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Tabusintac Community Center Project
When the Tabusintac Community Center
Inc. committee was formed in 2002 our mandate was simple; to build a new community center in conjunction with a new community
school. During our annual meeting on March 25, 2010 this mandate was reaffirmed by those in attendance. While we continue
to work tirelessly to achieve this goal, our efforts have been impeded by our current provincial government. In 2006 we were two weeks away from a tender call for the first phase of the facility
when a provincial election was called. The newly elected government, while giving the appearance they supported the
project when we finally had our funding structure in place, back tracked on their lip service, using decreasing enrollment
as an excuse. While supporting us in words, their actions have been sorely lacking. Numerous trips have been made
to Fredericton for meetings that gave us false hope but amounted to nothing. We lost significant donations due to a
lack of commitment from this government and possibly future donations. Despite government speculation regarding enrollment, with their guesstimated numbers as low as 35 students in September
2010, we are, despite setbacks, holding strong at 71 for this coming fall semester. With that said, we are confident
that if we have an announcement of a new school, we will only see this number grow, rather than decline as we are the only
english language K-8 school on the Acadian Peninsula. While we trust you are frustrated with this update, know that we share your frustration. We as a committee
remain undaunted in our continued efforts to realize this goal of a new school and community center for Tabusintac. We welcome your support and encourage you to e-mail our current elective
representatives: MLA
Carmel Robichaud - carmel.robichaud@gnb.ca
Eduction Minister Roland Haché - roland.hache@gnb.ca Premier Shawn Graham - shawn.graham@gnb.ca
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Executive Chairman - Fraser McCallum 506-779-4497
Vice-chairman Jody Holmes 506-779-6244 Secretary Gail Savoy
506-779-8045 Treasurer Tanya McEachern 506-779-4504
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| Committee members review final plans |
Directors
Chris Avery - Rec. Council rep.
Billie Joe Fowler
Tanya Comeau- - Home & School Rep J.D. Kennedy
Ron MacEachern
Jason Stewart
Rosie Mecking Myles Harding
Benno Schaefer
Bill Vye
Ex-officio Carman Bryenton
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