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Tantramar council approves $3.3m tax breaks for housing projects
At its meeting on February 10th, Tantramar Town Council voted to approve more than $3.3 million in tax rebates for two planned housing developments. Council OK’d Artie Kenny’s application on behalf of Salem Properties Inc. for a rebate of $1.5 … Continue reading
EUB hears closing arguments for & against 400 MW gas/diesel plant on the Isthmus
The New Brunswick Energy & Utilities Board heard a wide range of closing arguments for and against the proposed gas/diesel generating plant near Centre Village Thursday during a hearing in Saint John that lasted about six-and-a-half hours. “This matter, at … Continue reading
What did the Montana consultants recommend for Sackville Fire & Rescue?
While the Montana Consulting Group’s full workplace assessment of Sackville Fire & Rescue is cloaked in secrecy, its 20 recommendations are almost an open book. The recommendations have not been officially made public, but former Sackville CAO Jamie Burke told … Continue reading
Posted in Sackville Fire & Rescue, Town of Sackville, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Montana Consulting Group
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Former Sackville councillor calls for release of Montana report & suspension of fire chief pending results of investigation
Former Sackville Town Councillor Ken Hicks says he hasn’t heard yet whether Tantramar will release the 2021 Montana Report on the turmoil within Sackville’s fire department. Hicks wrote to town council and CAO Jennifer Borne on January 21st formally requesting … Continue reading
5 days of EUB hearings bring out demonstrators & experts debating complicated issues
About 30 demonstrators marched Thursday outside the Moncton hotel where the Energy & Utilities Board was holding hearings on NB Power’s plan for a 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village. Midgic resident Juliette Bulmer says the demonstrators also spent … Continue reading
EUB hears conflicting testimony on proposed gas plant
New Brunswick’s Energy & Utilities Board heard expert testimony today on battery energy storage systems (BESS) from Toby Couture, a graduate of Mount Allison University who went on to earn advanced degrees from the Université de Moncton and the London … Continue reading
Former utility exec says NB Power’s proposed gas plant is 20 years out of date
A former senior manager with one of the largest electricity companies in the U.S. says NB Power should not be pushing a 500 MW gas plant as a solution to its energy needs. “There are ideas for the environment that … Continue reading
Posted in NB Power, Town of Tantramar
Tagged Electricity demand management, Time of use power rates
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NB Power reluctant to say how much Isthmus gas plant would cost as EUB hearings begin
About 20 demonstrators chanting, “Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, the gas plant has got to go,” marched outside the Moncton hotel today where the Energy & Utilities Board was about to open five days of hearings on NB Power’s plans for … Continue reading
130 scientists & academics call on Premier Holt to suspend proposed 500 MW gas plant
Energy activist and Adjunct Research Professor Susan O’Donnell says NB Power’s proposal to burn more fossil fuels shows it’s stuck in the dinosaur age. “It’s like NB Power management are lumbering along in an alternative universe where’s there’s no climate … Continue reading
EUB accepts NB Power’s new evidence; hearings begin as scheduled next week
The New Brunswick Energy & Utilities Board is allowing NB Power to submit additional evidence about its deal with Nova Scotia to sell 100 MW from its proposed 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant near Centre Village. Board Chair Christoper Stewart made … Continue reading
Tantramar councillors concerned about height of snowbanks in downtown Sackville
Several members of Tantramar Town Council expressed concern about the timely removal of snowbanks in downtown Sackville on Monday during a 20-minute discussion of public works standards for clearing snow and ice. Council members were responding to Town Engineer Jon … Continue reading
