Lesson Learned for Ward 3 Gen Xer Town Councillor Josh Goguen? I doubt it...

The utter stupidity of running a private Facebook group WHILE HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE.. ?

I can't even with these sort of people.. 

Josh is shown below in his "Tantramar" brand red shirt Josh Goguen.. read more here at "New Wark Times" article by Bruce Wark: Tantramar council dismisses complaint over ‘hostile’ Facebook posts |

Elections NB - Unofficial list of candidates & plebiscites

“I do feel bad for the person who filed the complaint that they were suffering,” Mayor Black said

“That is absolutely not acceptable and I would call on the community to be nice to each other,” he added.

“Social media gives people the opportunity to say whatever they want, anytime they want, and it’s hugely problematic,” the mayor said.

“I would say to the community, to Tantramar residents, to just be nicer, be better to people and know that the words that you say have a huge impact on people’s lives.”

Josh Goguen is competing with Andrew Black for one of four Ward 3 Town Councillor positions in this election.

Will Josh Goguen be re-elected to continue to serve and collect his $2,000 per month?

Time will tell.. Josh Goguen is on LinkedIn:

Well I can add town councilor to my skills. Looking forward to being part of the first council for the newly created Town of Tantramar. The government amalgamated the towns of Sackville and… | Josh Goguen

List of candidates found here for Tantramar:

Elections NB - Unofficial list of candidates & plebiscites

U.N. Muppet Andrew Black Running for Ward 3 Town Councillor in Tantramar Election 2026

Old election sign for Andrew Black running for Town Councillor of Sackville New Brunswick [pre-amalgamation to Tantramar]

"Current Mayor Andrew Black, who is running for a council seat in Ward 3, said the fire department situation “is way more complicated than what people out in Tantramar believe.”

source:

‘Why should we trust you?’ Fire dept. crisis puts incumbents on the spot |

Why on God's green earth is our small town involving itself in the politics of a war between Ukraine and Russia? All wars are bankers' wars.. no one wins but many are slaughtered and die for the profits... in 2026 I should not have to say this.

Via Facebook Andrew Black Mayor of Tantramar Letter to Susan Holt Premier of New Brunswick

 

Andrew Black is not running for Mayor of Tantramar but instead as Ward 3 Town Councillor this year.

Reminder Tantramar voters of an " All Candidates Forum " coming up this month, more here:

All-candidates forum offers voters chance to hear local platforms » CHMA

Sackville UNcensored Asks..... Mayor Andrew Black's Lack of Transparency and Accountability

Muppet of the U.N. Mayor Andrew Black advised the public at last night's town hall meeting that he in fact was in France, again, for "politics" in December 2025 .. why?  What "work" is he doing as Mayor in France?  People are wondering WHAT Black's Agenda is and if he has the best interests of the people in the region - his earlier trip to France was regarding the town's "Wetland City" designation which no one voted for or had any say in whatsoever.. here:

Tantramar mayor invited to international wetlands conference |

election for local politics is in May 2026.. will he re-offer or is he working towards a different job in the world of technocrats/ bureaucrats? Stay tuned.

Black's Facebook offers very little information and overall he continues to lack transparency and reporting to the public.

Here:  Andrew Black - Mayor of Tantramar | Facebook

The town's lack of transparency extends to their Youtube channel which has a "closed comment section"... unhelpful.

More likely than not we'll see Debbie run for Mayor of Tantramar this year as she was formerly Mayor of Dorchester and would be considered 'experienced'.  More here:

UPDATE: Wheel comes full circle as Debbie Wiggins-Colwell wins deputy mayor’s chair |

Muppet Ron Kelly Spurles has been at the 'trough' for over a decade in Sackville NB's town hall... Ron the thespian's idea of "tourism" apparently involves getting grant money and writing plays with children about *gasp* climate change.. who knew?

Will Andrew Black, 50, Run for Mayor of Tantramar Again in May 2026?

