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Category Archives: Indigenous affairs
Premier says door still open to comprehensive environmental review of gas plant project near Centre Village
Premier Holt says her government has not ruled out a comprehensive environmental impact assessment of the proposed PROENERGY 500 MW gas/diesel plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. “We have a lot of questions that the provincial government continues to ask of … Continue reading
Town councillors say they don’t trust US company proposing to build gas/diesel plant in Tantramar
About 70 people crowded into the council chamber at Tantramar Town Hall on Tuesday to hear PROENERGY Canada President John MacIsaac make a five-minute presentation and respond to questions and comments from members of council. “We have spent considerable time … Continue reading
Posted in Indigenous affairs, NB Power, Town of Tantramar
Tagged John MacIsaac, PROENERGY Canada
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Federal agency OK’s gas/diesel plant on the Isthmus; MLA calls for comprehensive provincial review
Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton says she’s not surprised that the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has decided no further federal review is needed for the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. “The decision is not … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Indigenous affairs, NB Power
Tagged Centre Village gas/diesel plant, Chignecto isthmus, PROENERGY
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Premier Holt says there are many unanswered questions about proposed NB Power gas plant on the Isthmus
Premier Susan Holt says her government is asking many questions about the proposed gas/diesel generating plant that NB Power wants built on the Chignecto Isthmus. “There’s tonnes of questions on this project,” Holt said today after talking with Phyllis Wheaton … Continue reading
Tantramar Council urged to write letters opposing NB Power gas/diesel plant on the Isthmus
Members of the Stop the Tantramar Gas Plant group asked town council Monday to join their constituents in writing letters opposing the big gas/diesel generating plant that NB Power wants to have built near Centre Village on the Chignecto Isthmus. … 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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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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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
Mt. A. conference discusses Indigenous treaty rights and the legacy of Donald Marshall Jr.
Nearly 25 years after the Supreme Court upheld the Indigenous treaty right to fish for a moderate livelihood, many contentious issues remain to be settled, including the definition of moderate livelihood. That was one clear message from a two-day conference … Continue reading
Sackville councillors hear about new Indigenous Reserve and commercial development near Aulac
The Town of Sackville has been asked to welcome a new neighbour after learning that the Fort Folly First Nation near Dorchester is requesting the creation of an Indigenous Reserve on the former CBC transmitter property near Aulac. Councillors were … Continue reading
Posted in Indigenous affairs, Town of Sackville
Tagged CBC transmitter site, Fort Folly First Nation
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