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The lengthy delays travellers are experiencing trying to enter New Brunswick from Nova Scotia fly in the face of the spirit of the Atlantic bubble, say the mayors of Amherst, N.S., and Sackville, N.B.
“The spirit of the Atlantic bubble is to make the movement of individuals living within the four provinces – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island – simple and easy so people living within the bubble can do business and socialize,” Amherst Mayor David Kogon said on Thursday, July 16, 2020.
“That simply isn’t happening. People are experiencing one to two hour waits when they are trying to enter or re-enter New Brunswick from Nova Scotia and that is negatively impacting our businesses. The bubble is supposed to help stimulate the economy and it is not doing that. It is having the opposite effect.”
The Town of Amherst’s amended Fires and Burning of Material Bylaw will go into effect on Monday, July 13, 2020.
The amended bylaw, which was given second reading by Amherst town council on July 10, 2020, allows the use, without permit within town boundaries, of CSA or ULC-approved recreational outdoor burning appliances that are designed to contain a small fire for recreational or entertainment purposes such as an outdoor fireplace, outdoor dome fireplace or fire pit. It does not include appliances that are designed or used to heat a building.
The Community Credit Union Business Innovation Centre is now open to the public, with some modifications to accommodate public health protocols.
Closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the centre, which houses the offices of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the Amherst & Area Chamber of Commerce, the Cumberland Business Connector and CBDC Cumberland, reopened its doors on Monday, July 2, 2020.