On today's Tantramar Report:

Bruce Wark of Warktimes interviews Dave Wightman, PC candidate for Cumberland North. The mainly rural riding butts up against Nova Scotia’s border with New Brunswick and Amherst is its main town. The political scene there was thrown into turmoil in June when the Progressive Conservatives expelled their member of the legislature for supporting blockades of the TransCanada Highway during the COVID-19 pandemic. David Wightman has now stepped up to run for the PCs. Wightman acknowledges, however, that he doesn’t have as much local support as he could have because a lot of party members have joined the Smith-McCrossin campaign.

Anh Pham is bringing Vietnamese food to the Sackville Farmers Market with their brand new business the Vietnamese Kitchen. Pham is excited to share Vietnamese food to teach Sackvillians about Vietnamese culture and cuisine. Pham just started bringing the Vietnamese Kitchen to the market last Saturday, and she has already seen massive success. She sold out of nearly everything within the first hour of the market being open.

Kids are back to class on Sept. 7, just under a month away, and nearly 19,000 students aged 12-19 are still completely unvaccinated. New Brunswick’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell says that parents and guardians should sign their children up for their shots right away, especially since there is a two-week waiting period after the second dose before full immunity is achieved. Right now, just over half of kids aged 12-19 are fully vaccinated, while 16.6% have one dose. Just under 30 per cent have no doses at all.

Once again, expect high temperatures today, but this time the government issued a level two warning as opposed to a level one. Older people, young children, unhoused people, and those with pre-existing medical conditions will be especially vulnerable to the temperature if they are in the heat for long periods of time.