Category Archives: economic development

U.S. company promised cheaper, gas/diesel turbines with $172M in ‘economic uplift’

Posted on January 21, 2026 by brucewark

The company NB Power chose to build a 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus promised to supply  its PE6000 jet engine turbines at a lower cost than its competitors’ turbines while minimizing the time needed for construction … Continue reading →

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Lorneville activists want judge to overturn Saint John council’s decision

Posted on November 15, 2025 by brucewark

By: Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal October 31, 2025 and updated since. Three citizens opposed to rezoning land for the expansion of Saint John’s Spruce Lake Industrial Park say new legal action is their “only option” to … Continue reading →

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Premier Holt wants revival of NB mining industry

Posted on November 9, 2025 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner October 28, 2025 New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt is upset that the province’s once-thriving mining industry has gone quiet and wants to see a new mining strategy start paying … Continue reading →

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Expert warns against investing $1.4 billion in ‘high-risk’ gas plant

Posted on October 23, 2025 by brucewark

A renewable energy expert, who serves as research director at Corporate Knights magazine, says this is not the time for New Brunswick to be investing more than $1 billion in a big, gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. “Why … Continue reading →

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Mi’gmaq chiefs say big gas plant can’t proceed without Indigenous-led impact assessment

Posted on August 18, 2025 by brucewark

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 →

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Tantramar council hears detailed ideas for developing key economic sectors by 2035

Posted on March 27, 2025 by brucewark

A newly released report recommends that Tantramar focus on developing key sectors such as tourism, the arts, agriculture and health care over the next 10 years to promote a thriving and prosperous economy. “It’s really just meant as a sort … Continue reading →

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