Tag Archives: PROENERGY

UPDATE: Nova Scotia signs up to buy power from Tantramar gas plant

Posted on February 3, 2026 by brucewark

This article was updated on February 4, 2026 to include NB Power’s responses to a series of questions. (See below) Members of the Protect the Chignecto Isthmus Coalition (PCIC) are reacting with anger and disbelief after NB Power filed new … Continue reading →

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NB gov’t ‘cannot cancel’ PROENERGY contract, Holt says in response to AWI letter

Posted on December 29, 2025 by brucewark

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 →

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NB Power says Isthmus gas plant needed to avoid risk of blackouts

Posted on December 18, 2025 by brucewark

This is the first in a two-part series on NB  Power’s meeting with Tantramar Town Council. NB Power Vice President Brad Coady warned Tantramar council Wednesday night that the 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village is essential if the … Continue reading →

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AWI co-founders urge province to cancel Centre Village gas plant: ‘None of our community concerns are being heard’

Posted on December 9, 2025 by brucewark

The co-founders of the Atlantic Wildlife Institute are calling on the New Brunswick government to cancel NB Power’s plans to build a 500 MW gas and diesel generating plant on the ecologically sensitive Chignecto Isthmus. Barry Rothfuss and Pam Novak … Continue reading →

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Memramcook mayor, councillors & residents hear warnings about proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant

Posted on December 3, 2025 by brucewark

About 60 people attended an information session in Memramcook Monday evening to hear about the environmental implications of the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village on the Chignecto Isthmus. “I felt pretty excited that the whole issue was … Continue reading →

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Packed meeting hears objections to proposed gas plant & a suggestion from Mayor Black on how it may be stopped

Posted on November 23, 2025 by brucewark

About 130 people attended a public information session at the Sackville United Church on Sunday to hear about opposition to a 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant that the U.S. company PROENERGY wants to build on the Chignecto Isthmus. “We’re using … Continue reading →

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EUB schedules earlier hearing on NB Power’s 500 MW gas plant project

Posted on November 21, 2025 by brucewark

As work continues building a road into the proposed site of a PROENERGY gas/diesel generating plant near Centre Village, NB Power appears to have succeeded in shortening the timeline to get approval for the project from New Brunswick’s Energy & … Continue reading →

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Green MLA says there’s one word to describe the proposed Chignecto gas plant

Posted on November 19, 2025 by brucewark

Tantramar Green MLA Megan Mitton says there’s one word that keeps coming up when she talks to people about NB Power’s plan for a 500 MW gas/diesel power plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. “That word is stupid,” she told about … Continue reading →

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Gas plant concerns dominate community meeting in Upper Sackville

Posted on November 7, 2025 by brucewark

Fears and concerns about the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant on the Chignecto Isthmus dominated a community feedback session that the town of Tantramar held last night at the Music Barn in Upper Sackville, a location that is only a … Continue reading →

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Docs reveal business dealings between PROENERGY & Tribal Council on Chignecto gas plant

Posted on November 5, 2025 by brucewark

Documents released this week by NB Power do not support claims that the Mi’kmaq had agreed to invest in the 500 MW gas/diesel plant that NB Power wants built on the Chignecto Isthmus near Centre Village. The documents do show, … Continue reading →

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Why did NB Power choose Centre Village for 500 MW gas/diesel plant?

Posted on October 24, 2025 by brucewark

NB Power has released a document to Warktimes explaining why it chose the site near Centre Village for its proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant. The two-page “Location Analysis” executive summary says that the utility considered eight sites, but narrowed the list … Continue reading →

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