Tag: Government of New Brunswick
The largest battery energy storage system in New Brunswick is launched
Recently, representatives from Neqotkuk (also known as Tobique First Nation), Saint John Energy, and Natural Forces joined together for the inauguration of a large...
New Brunswick’s Environmental Trust Fund now accepting project applications
New Brunswick's Department of Environment and Local Government is currently accepting applications for Environmental Trust Fund projects for 2024-25.
“The Environmental Trust Fund has supported...
Powerful Initiative: Indigenous energy partnerships that emphasize cultural values
Sitansisk (St. Mary’s First Nation) rests off the shores of the Wolastoq (Saint John River), much of it within the city limits of the...
New Brunswick communities ramping up climate plans
QUEST Canada is helping New Brunswick communities take their climate energy plans to the next level with the New Brunswick Smart Energy Community Accelerator...
Small but Mighty: How some New Brunswick municipalities are fighting climate...
Stéphane Dallaire remembers clearly the Saturday night in September 2019 when Hurricane Dorian hit Cap-Pelé. The CAO and clerk of the small francophone village...
Canada and FCM invest in community building retrofits
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) are investing in community building retrofit projects from coast to coast to coast....
Dodging the Peak: Smart grid to cut carbon and incorporate renewables
By Zack Metcalfe
Picture Saint John in the throes of autumn. Temperatures are cool but predictable, the city’s electrical grid smoothly supplies its 36,000 customers,...
Circular Materials board of directors appoints CEO
Circular Materials, Canada’s leading national not-for-profit producer responsibility organization, has announced the appointment of Allen Langdon as the organization’s first chief executive officer (CEO).
Langdon...
Powerful People: Ensuring Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Solutions
By Zack Metcalfe
In 1923, the Maine Public Service (a bygone electrical utility) was keen to build a hydroelectric dam on the Aroostook River flowing...
Applications now open for New Brunswick’s Environmental Trust Fund
The New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government is now accepting applications for Environmental Trust Fund projects for 2022-23.
“The Environmental Trust Fund has...