The often controversial topic of amalgamation has come up at Moncton City Council.
Councillors met for a Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday to consider what feedback the City of Moncton wants to provide to the provincial government about municipal reform.
The idea of amalgamation was discussed not only for this region but also what it might look like for areas surrounding Fredericton and Saint John.
Moncton mayor Dawn Arnold says in terms of elected representation, the tri-communities actually have as many councillors as Canada’s largest city.
“Think about Toronto with 2.7 million people and they have 25 municipal councillors. So 108,000 people have one representative.”
Courtesy Codiac Regional Policing Authority
A presentation made to Moncton City Council suggests that a new RCMP facility won’t open until 2024, rather than the expected 2023 opening.
The original schedule planned for a construction tender to be issued this spring, with ground being broke by July. However, with designs and documents only being finished recently, Elaine Aucoin, Director of Environmental Planning and Management, says starting by the summer is not realistic, “we feel that we don’t have sufficient time to do a proper tender and start construction this summer.”
Instead, a new timeline will see a call for tender occur in November, with the contract awarded in January 2022 and the start of construction in the following spring.
Moncton, NB, Canada / 91.9 The Bend
Apr 4, 2021 9:23 AM
Dan Ross is hoping that the second time’s the charm when it comes to running for Moncton City Council.
Ross announced that he is a candidate for Moncton’s Ward 1 in the upcoming municipal election, the seat he ran for in the 2016 election.
A Moncton native, Ross grew up working at his family’s music store in the city’s downtown before making the transition to Television Broadcast.
He enjoyed roles with CBC News, Global News and Discovery Canada, covering provincial and national news.
In 1988 Ross returned to Moncton as the Executive Director of Programming for Shaw Communications.
Moncton, NB, Canada / 91.9 The Bend
Mar 16, 2021 6:13 AM
Current regulations allow for single social assistance recipients to make $150 a month, but every dollar after that is subject to have 70 cents “clawed back”.
This issue is at the forefront of the Moncton chapter of Common Front for Social Justice for 2021, and on Monday night it was brought to Moncton City Council.
A presentation detailed the unjust standards that recipients of welfare face and the barriers that prevent them from no longer requiring social assistance.
In an attempt to see change, Robert MacKay of the Common Front led the conversation that asked for the $150 limit to be raised to $500.
Shawn Crossman is seeking his third term on Moncton City Council.
A lifelong resident of Ward 1, Crossman has been a busy member of council, serving on committees for the Irishtown Nature Park, Poverty and Social Inclusion, Downtown Moncton Centre-ville inc and several other organizations.
It has also been a productive eight years with projects that include saving the East End Pool with a $2-million municipal budget, a new fire station for Caledonia Road and a new water pumping station on Elmwood Drive.
If re-elected he plans to continue to add to his resume with increased infrastructure improvements, new recreational projects for Ward 1 and municipal support for the construction of the new Hospice Southeast New Brunswick facility on Pleasant Street.