On Monday’s Tantramar Report:

Canadians are going to the polls on Sept. 20, but so far voters in the Beauséjour riding have just one candidate to choose from, Liberal incumbent Dominic LeBlanc. CHMA has reached out to the federal parties to hear who they are putting forward, and will keep you updated as the names are announced.

The Emergency Department at Sackville Memorial Hospital closed unexpectedly on Saturday and Sunday this weekend due to a shortage of nursing staff. The ER re-opened this morning at 8am, and is expected to remain open with 24-hour emergency services until Friday at 4p.m.

Starting tomorrow, Folkins Drive will be closed to through traffic for two weeks, while the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure repairs the Folkins Drive Bridge. The bridge will be closed to all traffic, including vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians.

The province has issued no new COVID-19 case numbers since Friday, when the active case count for Zone 1 sat at 62.  A number of new potential public exposures went online Saturday, including a church in Riverview, and COSTCO and the Corn Crib in Moncton. 132 new cases have been reported so far in August, and public health says 61 cases are still under investigation. There are still no COVID-19 patients in hospital in New Brunswick.

EOS Eco-Energy and Estelle Drisdelle from Understory Farm and Design are hosting a free medicinal herb walk at the Port Elgin School on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Space is limited, so call EOS Eco-Energy to register.

Plus, the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is being called a “code red for humanity”. We asked Sackville town councillors to share their thoughts on how the latest IPCC report might affect their decision-making in the coming years.