Category Archives: NB Power

Residents demand answers on gas plant safety and Tantramar’s role

Posted on October 29, 2026 by brucewark

Members of a group fighting the NB Power proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village voiced their concerns Wednesday at the Sackville Music Barn during the last of a series of community meetings the town has been holding in … Continue reading →

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Climate committee calls for stronger gas plant safeguards; Tantramar mayor stands by provincial conditions

Posted on October 27, 2026 by brucewark

The Chair of Tantramar’s Climate Change Advisory Committee (CCAC) is urging the town to push PROENERGY and NB Power to meet higher environmental standards for their proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village. During a presentation to town council … Continue reading →

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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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Police snipers watch as hundreds rally against gas plants, data centres, mining and fracking at N.B. legislature

Posted on October 21, 2026 by brucewark

About 300 demonstrators gathered Tuesday outside the New Brunswick Legislature in Fredericton under the watchful eyes of two police snipers, one photographed on the roof of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and the other on the roof of the Crowne Plaza … Continue reading →

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Journalist links data centre push to gas plants and renewed interest in fracking

Posted on October 18, 2026 by brucewark

Journalist and activist Nick Tsergas says Canadian governments see the building of hyperscale, AI data centres as key to the development of the natural gas industry. “That’s what it means in Alberta where Premier Danielle Smith has said the whole … Continue reading →

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Midgic resident urges Tantramar council to continue fighting against Centre Village gas plant

Posted on October 13, 2026 by brucewark

Midgic resident Andy Mills urged Tantramar Town Council Tuesday to maintain a united front against NB Power’s plan for a 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant near Centre Village. “This is a thing of nightmares. Toxins from that gas plant will … 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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Consultant challenges Tantramar gas plant approval, says wind and batteries would cost less

Posted on October 5, 2026 by brucewark

A retired international consultant on environmental management, who recently moved to Moncton from Montreal, is questioning the New Brunswick Energy & Utilities Board’s  approval of the 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village as a prudent investment. “How can it … 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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Midgic meeting discusses ways to fight NB Power gas plant

Posted on September 17, 2026 by brucewark

About 40 people, many of them local residents, shared their ideas Wednesday evening for stopping NB Power’s planned 500 MW Chignecto Isthmus gas/diesel plant during a two-hour meeting at the Midgic Baptist Church. “We need to fight,” said Andy Mills, … Continue reading →

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