinds considers community bonds to help fund 63-unit non-profit housing development » CHMA

2 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

A Sackville housing co-operative is considering using community bonds to help raise the capital needed to get its non-profit housing development off the ground. The Freshwinds Eco-village Housing Co-operative has been working since January 2023 on planning for a 63-unit village style housing development off Fairfield Road in Sackville.
TRHS student secures $30k for school solar panels » CHMA

2 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

On today’s show, we talk with Tantramar Regional High School student Josh Mullen, who has secured $30,000 in funding to install a solar panel array at his school. Mullen says a tip for a friend and TRHS alumni led him to apply for funding for the project. He also says he’s hoping some TRHS students will get the experience of participating in the installation of the new solar panels when the time comes.
Public session Thursday on project aiming to conserve 100 hectares of coastal land in Sikniktuk » CHMA

2 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

The Sikniktuk Climate Adaptation Project is coming to the Tantramar Civic Centre this Thursday evening for a public outreach session to explain the project, which aims to put 100 hectares of coastal land under conservation trust. Environmental Consultant Lyle Vicaire was in Sackville on Tuesday night to tell Tantramar councillors about the event, and CHMA caught up with him after his presentation.
New proposal would allow ATVs on some residential Sackville streets » CHMA

2 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

On today’s show, QUAD NB and the Tantramar ATV club have proposed new routes for off-road vehicles to get access to downtown Sackville and the village of Dorchester, and are seeking support from Tantramar council before they pursue formal by-law changes and applications for permission to the provincial departments of Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources.
Freshwinds considers community bonds to help fund 63-unit non-profit housing development » CHMA

2 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

On today’s show, we stop in at the first public meeting hosted by the Freshwinds Eco-village Housing Co-operative on Monday night in Sackville. Freshwinds board members shared plans about the planned 63-unit development on Fairfield Road, and told the roughly 50 people gathered that in addition to federal, provincial, and municipal funding, the co-op is considering issuing community bonds to help raise capital for the construction of the housing project.
Affordable home ownership and rental community to open soon in Amherst, with municipal support » CHMA

2 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

Applications have been flooding in for a new affordable housing project opening soon in Amherst. The Groves at Hillsdale is a new housing community born from a partnership between United Way Maritimes, The River Philip Foundation, The Shaw Group, and the town of Amherst. The plan for the Groves includes 47 residential units, 19 available as rentals, and 28 available for a special shared equity style home ownership.
New native pollinator gardens in downtown Sackville are 'ecologically fantastic' " CHMA

3 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

Volunteers from the Sackville Community Garden and Open Sky Cooperative were in downtown Sackville on Wednesday, planting four Bridge Street flower beds with new pollinator gardens. The idea came from the Sackville Community Garden, said Tantramar’s Active Living and Culture director Matt Pryde. In past years, the municipality has planted the beds with annual plants, but this year, “the community garden reached out to us to just try to do something a little bit different,” said Pryde on Wednesday.
The Groves at Hillsdale aims to bring affordable home ownership to Amherst » CHMA

3 weeks ago | chmafm.com | Erica Butler

On today’s show, we talk with some of the people behind a new affordable housing development springing up in Amherst. The Groves at Hillsdale will be operated by United Way Maritimes, and will eventually feature 47 residential units, including 19 affordable rentals and 28 homes for ownership.