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Category Archives: New Brunswick politics
NB gov’t ‘cannot cancel’ PROENERGY contract, Holt says in response to AWI letter
New Brunswick’s premier says her government “cannot cancel” the contract between NB Power and the U.S. company PROENERGY as suggested in a strongly worded letter from Barry Rothfuss, executive director of the Atlantic Wildlife Institute. “The project is currently undergoing … Continue reading
Mt. A. prof draws parallels between Confederation Bridge & Tantramar gas plant
Mount Allison Politics Professor Mario Levesque says research on his latest book taught him a number of important lessons that could be applied to the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant that NB Power wants built on the Chignecto Isthmus. Levesque … Continue reading
Green leader links Centre Village gas/diesel plant to Lorneville data centre
New Brunswick’s Green Party leader says he’s convinced there’s a direct link between the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village and the Lorneville, artificial intelligence (AI) data centre that was announced less than two weeks ago. “It’s very … Continue reading
Posted in NB Power, New Brunswick politics, Town of Tantramar
Tagged AI data centres, Save Lorneville campaign
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Mt. A. prof calls Chignecto Isthmus gas plant a ‘done deal’
Mount Allison University Politics Professor Mario Levesque says it’s increasingly evident that the proposed gas/diesel plant on the Chignecto Isthmus is a “done deal” and the only thing that could stop it would be massive protests similar to the anti-fracking … Continue reading
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
Opponents of NB Power gas/diesel plant hold strategy meeting at Atlantic Wildlife Institute
About 25 environmental activists, health experts, heritage advocates and Midgic-area residents held a two-hour strategy session Thursday night to discuss ways of stopping NB Power from building a 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. “We all have … Continue reading
NB premier stands by decision to slash Green Party caucus budget
Liberal Premier Susan Holt says she has no intention of overriding the work of a legislative committee that decided to slash the Green Party caucus budget by $154,000 and give that money instead to her party’s caucus. “The decisions on … Continue reading
Posted in New Brunswick government, New Brunswick politics
Tagged New Brunswick legislature
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Losing CBC coverage would be disastrous for New Brunswick
Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilièvre’s threat to cancel CBC’s annual Parliamentary grant would, if implemented, be a disaster for smaller, rural provinces like New Brunswick where local news coverage is already on its way to the morgue. Federal Heritage Minister … Continue reading →