Nov 27, 2025

Stay tuned... ‪@tantramarnb‬ .. or will a new impressive candidate arrive? Some people believe the town is overly influenced by local Mount Allison University ‪@mountallison‬

More information here on Election NB 2026:

Elections New Brunswick, Canada

Cell Tower Reference A1417 Mount Allison University - Rogers Communications Inc. Project

The property in question was sold by local Percy Best to the telecomm giant Rogers for their cell tower project but this property is ideally located for the new Tantramar Skate Park Project, just sayin... 

"PROPOSED ROGERS 65 METER WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SELF-SUPPORT TOWER INSTALLATION

The proposed installation is composed of a 65-meter self-support
telecommunications tower, including the antennas, a lightning rod, and an obstruction light.
Location: 14 Crescent Street, Sackville, NB E4L 3T9 – PID# 00963587
Objective: To improve wireless coverage to your community (along Charles Street and Crescent Street) and to meet rising demands for wireless services.
Details: An equipment shelter will also be installed at the base of the proposed tower and the entire site will be surrounded by a security fence with a locked gated access point.
The public is invited to provide written comments by end of business day on 7 February, 2025 [NOTE: extended to 26 February, 2025] to the contact information shown below. Please include a return address.

Tower Installation Project / Projet d’installation de communication sans fil
Reference: A1417 Mount Allison University
Scott Telecom Services Ltd.
Agent for Rogers Communications Inc.
Michele Klein, Municipal Planner
900, 202 – 6 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 2R9
Phone: (403) 261-6514
Fax: (403) 263-5263
Email: notify@scottland.ca"

source:

New cell tower proposed for Crescent Street in Sackville » CHMA, Voice of the Marshes 

its located a little too close to homes it seems.. 

its gotta be a "Big No" on this one fam.

re-sharing February 7, 2025 post ... 

February 24, 2025 discussions from local politicians in Town Hall with Andrew Black the Mayor and Town Councillors at this link:

Committee of the Whole meeting of Council - February 24, 2025

More here from Andrew Black, Mayor of Tantramar, at Bruce Wark's website:  Black letter

Article here:  Mayor Black calls on Rogers to reconsider location for cell tower near homes & downtown pond |

Salaries for the local politicians and staff here:

Salary-Scales-Managers-and-others-Oct-2024.pdf

Thanks for the up-to-date reporting Bruce Wark @ Warktimes.com 

Mayor Andrew Black's Other Side Hustle - Open Sky Co-Operative, Sackville NonProfit Farm Supported by Town Hall Money

 Part of a larger group of NonProfits.

Town of Tantramar gives money to this farm:

Council to consider $110k in community grants after funding requests totaling over $210k » CHMA, Voice of the Marshes

Website:  Open Sky Co-op - Sackville, NB

Learn more at Facebook here:

Open Sky Co-operative | Sackville NB | Facebook

Slumming in Fredericton with Usual Suspects - Andrew Black et al - UMNB "Advocacy Days"

 

"I'm in Fredericton with Councilor Phinney, Councilor Martin and Tantramar's CAO for UMNB / Union of the Municipalities of NB / Union des municipalités du N.-B. Advocacy Days.

Just across the street at the Fredericton Convention Centre a two-day event for Nursing Homes Without Walls was happening. This picture is that event.....nursing home directors and NHWW site directors meeting with people from outside NB to discuss this important link in community, social and healthcare development. This was started right here in NB and has made significant impacts in the communities they are in and the hope is that it can help communities across the country as the program is potentially adopted"

some commentary from Cecile here:

Cecile Cassista, Councillor at Large. She Cares

"I was glad that I joined you Mayor Andrew Black - Mayor of Tantramar"

O.N.B. Queen II Platinum Jubliee
King Charles III Coronation Medal

The eternal gatherings & schmoozfests never seem to end for the "public servants" eh? 

No wonder your Tantramar Mayor Andrew Black can't focus for even 10 minutes here on getting the process started for a new concrete skatepark project... he is constantly being distracted away.

How prepared are your politicians for what's coming? Not very well prepared at all.. and that's one of the drawbacks of operating in an echo chamber of "professional" grifters and troughers who only seek their own enrichment.

Big things are coming so buckle up buttercups!

