Bruce Wark does a very thorough job reporting here in Sackville New Brunswick. Wark is a retired CBC reporter and former instructor with University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Wark began reporting upon his move to Sackville New Brunswick when his wife Laura Landon began working for Mount Allison University library.
You see her commentary found here:
Warktimes releases secret Montana recommendations on Sackville Fire & Rescue |
"Publishing the recommendations shows there is absolutely nothing in them that should not have been public in the first place. For Town administration to classify the entire Montana report in 2021 as confidential personnel information to be withheld under RTIPPA was disingenuous, high-handed, and not in the interests of the public (who paid nearly $30,000 for the report).
The report should have been subject to regular redactions to protect privacy and confidentiality, and then released. Instead, the entire report was withheld — including those rather benign recommendations, which contain nothing confidential or controversial. Releasing the recommendations would at least have given citizens an opportunity to see whether Town administration was following through on implementing them."
More here: Bruce Wark | University of King's College
"Bruce Wark worked as a journalist with CBC Radio for 19 years, serving as producer in charge of network programs, such as World Report, World at Six, The House, and Media File, a program that critically examined journalism and the news media. He also worked as legislative reporter at the Ontario Legislature, and national reporter covering the Maritime provinces. He taught journalism ethics, history, research, and broadcast journalism for 15 years, until his retirement from King’s in 2006."
Bruce Wark & Erica Butler both " boosting " Frank McKenna, T.D. Bank bigwig and former Premier of New Brunswick [Liberal] for 10 years, as well as friend of Bill Gates & the Clintons.. more here:
McKenna Institute summit brings together New Brunswick’s innovators and entrepreneurs
and here:
A look inside Frank McKenna's invite-only event promoting New Brunswick's digital future » CHMA
and here:
‘Full speed ahead, go, go, go!’ Frank McKenna sells AI & the digital economy |
The BIG question remains for those of us paying attention and reporting as "indie journalists" here in New Brunswick:
why is this important episode with Frank McKenna from 2021 with The Carr Brothers being hidden from the public's view on their podcast [Facebook and Youtube]... I have a lot of concerns about the integrity of the Carr Brothers trio who are funded to do a podcast radio show - here: The Carr Brothers Show - YouTube
Erica Butler departed her gig at CHMA FM 106.9 campus radio station of Mount Allison University [she had arrived in town from Halifax Nova Scotia in 2020 for the "coviet era" reporting work - having previously worked with Tim Bousquet at the "Halifax Examiner" publication]... Butler works with CBC now - more here:
THE Indie Media Eastcoast: Dominic Leblanc MP at Beausejour Forum - Election 2025
Bruce Wark's membership card here with his credentials for "The Canadian Association of Journalists"
New Wark Times - Bruce Wark - indie reporter's backstory to beginning his website in the region .. Bruce writes:
" Yes, this blog dates from February 2015 covering news in the town of Parrsboro and vicinity. I had been covering Parrsboro news for CICR-FM, the local community radio station for about two years, but finally quit in frustration and started my own local news service. After moving to Sackville in 2016, I started covering local news here mainly for CHMA-FM, the campus/community radio station, but after a year, I quit to devote more effort to Warktimes. CHMA does not cover much local news even though it’s supposed to under the terms of its broadcast licence. I send radio versions of my Warktimes stories to CFTA, the community station in Amherst. As far as I can tell, very few people listen to CHMA. Each student at Mt. A. is required to contribute $40 per academic year to CHMA and $33 to the Argosy, the student newspaper. Unlike CHMA, the Argosy actually covers campus and town news." -- response received by the comment section"
