Small Town Week, Episode 4: A New Brunswick town deals with a horrific stench
This is the fourth episode of Small Town Week, a five-part series in which we examine big problems facing small communities.
The smaller your community is, the more likely it is to rely on a handful of employers to keep its economy stable. So when employers are looking for a place to set up shop—especially if that shop might be a little noisy or disruptive or require some tax breaks—they know that promising a certain number of well-paying jobs is a pretty good way to get the community on board.
That’s how it’s worked forever. But sometimes, as is the case in one town in New Brunswick, it…
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