Category Archives: LJI stories

Proposed Tantramar gas/diesel plant derails NB Power’s request for 4.75% rate increase on April 1st

Posted on March 9, 2026 by brucewark

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal March 9, 2026 NB Power won’t be allowed to impose a steep interim rate hike to electricity prices on April 1 in spite of its warning that the money is needed to … Continue reading →

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Advocacy group seeks relief for the poor as NB Power pursues 4.75% rate increase

Posted on March 8, 2026 by brucewark

Human Development Council warns that one in four households that heat with electricity can’t afford their payments by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal March 6, 2026 Energy poverty in New Brunswick is deepening, just as NB Power is … Continue reading →

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Premier Holt draws a line: money for health care or smaller schools?

Posted on February 27, 2026 by brucewark

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal February 25, 2026 Michelle Porelle says it would be a terrible mistake for the province to close smaller schools. The mother of two children, who attend McAdam Elementary School in the … Continue reading →

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NB Power seeks permission to raise rates before it proves its case

Posted on January 26, 2026 by brucewark

by: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal  January 25, 2026 NB Power is applying for special permission to immediately push up rates on April 1st by 4.75%, a move that would add close to $130 to average yearly … Continue reading →

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Lower our crushing electricity bills, public tells expert panel

Posted on January 25, 2026 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: The Daily Gleaner January 24, 2026 People have told an NB Power review team their biggest concern with New Brunswick’s public utility is unaffordable electricity bills that keep going up. Last March, … Continue reading →

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NB Power says it will have enough electricity for brutal cold snap

Posted on January 24, 2026 by brucewark

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner January 23, 2026 NB Power is bracing for the cold snap that’s going to put New Brunswick into a deep freeze on Saturday. Nicole Poirier, the vice president of … Continue reading →

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Public Intervener plans to oppose Centre Village gas plant at EUB hearings

Posted on January 16, 2026 by brucewark

The lawyer appointed by the province to represent the public interest at the Energy & Utilities Board is planning to oppose NB Power’s proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village during EUB hearings next month in Moncton. “We’ve formed … Continue reading →

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Unprecedented: Big industry takes a pass trying to lower NB Power rate

Posted on December 30, 2025 by brucewark

With prices set to jump, J.D. Irving Limited, Twin Rivers Paper and other firms that use lots of electricity don’t plan to put up a fight this time by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal. December 29, 2025 … Continue reading →

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‘End of the Liberal honeymoon’? Holt orders big cuts to gov’t spending

Posted on December 22, 2025 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says she’s asked all government departments to find savings of 10 to 15% in time for the 2026 budget in the spring, an enormous … Continue reading →

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Judges side with Irvings, other timber firms on Aboriginal title claim

Posted on December 12, 2025 by brucewark

But Indigenous chiefs vow to fight on, saying they will seek an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner December 12, 2025 First Nations have suffered a major setback … Continue reading →

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Lukewarm, if not cold, reaction in rural community to ‘nation-building’ Sisson mine

Posted on November 18, 2025 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner November 14, 2025 Prime Minister Carney called the proposed Sisson mine in New Brunswick a nation-building project on Thursday, but the elected officials of the rural community nearby won’t … Continue reading →

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