Nov 19, 2022

Andrew Black for Mayor - What [Gossipy] Folks Are Saying on Facebook.... "Weak Leadership" ?



 Facebook page is a hotbed of activity due to the three-way-race for Mayor of Tantramar -- some people are concerned that criticism of candidates is unfair and unwarranted but is it?  Is ethics and character and moral courage needed?

Newcomer to politics Josh Goguen works at Moneris and is running for Town Councillor.. he also runs a local Facebook group about "Sackville NB Community Chatter" but its marked 'Private' [which has about 1,100 fans] ... Josh doesn't seem very 'transparent' to me at this point...  Josh Gougen was interviewed by Erica Butler at this link:

Meet the candidates: Josh Goguen, running in Ward 3 (Central Sackville) » CHMA 106.9 FM (chmafm.com)

This was an image on Andrew Black [ deputy Mayor of the Town of Sackville ] shared at:

Sackville NB Community Concerns | Facebook



As in the past pages like Josh's page and "Sackville NB Community Concerns" should be monitored closely for growing an ongoing 'gossipy' culture in the small town... including gossip now being posted by a so-called 'housing scarcity activist' Jean-Pascal here -- it seems there is going to be plenty of mudslinging at all the candidates in this local election - candidates will have to have thick skin [or stay off Facebook and rise above it]:

"Jean-Pascal Lavoie
Cheryl MacNeill Sears Never have we had an expat whom held close ties to the Albertan Conservative party return back to the region to then run for mayor before.
These attacks are made by a multitude of fake account created by a close contact of the mayoral candidate in question."


I find politics divisive, unpleasant, ugly and a waste of precious time and energy.

I don't share the optimism of Sahitya Pendurthi has about the reality of democracy in Canada...
here with Erica, the newcomer let's us know her story to becoming "Canadian" -- at this link:

.... these are the candidates who believe in the process who are there for your votes [ they will be paid a few thousand dollars a month for their troubles if elected; Mayor will now be receiving close to $50K per year for the job ]:

Tantramar
NameGenderOptional Contact Information
Mayor  (1 to elect)
Andrew BlackMTelephone: 506 224-0125
E-mail: andrewblack2142@gmail.com
R. Shawn MesheauME-mail: mesheauformayor@gmail.com
Bonnie SwiftFTelephone: 506 536-7801
E-mail: swiftformayor@gmail.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087397800756
Councillor Ward 1  (1 to elect)
Robert CorkertonMTelephone: 506 379-6731
E-mail: councillorcorkerton@rogers.com
Debbie Wiggins-ColwellF
Councillor Ward 2  (1 to elect)
Natalie DonaherFE-mail: natalie.donaher+ward2@gmail.com
Website: http://nataliedonaherward.wixsite.com/donaherward2
Wendy EpworthFTelephone: 506 540-0133
E-mail: wendy.epworth@me.com
Barry Collins HicksMTelephone: 506 540-1650
E-mail: hicksbc57@gmail.com
Kevin J. ScottMTelephone: 506 536-7005
E-mail: kevinscott11@hotmail.ca
Councillor Ward 3  (4 to elect)
Allison ButcherFE-mail: a.butcher@sackville.com
Alice C. CottonFTelephone: 506 588-0343
E-mail: venez.jaser@gmail.com
Joshua GoguenMTelephone: 506 224-0888
E-mail: joshg@bellaliant.net
Virgil G. HammockMTelephone: 506 536-7290
E-mail: vhammock@mta.ca
Website: virgilhammock.ca
Charles A. HarveyMTelephone: 506 261-1427
E-mail: ardenharvey@yahoo.com
Sana MohamadFE-mail: sana4council@gmail.com
Sahitya PendurthiFTelephone: 647 459-3435
E-mail: sahitya.pendurthi@outlook.com
Bruce I. PhinneyMTelephone: 506 536-4247
E-mail: bphinney@mta.ca
Michael J. TowerME-mail: habs4me@nbnet.nb.ca
Councillor Ward 4  (1 to elect)
Sabine DietzFTelephone: 506 536-7560
E-mail: dietzward4Tantramar@gmail.com
Website: https://www.facebook.com/sabineDietz.sackville
Matthew EstabrooksMTelephone: 506 536-2199
E-mail: chrismatt@bellaliant.net
Website: https://www.facebook.com/matt.estabrooks.568
Councillor Ward 5  (1 to elect)
Gregory Martin
(accl.)
M
Website: http://www.facebook.com/merseymartin

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