#NorthAmericanUnity 

Books your professors probably don't know about..

"Dedicated to the media who have consistently shown us what crap is."

Read "Gifting the United Nations to Stalin" by Greg Hallett at this link:  Gifting The United Nations To Stalin : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Andrew Black Mayor of Tantramar on Crusade for Chignecto Isthmus Project with Beausejour MP Dominic Leblanc

 

More from Dominic Leblanc on Twitter about this important project for the region here:

Dominic LeBlanc on X: "As the narrow strip of land that connects Nova Scotia to the rest of Canada, the Chignecto Isthmus is a vital corridor. Alongside our New Brunswick and Nova Scotia partners, we’re taking action to protect it. Learn more: https://t.co/f3tp1YvJkc" / X

"As the narrow strip of land that connects Nova Scotia to the rest of Canada, the Chignecto Isthmus is a vital corridor. Alongside our New Brunswick and Nova Scotia partners, we’re taking action to protect it. Learn more:"

Protecting the Chignecto Isthmus against climate change - Canada.ca

"News release

Sackville, New Brunswick, March 20, 2025 — The governments of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are collectively moving forward to protect the Chignecto Isthmus from the increasingly destructive impacts of climate change. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia commit to paying $162.5 million each for a total of $325 million to support the project (valued at $650 million). This is a major step towards ensuring the security of this important link.

This was announced by Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Minister Kody Blois, Premier Susan Holt, and Minister Fred Tilley.

The dykeland system in the Chignecto Isthmus between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia will be raised to decrease the risk of flooding, protecting agriculture in the region and surrounding communities, including Sackville, New Brunswick and Amherst, Nova Scotia, against sea level rise and storm surges.

The isthmus is also a transportation corridor including the Trans Canada Highway and the Canadian National Railway, connecting New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. An estimated $100 million of goods and services crosses the corridor each day. The corridor also contains 138 kV and 345 kV of electrical transmission lines, and fibre-optical cables, both of which are essential to providing electricity and telecommunication capabilities within and across communities.

A network of dykes and aboiteaux that was originally installed in the late 1600s currently protects assets in the region from rising sea levels and storm surges, including a nearby wind farm, cultural sites, a sewage treatment plant, agricultural croplands, and private properties with buildings, wells, and septic systems. Increasing sea level rise and coastal sinking are forecasted to threaten the current dykes — along with the corridor infrastructure and communities they protect — before 2100.

The project will include raising the height of the existing dyke system to mitigate the risk of the Chignecto Isthmus being flooded with sea water. The project will have two major components: a minimum of 13 km of dyke system and three to five large aboiteaux and the replacement or addition of new small aboiteaux. Aboiteaux are culverts with gates that stop sea water from flowing inland past the dykes while allowing water behind the dykes to flow out.

The entire project is expected to take approximately 10 years to complete with the preliminary engineering studies, design, and land acquisition occurring during the first half of the period and most of the construction occurring during the last half. "

"Andrew Black - Mayor of Tantramar

14h  · 

Amazing, amazing news!!

"The federal, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia governments have reached a deal on a major infrastructure project to protect the low-lying Chignecto Isthmus from the effects of climate change.

Ottawa and the two provinces will spend $650 million over the next 10 years to reinforce centuries-old dikes to reduce the risk of flooding in the vital land link between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia."

For those of you who may not know this is something that I have personally been working on/advocating on for our community for the past 4 years in my role on council as a councilor, Deputy Mayor and now Mayor. I also brought this to the forefront on the municipal/federal level through work with my colleagues as President (now Past President) of UMNB. I have done countless interviews, delivered several presentations, talked to MLAs and MPs from across the country, sat in on a Senate hearing on behalf of Tantramar in Ottawa and spoke to everyone and anyone that I could about the importance of this project nationally, provincially and locally.

