Category Archives: LJI stories

Minister wants answers after Lepreau repair job costs an extra $178M

Posted on October 23, 2026 by brucewark

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: Telegraph-Journal October 23, 2026 New Brunswick’s energy minister says he wants a better explanation from NB Power about a big repair job at the Point Lepreau nuclear plant that likely cost its … Continue reading →

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NB Power says future is nuclear, despite Point Lepreau concerns

Posted on October 6, 2026 by brucewark

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: Telegraph-Journal October 6, 2026 NB Power is bullish on nuclear in its latest plan that looks 20 years into the future, despite huge problems at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station. Released … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: 200 litres of radioactive heavy water spilled at Lepreau nuclear plant

Posted on September 21, 2026 by brucewark

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: Telegraph-Journal September 21, 2026 NB Power says about 200 litres of radioactive heavy water gushed out of a broken instrumentation line earlier this month at its Lepreau nuclear plant, a dangerous problem … Continue reading →

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Heavy water leak at Lepreau nuclear plant is radioactive: NB Power

Posted on September 19, 2026 by brucewark

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: Telegraph-Jounal September 18, 2026 The heavy water that leaked last week at a nuclear plant near Saint John is radioactive, NB Power has confirmed. At just past 5 p.m. on Friday, the … Continue reading →

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‘Marketing material’ on Sisson mine needs to be scrutinized: critic

Posted on September 15, 2026 by brucewark

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal September 13, 2026 Groups opposed to a big new mine in central New Brunswick are demanding that the provincial government scrutinize the project’s latest plans, including changes to a tailings pond … Continue reading →

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First Nation demands stop to construction of Tantramar gas plant

Posted on September 11, 2026 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: The Daily Gleaner September 8, 2026 New Brunswick’s biggest First Nation says it wants the provincial government to stop the construction of the proposed 500 MW gas plant on the Chignecto Isthmus, … Continue reading →

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Give us proof Sisson mine won’t threaten waterways: local officials

Posted on August 21, 2026 by brucewark

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: Telegraph-Journal August 20, 2026 The company that wants to build what the prime minister calls a “nation-building” mine in central New Brunswick has met again with the local government that has serious … 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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New Brunswick’s plan won’t help lower power rates, critics say

Posted on May 30, 2026 by brucewark

by John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Fredericton Gleaner. May 28, 2026 New Brunswick’s Liberal government has released a plan for NB Power, with a push to make skyrocketing electricity rates more affordable. But New Brunswickers can’t count on … Continue reading →

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