Bathurst Area News

Today is Sunday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2009. There are 46 days left in the year.

The Associated Press= Today is Sunday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2009. There are 46 days left in the year.

The union representing more than 2,200 NB Power employees wants the provincial government to scrap the proposed deal to have Hydro-Quebec acquire the utility.

Home : Canada : Union at NB Power opposes deal to sell utility's assets Union at NB Power opposes deal to sell utility's assets Date: Friday Nov.

The New Brunswick Gateway Council is concerned the recent creation of two additional groups in Nova Scotia could lead to further delays in final decisions on funding.

New Brunswick can benefit from selling the provincial electrical utility to Hydro-Quebec, Ganong Bros.

On Wednesday MPs adopted a private member's bill calling for the abolition of the federal long-gun registry.

The proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec could have far-reaching consequences for the Port of Belledune if it ultimately means the closure of the coal-burning power plant in Belledune.

Many people in New Brunswick know that the Memorandum of Understanding announced last week between the governments of New Brunswick and Quebec could lead to Hydro Quebec's acquisition of most of NB Power's assets.

Canada's top police officer in Afghanistan says more needs to be done to bring the Afghan National Police force up to par.

Some people believe that all governments are the same. I disagree. There are governments which during their term make changes that benefit society for years to come.

Once the current agreement with Venezuela for $20-a-barrel oil runs out June 30, 2010, the Dalhousie Generating Station will be too costly to continue, says Energy Minister Jack Keir.

Mayor Clem Tremblay had heard news like this before. Far from Premier Shawn Graham's high-profile news conference in Fredericton, Tremblay and his team at Dalhousie Town Hall found themselves in familiar circumstances yesterday as they learned that NB Power's Dalhousie generating station must close as a condition of a proposed deal to sell NB ...

With the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Polytechnique Massacre just weeks away, gun-control advocates and the victims' families are urging opposition members of Parliament to vote against a private member's bill that would abolish Canada's long-gun registry.

Tremblay wins narrow victory in Montreal Mayor vows to rebuild public trust during third term By SIDHARTHA BANJEREE The Canadian Press Mon.

French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent tops Forbes's 2009 list of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities.

Donald Arseneault, the Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, has confirmed that rural areas of his riding will receive over $2.2 million in infrastructure dollars from what is known as "gas tax funding." This is on top of projects already announced for Dalhousie, Charlo and Balmoral.

The Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of New Brunswick and Quebec could lead to the acquisition by Hydro Quebec of "substantially all of the assets" of NB Power except its fossil fuel plants at Belledune, Coleson Cove and Grand Lake.

Environmentalists are applauding the possible closure of the Coleson Cove Generating Station as an outcome of the proposed deal to sell NB Power to Hydro-Quebec. Environmentalists are applauding the potential closure of the Coleson Cove Generating Station as a likely outcome of the proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec. Under the proposed ...

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