Category Archives: LJI stories

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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Don’t expect a rate reprieve, say experts who reviewed NB Power

Posted on March 30, 2026 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Telegraph-Journal March 30, 2026 The expert trio who looked at NB Power says the troubled public utility should not be sold to private interests, at least not in the short term. Instead, … Continue reading →

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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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