On today's Tantramar Report:

The Town of Sackville is beginning the Queens Road Reconstruction Project, which will slow down and/or redirect traffic for the next 8-10 weeks.

Thousands of sandpipers are expected to flock to the Johnson’s Mills shoreline any day now, according to conservation representative with the Nature Conservancy of Canada Denise Roy. On any given year, 3,000-5,000 people visit Johnson’s Mills to see massive flocks of sandpipers as they make their annual migratory stop on the beaches of the Bay of Fundy. This year, and last, the numbers of birds making the stop at Johnson’s Mills seems to have dropped from numbers over 100,000 to under 30,000.

Southeast New Brunswick should expect high temperatures today. The province issued a level one alert, which indicates that certain vulnerable people may be impacted by the excess heat. Older people, young children, unhoused people, and those with pre-existing medical conditions may become unwell if they are in the heat for long periods of time.

The province broke down vaccine stats by health zone, which reveals the percent of the zone’s eligible population that has received two doses. The health zone leading in terms of percent of eligible population vaccinated is actually Zone 1, the Moncton and Southeast region, with 71.7 per cent of residents over 12 with two jabs. In fact, 93 per cent of Sackville’s eligible population has had their first shot of a vaccine, while 79 per cent has their second.

Mount Allison will hold another town hall meeting to discuss the University’s COVID-19 operational plan for the upcoming school year. So far, Mount Allison has made the decision to not throw the masks away on the first day of classes, and will not require students to prove vaccination in order to attend. Students will be required to wear masks in certain situations, including scheduled in-person classes or larger university-sponsored gatherings.

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