I want to acknowledge the sheer amount of work from some other key players over the last several years to get the Isthmus to this announcement. Both former Mayors John Higham and Shawn Mesheau worked tirelessly on this file with their counterpart across the border Mayor David Kogon (Mayor Rob Small has taken up the mantle since the NS election). Recognition needs to be made for Bob Casey who has been talking about the need for the dikes to be addressed for over a decade and continues to be a strong voice. MLAs on both sides of the border have been pushing strong, as much as they can so a big thank you to both Megan Mitton and Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin. MP Dominic Leblanc was in his position when the DMAF funding was announced and has been a defender of our area when talking about climate change. Lastly....all the stakeholder groups that have kept this in focus including, but not limited to, EOS, ClimAtlantic, Ducks Unlimited and First Nations communities such as Fort Folly.

Stay tuned as we find out how this will all play out over the next 10 years and look out for an interview first thing tomorrow morning with Jonna Brewer of CBC Information Morning on March 21st."

Jonna's link here: Information Morning - Moncton with Jonna Brewer | Live Radio | CBC Listen

Photography by THE Indie Media Eastcoast 'Waterfowl Park sunrise'

The good news for the Beausejour Liberal Dominic Leblanc:

LeBlanc is Carney’s right-hand man inside cabinet

"Dominic LeBlanc is Prime Minister Mark Carney’s right-hand man inside cabinet, a new inner circle committee shake up reveals.

Carney has restructured – and significantly pared down – the smaller groups of cabinet ministers responsible for enacting the government’s agenda.

While the new prime minister’s cabinet is a slimmer 24 ministers, a much smaller number are first charged with sketching out how the government will handle some of the most complex and most pressing issues inside cabinet committees, before taking an approach to colleagues.

Carney has brought down the number of cabinet committees to just four."

Sabine Dietz redraws flood maps to 'help out' the locals; she is the Executive Director of ClimATLANTIC Inc., a consummate climate grifter and former Town Councillor / election campaign manager for Megan Mitton Green Party MLA for Tantramar.

MEN IN BLACK [1997] - Official Trailer (HD)

Keep calm.. its only a movie.. right?

Anthony William Jeremiah McLean with Andrew Black Mayor of Tantramar... what are they trying to tell you?

Saint Michael the Archangel Parish – Faithfully serving since 1839 - parish church and office locations in the Miramichi area

10 Howard Street .. Saint Michael The Archangel Parish | Facebook

More on t-Tone here: Anthony William Jeremiah McLean t-Tone | Facebook

The Cedars Residence:  The Cedars - The New Brunswick Special Care Home Association

The Cedars Residence, 28 Milton Lane, Sackville, Sackville Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada, E4L 3B7, Sackville, NB, Canada, New Brunswick

(506) 210-1878

tToneeverydayandanything@gmail.com

What don't they [catholics] want you to know?

You're North Americans.. and you always were. Who needs stickers? Hail King John III Joseph Gregory Hallett.

Local News This Week with Journalist Bruce Wark, Warktimes.com - Boosting Local Blogger in Tantramar!

 "And at the municipal government level here in Tantramar, question periods have been reduced from three per month to one and strictly limited to 15-minutes.

And was Mayor Black really serious when he told reporters that he would only answer questions e-mailed to him in advance?"

- Bruce Wark, Warktimes.com blogger locally here:

Losing CBC coverage would be disastrous for New Brunswick |

Perhaps we should refer to Andrew Black as the "Tantramar Self Appointed King"?

Speaking of Kings... Andrew et al schmoozing with Dominic Leblanc in Dieppe, N.B. here:

Below photo:  Greg Martin Town Councillor [Aulac] with Dominic Leblanc Liberal MP Beausejour:

"Andrew Black - Mayor of Tantramar

1d  · 

This past Friday afternoon I had the honour and privilege to attend the King Charles III Coronation Medal ceremony in Dieppe where 35 New Brunswickers from the Beausejour federal riding were chosen to be recognized.

Included in this group were 5 individuals from Tantramar who are absolutely deserving of this great honour. Huge congratulations to Robert, Joe, Greg, Jessica and Doreen for their continued commitment to support their community." [ Facebook post ]

More here with the local politicians at the Town Hall on Youtube where their comments section will always be closed and your in person commentary is not welcome:

Committee of the Whole meeting of Council - February 24, 2025