Category Archives: New Brunswick Power

(June 4, 2003) Before New Brunswick commits to a megaproject overhaul of the Point Lepreau nuclear reactor, take a look at the mess with AECL’s MAPLE reactor projects and the commercial disaster happening with the Ontario government’s Pickering A project. Continue reading →

(May 28, 2003) The Point Lepreau nuclear generating station will likely get a new lease on life as part of Bernard Lord’s overall plan to turn the Saint John region into New Brunswick’s energy hub. “The odds are Lepreau will go ahead,” said Mr. Lord during a short visit to the city Tuesday morning on day 18 of the provincial election campaign.”It’s an important project for southern New Brunswick.” Continue reading →

(December 11, 2002) Please accept the following comments on the “New Brunswick Market Design Committee – First Interim Report.” Continue reading →

(October 9, 2002) Myron Gordon and John Wilson, who have been working for various unions to promote nuclear power and a continuation of the Crown-owned electric monopolies, are advising New Brunswickers to continue their dependence on the trouble-prone Point Lepreau reactor and to avoid competition. Continue reading →

(September 7, 2002) Moncton — New Brunswick would be foolish to throw any more money into Point Lepreau in light of the troubles now plauging nuclear power giant British Energy, an Ontario-based energy observer says. Continue reading →

(August 20, 2002) As NB Coal dismantles its cutting dragger before it gets shipped to Florida, some people in the Grand Lake area are wondering what happened to a community report on the future of the coal industry in the region. Continue reading →

(June 19, 2002) The ties that bind government to energy markets are beginning to loosen. Yesterday in Saint John, Fredericton and Washington, D.C., things happened that will change how New Brunswickers buy, sell and use energy in the years to come. Continue reading →

(June 18, 2002) The economy of Southern New Brunswick would be devastated if the 700 jobs at the Point Lepreau Nuclear plant are elminated, the Public Utilities Board heard Monday. Continue reading →

(May 27, 2002) New Brunswick’s application to the National Energy Board does not suggest “how to cut off gas shipments to the United States,” as the article East Coast Gas Wars (May 14) states. It recognizes that a certain volume of natural gas is needed to make the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline viable. Continue reading →

(May 14, 2002) Open borders and deregulation are on the agenda this morning at an energy conference in Saint John, where the New Brunswick government hosts the New England governors and the Eastern premiers in a long awaited free trade initiative. Continue reading →