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Monthly Archives: August 2025
What to do about Dorchester’s unsafe intersection?
Tantramar Town Council spent 17 minutes on Monday discussing how to improve public safety at the village square intersection in Dorchester, but in the end, no one came up with a solution. “I don’t have an answer for you today,” … Continue reading
Elsipogtog comment contradicts assertions Indigenous First Nations & groups were consulted on Chignecto gas plant
Elsipogtog First Nation and the Indigenous rights-defending organization called Kopit Lodge have filed a comment with federal regulators noting that they and the broader Mi’kmaq community were not consulted about the proposed gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. “This … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Environment, Indigenous affairs, NB Power
Tagged Elsipogtog First Nation, Kopit lodge, PROENERGY
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Tantramar council hears about big housing development near Salem Elementary
Sackville developer Artie Kenny has begun clearing 9.6 acres of land near the Salem Elementary School to build an urban subdivision with 92-dwelling units off Queens Road. The Bayview Estates subdivision would contain a series of townhouse-style buildings each ranging … Continue reading
Energy activist ‘bewildered’ by NB Power’s plan for gas plant on Chignecto Isthmus
A member of the Core Group with the Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick (CRED-NB) says he reacts with disbelief when he hears officials from NB Power and the US company PROENERGY say that a big gas/diesel generating … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Environment, NB Power
Tagged Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), CRED-NB
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Challenges to NB Power’s plan to avoid EUB hearings on proposed gas plant
New Brunswick’s energy watchdog is opposing NB Power’s attempt to avoid a public hearing on its controversial proposal for a 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. Alain Chiasson, who is head of the Office of Public Intervener … Continue reading
Mi’gmaq chiefs say big gas plant can’t proceed without Indigenous-led impact assessment
The chiefs of the nine Mi’gmaq First Nations in New Brunswick say the proposed 500 MW gas plant on the Chignecto Isthmus can’t go ahead until it undergoes a rigorous, Mi’gmaq-led, rights impact assessment. In a news release, the chiefs … Continue reading
Posted in economic development, Environment, Indigenous affairs
Tagged Aboriginal land claims, Chignecto isthmus
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Mitton says community won’t accept proposed gas plant on Chignecto Isthmus
Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton says the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus is being pushed through in haste, without proper consultation. “It’s pretty hard to stomach this being called transparent when it was really sprung on … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Technology, Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Chignecto isthmus, NB Power, PROENERGY Canada
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PROENERGY unable to back claims it has active Indigenous partners in 500 MW Centre Village gas plant
PROENERGY, the U.S. company hired to build and operate a gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus, was unable to back up its claims that the project has Indigenous support during a public question and answer session Wednesday night at … Continue reading
Tantramar mayor calls for comprehensive EIA of proposed 500 MW gas plant on the Chignecto Isthmus
Tantramar Mayor Andrew Black has joined MLA Megan Mitton in calling for a comprehensive environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the proposed 500 MW gas and diesel generating plant near Centre Village on the Chignecto Isthmus. During an interview with Warktimes on Tuesday, … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Environment, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Chignecto isthmus, NB Power, PROENERGY
3 Comments
Midgic meeting discusses how to stop proposed 500 MW gas plant on Chignecto Isthmus
About 80 people gathered in the basement of the Midgic Baptist Church Monday night to discuss ways of stopping NB Power from building a massive natural gas generating plant near Centre Village on the ecologically sensitive Chignecto Isthmus. “Ultimately, the … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Environment, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Atlantic Wildlife Institute, Chignecto isthmus, NB Power, PROENERGY
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Commentary: Key questions need answers before Centre Village natural gas plant is built
Note to readers: The following commentary raises questions about the 500 MW natural gas generating plant that NB Power is proposing for the ecologically sensitive Chignecto Isthmus near Centre Village in the Town of Tantramar. NB Power announced last month … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Environment
Tagged Centre Village natural gas plant, NB Power, PROENERGY
6 Comments
