Belledune News

A literacy pilot project was officially launched Monday in two District 5 schools.

The head of the Belledune Port Authority says the province has promised to compensate the authority for revenue that would be wiped out if the port were to lose its biggest customer, NB Power.

Business New Brunswick Minister Victor Boudreau fielded a range of questions about the proposed sale of NB Power on Monday at a lunch organized by the Greater Bathurst Chamber of Commerce on the proposed sale of NB Power.

Members of the local business community will have a chance on Monday to get some answers first-hand to any questions they have about the province's proposed deal to sell most of the assets of NB Power to Hydro Quebec.

The Liberal government's new plan for northern New Brunswick aims to capitalize on the region's key assets: an abundance of natural resources and a skilled workforce.

Dear Premier Charest: I am writing to express my concern regarding the sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec. NB Power has been a valuable asset to the Province of New Brunswick for 90 years.

As global climate change talks in Copenhagen draw nearer, Environment Minister Rick Miles says the tentative sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec would make New Brunswick one of the greenest provinces in Canada.

A deal to sell NB Power assets to Hydro-Quebec could have more of a negative impact in the North than a positive one, according to the general manager of the local economic development agency.

It's unclear how much it will cost to decommission the Dalhousie generating station.

The head of Hydro-Quebec says the power plant in Belledune will remain open for an "extended" period of time, calming fears the energy deal would spell immediate trouble for the northern village and surrounding region.

Communities with a history of industrial activity often have the highest cancer rates in the province, according to statistics from a study by the Conservation Council of New Brunswick.

The Department of Transportation depot in Belledune, shown in this file photo, will remain open in a deal struck between the village and the Department of Transportation during the summer but just revealed now.

Several New Brunswick communities that have a history of industrial activity or environmental contamination have high overall rates of cancer, according to a study by the Conservation Council.

A number of concerned community and environmental organizations want more muscle put into regulations overseeing the development of rock quarries in New Brunswick.

The mayors of municipalities in the Restigouche and Chaleur regions, where NB Power operates two thermal generating plants, say they need more information about the proposed sale of most of NB Power's assets to Hydro-Quebec. But eight mayors said in interviews they are worried about the impact the tentative energy deal would have on their ...

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.

When one assesses who got the better deal, look at what was sold and what was not.

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

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.