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NL Reporter Muskrat Falls – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 2, 2016 6:44 GOOSE BAY, N.L. – A journalist who was ordered to appear in court over his presence at a Muskrat Falls protest says his lawyer has informed the court he will argue he shouldn’t have been included in the injunction order. Justin Brake of the online publication The […]
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Pressure mounting for flooding of controversial Muskrat Falls reservoir: CEO – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 1, 2016 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. _ The man in charge of the Muskrat Falls megaproject says that unless a controversial reservoir is flooded within three weeks, its construction site could be inundated with water from the Churchill River as winter sets in and temperatures plunge. Stan Marshall, CEO of Nalcor Energy, says […]
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Advisory: Fortis Inc. to Hold Teleconference on November 4 to Discuss Third Quarter 2016 Results
October 31, 2016 View PDF ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR – Fortis Inc. (“Fortis” or the “Corporation”) (TSX:FTS)(NYSE:FTS) will release its third quarter 2016 results on Friday, November 4, 2016. A teleconference and webcast will be held the same day at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern). Barry Perry, President and Chief Executive Officer, Fortis, and Karl Smith, […]
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Progress made with Muskrat Falls protest – Daily Commercial News
Nov 1, 2016 ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—Premier Dwight Ball met for more than 10 hours with indigenous leaders as protesters continued to besiege the delayed Muskrat Falls hydro project in Labrador. Ball says the province and leaders from the Innu Nation, the Nunatsiavut Government and the NunatuKavut Community Council made significant progress in resolving issues surrounding […]
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Elsipogtog First Nation opens Commercial Centre with Loblaw’s and Pharmasave
ELSIPOGTOG FIRST NATION, NB, Oct. 28, 2016 – The Usand Group (Usand) offers its congratulations to Elsipogtog First Nation (Elsipogtog) on the grand opening of their new River of Fire Grocery Store and Pharmacy. This has been a long journey for Elsipogtog, who have dreamt for years of opening a grocery store in their home […]
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Atlantic Update – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Oct 31, 2016 (NB-Python-Trial) Jury selection begins today for a man charged in the deaths of two New Brunswick boys who were suffocated by a python in August 2013. Jean-Claude Savoie _ who now lives near Montreal _ is charged with criminal negligence causing death. Four-year-old Noah Barthe and his […]
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BR NS Teachers Strike – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Oct 28, 2016 HALIFAX – A conciliation board could be brought in to help end an ongoing dispute involving public school teachers in Nova Scotia. The union that represents teachers is asking the provincial government to appoint a board to kick start talks and stave off a strike in early […]
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Local communities shouldn’t hold veto over large projects: Marchi – IPolitics
The federal government must define the power local communities have to influence big energy projects or risk damaging the national interest, said the head of the Canadian Electricity Association. Speaking in the wake of 11th-hour talks to keep the Muskrat Falls project on track, Sergio Marchi praised the successful negotiations but said communities cannot have […]
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Globe says Emera hears work to restart at Muskrat Falls – Stockwatch
Oct 27, 2016 The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that work is set to resume at the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric site after the Newfoundland and Labrador government reached a deal with indigenous leaders. The Globe’s Shawn McCarthy writes that Nalcor Energy used buses to remove protesters who had stormed the site last […]
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Six stories in the news today, Oct. 27 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Oct 27, 2016 Six stories in the news for Thursday, Oct. 27 ___ TRUDEAU NAMES NINE NEW INDEPENDENT SENATORS Justin Trudeau will name nine, new, non-partisan senators Thursday, bringing him within reach of his goal to transform the discredited Senate into a more reputable, independent chamber of sober second thought. The five women […]
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