(NB-Clean-Electricity)
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault (GEEL’-boh) says Ottawa will spend more than one-billion-dollars on growing New Brunswick’s clean electricity grid.
The federal minister told a media event in Dieppe that Ottawa will support up to 670 megawatts of Indigenous-led wind projects with almost one-billion-dollars in spending.
It will also spend 25-million-dollars on the 25-megawatt Neweg Energy wind project in Kings County through a partnership with New Brunswick Mi’kmaq First Nations.
The federal government will put another 25-million-dollars toward N-B Power’s early development work to create up to 600 megawatts in energy capacity at the existing Point Lepreau Nuclear Generation Station.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Climate-Christmas-Balsam-Fir)
New research from the University of New Brunswick is sounding the alarm about the threat of climate change to the province’s balsam fir trees.
The balsam fir accounts for about 20 per cent of all trees in New Brunswick.
But with its fragrant needles and triangular shape, the tree is most commonly associated with Christmas.
Anthony Taylor, associate professor at the University of New Brunswick’s faculty of forestry, co-authored a study that found balsam fir trees are facing increasing mortality risks because of climate anomalies including drought and rising summer temperatures.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Escape-Arrest)
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says a man who was being escorted into lockup at the downtown St. John’s police station attacked an officer and briefly escaped.
The police say it happened around 10 p-m Saturday night as they tried to arrest a 19-year-old charged with breaching a court order.
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says after attacking an officer, the 19-year-old got away momentarily before being nabbed a short distance away.
No injuries were reported, and the teen now faces numerous charges.
(VOCM)
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(PEI-Ferries-Cancelled)
Stormy weather conditions cancelled the ferry crossing between Wood Islands P-E-I and Caribou, Nova Scotia, this weekend.
Northumberland Ferries says the M-V Confederation’s routes yesterday afternoon were cancelled due to the rainy and windy weather.
The 11:45 a-m crossing out of Caribou was the final departure of the day.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Swearing-In)
The General Assembly of the Nova Scotia Legislature will convene this week to elect a new speaker.
Newly re-elected Premier Tim Houston says the assembly will convene for just one day on Tuesday to elect the new speaker.
Houston’s P-C government was re-elected in the snap election he called for November 26th.
The Tories won a dominant victory, securing 43 seats in the legislature.
(The Canadian Press)
