Mactaquac Dam

• New Brunswick gets $219 million loan from Ottawa for hydroelectric dam repair work

  The bulk of the money is a $219-million loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank to extend the life of the province's largest hydroelectric dam.

  Canada

  Oct 13
  
• NB Power ‘paternalistic,’ not negotiating fairly on dam project: Wolastoqey Nation

  The Wolastoqey Nation says talks with NB Power have broken down regarding the utility's plan to upgrade the Mactaquac dam and generating station.

  Environment

  Sep 21, 2022
  
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• New Brunswick monitoring potential for flooding as river levels begin to rise

  The spillway gates at the Mactaquac Dam, near Fredericton, will need to be opened soon because of the rising water, according to the Department of Public Safety.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2022
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• Study says $33 per person yearly could save 40 species in Saint John River watershed

  The nine groups of species identified included birds, fish, insects, trees and plants, ranging from American eels to cobblestone beetles to black foam lichen.

  Environment

  Dec 10, 2020
• RCMP recover man’s body in Saint John River near Mactaquac Dam

  Police say they received a report of a man missing in the Saint John River near the Mactaquac Dam shortly after 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday. 

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2020
• New Brunswick river levels on the rise, however flooding not expected

  EMO spokesman Geoffrey Downey says some precipitation is forecast, and snow is continuing to melt in the northwest of the province.

  Environment

  Apr 27, 2020
• Several motorists stuck at Mactaquac Dam following 3-vehicle collision: police

  One person involved in the crash was sent to hospital with injuries, according to police. Six vehicles remained stuck at the scene as of 2:45 p.m.

  Weather

  Feb 13, 2019
• Old 8mm film captures an ‘intimate’ view of 1960s Maritimes

  The death of his grandmother, his last living grandparent, inspired Mark Holtze to take a look the old family films that his parent's had kept lying around. 

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2017
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• NB Power to prolong life of Mactaquac hydroelectric dam

  New Brunswick's electric utility has decided to prolong the life of the Mactaquac hydroelectric generating station.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2016
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• Perth-Andover looking for answers from NB Power at EUB hearing

  Dan Dionne is at the Energy and Utilities Board public hearings this week, looking for some answers to questions he's had for some time.

  Jun 17, 2015