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Newly released documents show the level of involvement between the North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council and ProEnergy, the company hired by N.B. Power to build a major new gas plant in rural Tantramar.
North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council promised partnership with ProEnergy, but no guarantee on ‘community buy-in’
Erica Butler · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 13, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 24 minutes ago
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ProEnergy Canada vice-president John MacIsaac told some skeptical Tantramar council members to fact-check him on his claims about a Mi’kmaw organization’s involvement in a gas plant project proposed for the area. (Municipality of Tantramar/Youtube)
Documents released by N.B. Power show the North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council had expressed enthusiastic support for U.S. company ProEnergy in its 2024 bid to take on a major new gas-burning power plant project proposed for rural Tantramar.
But the same documents make it clear that “community buy-in cannot be guaranteed,” and no final deal is in place.
CBC News requested the documents after ProEnergy Canada president John MacIsaac urged councillors in Tantramar to “fact-check” him over the company’s claims that the tribal council was a minor equity partner in the project.
MacIssac’s challenge came at a public meeting in Sackville on Oct.
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