Category Archives: Environment

Gas plant critics accuse NB Power, PROENERGY of ‘bait and switch’ over Indigenous partnership

Posted on July 18, 2026 by brucewark

Local opponents of the proposed 500 MW gas plant near Centre Village are accusing NB Power and its American partner PROENERGY of practising “bait and switch” tactics in attempting to get public support for their joint project. “For months, PROENERGY … Continue reading →

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Tantramar council renews opposition to NB Power gas plant, despite doubts it will matter

Posted on July 16, 2026 by brucewark

Tantramar Town Council has once again approved sending a letter to Premier Holt urging her government to stop all further work on the development of a 500 MW gas/diesel plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. But several members of council who … Continue reading →

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Mi’kmaq-led study to test moose for DDT and glyphosate contamination

Posted on July 11, 2026 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: The Daily Gleaner July 9, 2026 The soaring comeback of the bald eagle uplifts Ethan Augustine. The senior biologist with the North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council says the banning of the pesticide … Continue reading →

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Paddlers try to put a damper on ‘nation-building’ mine project

Posted on July 3, 2026 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: The Daily Gleaner July 2, 2026 More than 100 people canoed and kayaked together on the Nashwaak and St. John rivers last weekend, as a protest paddle against a mining project that … Continue reading →

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First Nations Chiefs & Holt gov’t mum on fracking

Posted on June 28, 2026 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: The Daily Gleaner June 27, 2026 More than a week after Premier Susan Holt held a closed-door meeting with New Brunswick’s First Nations chiefs, her Liberal government is still not saying anything … Continue reading →

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Opponents vow ‘fight is not over’ after EUB approves gas plant

Posted on May 29, 2026 by brucewark

NB Power Vice President Brad Coady says he understands that many people in Tantramar are angry about the utility’s plans for a 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village. “I do sympathize with the anger and I commit that NB … Continue reading →

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‘Something smells’: Citizens’ group questions federal approval of Nova Scotia gas plants

Posted on May 16, 2026 by brucewark

A spokesman for the environmental advocacy group Living Ecosystems and Power (LEAP) says he’s not surprised that the federal agency in charge of regulating big industrial projects has decided not to conduct a full environmental assessment of two proposed natural … Continue reading →

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‘He kept us in the dark’: Activists attack Carney power strategy and LeBlanc’s silence

Posted on May 14, 2026 by brucewark

New Brunswick environmental activists are reacting with alarm to Prime Minister Carney’s announcement today of a National Electricity Strategy that promotes the burning of natural gas to help double Canada’s supply of electrical power by 2050. “A national electricity grid … Continue reading →

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Protesters rally in Sackville as environmental award goes to gas plant opponents

Posted on April 23, 2026 by brucewark

“Hey, hey USA take your plant and go away,” about 40 demonstrators chanted as they marched across Sackville’s main intersection at Bridge and Main on Wednesday. “No gas plant, no gas plant!” they shouted as motorists stopped at the lights … Continue reading →

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NB Power defends plans for Isthmus gas plant in the face of overwhelming community opposition

Posted on January 15, 2026 by brucewark

About 170 people attended a public gathering on the Mount Allison University campus Wednesday evening as New Brunswick Power fielded questions about the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant on the ecologically sensitive Chignecto Isthmus. Doug Bliss, chair of Tantramar … Continue reading →

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NB Power lacks ‘social licence’ for Centre Village gas plant activists say

Posted on January 3, 2026 by brucewark

Meredith Fisher of Seniors for Climate Action Now (SCAN) says New Brunswick Power does not have the social licence needed to operate a big gas/diesel generating plant in the community of Tantramar. “This is a democratic country and we have … Continue reading →

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