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NB Power has added a banner on their website addressing higher than expected bills.
9 months ago
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"We want, once and for all, to receive guarantees that the needed investments will be made in the very near future to avoid this type of situation. Our residents have been suffering for too many years because of the inaction of N.B. Power in our area."
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Edmundston mayor calls for action after 2nd day of power outages | CBC News
Thousands of N.B. Power customers in the Edmundston area lost electricity Wednesday morning for the second day in a row, while extremely cold temperatures continued in the region.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/edmundston-power-outage-1.7438084
9 months ago
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Issues with your NB Power bill? The province has officially asked for a 3rd party review.
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External review coming as N.B. Power customers question sudden spike in bills
The province and utility are getting complaints from customers about bills showing an unexpected spike in power usage, spurring the government and board of directors to launch an independent audit.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6619459
9 months ago
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Update: Goat Island has been sold for $90k and the new owners say they plan to keep it accessible for future generations of boaters to enjoy.
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Sold! Goat Island in Grand Lake purchased for $90K | CBC News
A small island located in Grand Lake has sold at tax auction and the new owners say they hope to keep it accessible to boaters.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/goat-island-new-brunswick-sold-1.7434689
9 months ago
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Goat Island, well-known stopoff for Grand Lake boaters, hits the auction block
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Goat Island, well-known stopoff for Grand Lake boaters, hits the auction block | CBC News
Goat Island is a 1.5-hectare piece of land tucked between Cox Point and Wuhrs Beach in the northern part of the lake.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/goat-island-grand-lake-nb-tax-sale-1.7430093
9 months ago
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This was a fun one from this week. "It's a great snapshot of what was happening at a given point in time and newspapers capture that almost in an unfiltered way because of the quick turnover."
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Newspapers found under floorboards offer window into the N.B. of a century ago | CBC News
Stories tout record provincial revenues of $6 million, while advertisements offer 25-cent bags of onions, and haddock for five cents a pound.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/old-nb-newspapers-1.7421616
10 months ago
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Last year's literacy results from New Brunswick schools are out and they're not great. Improvements at the Gr6 level but roughly half of Gr4 students did not meet grade level.
11 months ago
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“NB Power has to buy generation at the least-cost option. We know that the first of a kind when it comes to the development of an SMR would fall outside of the auspices of that legislation and therefore the utility would be precluded from buying it.”
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NB Power will be mandated to buy power from SMRs, even if not the lowest-cost option - New Brunswick...
The utility is required to purchase power at the lowest cost, but a new bill would force NB Power to buy at least some power from SMRs.
https://globalnews.ca/news/10064230/nb-power-mandated-buy-power-smrs/
almost 2 years ago
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Premier Blaine Higgs says that he can't roll out cost of living measures due to the possibility of an election.
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N.B. premier says cost of living measures in limbo due to election possibility - New Brunswick | Glo...
Premier Higgs says affordability measures promised by his finance minister last month can't be rolled out until the threat of an election subsides.
https://globalnews.ca/news/10036363/n-b-premier-says-cost-of-living-measures-in-limbo-due-to-election-possibility/
almost 2 years ago
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On Sept 20th Higgs said: "Parents did not know that in the education system, children were being taught to lie to their parents. They didn’t know and now they do." Now he's being asked to apologize to teachers.
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N.B. premier under fire, told to apologize for saying kids being taught to lie | Globalnews.ca
Blaine Higgs told reporters in September that children were being taught to lie to their parents in school with the old version of the province's school gender identity policy.
https://globalnews.ca/news/10033299/n-b-liberals-greens-blaine-higgs-apologize-kids-taught-to-lie/
almost 2 years ago
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New Brunswick's opposition parties say they are deep into election preparations.
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New Brunswick opposition parties are deep into election preparations - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
The next scheduled election is a year away, but New Brunswick opposition parties are preparing for a snap election to be called in the coming days.
https://globalnews.ca/news/10007602/new-brunswick-snap-election-preparations/?utm_source=%40Global_NB&utm_medium=Twitter
about 2 years ago
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