On Tuesday night, about 50 people gathered outside Sackville town hall for a vigil remembering the victims of Israeli bombings in Gaza, and asking the Tantramar councillors meeting inside to back a resolution in support of a ceasefire.
Sackville Ceasefire Coalition member Sarah Kardash told the crowd gathered that she was profoundly disappointed in Tantramar council for not taking up the call, but the group continues to ask for a resolution from council. “Municipal governments have a moral obligation to speak up, represent their communities and collectively call for urgent action from the Canadian government,” said Kardash.
Inside town hall, Mayor Andrew Black told CHMA that he takes his direction for such resolutions from council. “There’s been no discussion from Council,” said Black. “There has been no direction from council. So there’s nothing to say.”
