N.B. Power's request for an 8.9 per cent rate increase enters its final phase in Fredericton today with closing arguments in front of the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board. Stiff opposition, led principally by J.D. Irving Ltd., has left the outcome in some doubt.
Opponents of N.B. Power's proposed 8.9 per cent rate increase say updated financial estimates filed at its ongoing rate hearing over the objections of the utility prove most of the increase is not needed. A two per cent change would be enough, they say.
A scheduled nine-day hearing into N.B. Power's request for an 8.9 per cent rate increase has begun in front of the Energy and Utilities Board, and an intense early grilling from a lawyer representing one of its largest customers suggests it could be a long two weeks.
Susan Weis with Better Together participants at Seashore Gardens. After the 2022-2023 school year, Susan Weis will officially retire from the Board of Jewish Education (BJE), the agency which she has directed since June 2011. In her time with BJE, Weis has expanded upon and added programs to the BJE’s repertoire. Weis has enjoyed being