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Herron Backs Industrial Self-Generation as NB Power Eyes 4.5% Rate Increase

Overcrowding at Fredericton’s regional hospital, alongside an unfinished $200‑million expansion, is fueling questions about delivery of care.

Players and coaches from the Lo-Ellen Park Lightning novice team pose for a photo to celebrate their gold-medal win at the 2025 Police Cup.
A major water main break flooded a large section of 16th Avenue in Montgomery and Bowness, stranding about 10 vehicles in the flood water, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 30, 2025.
Rick Bowness, seen here in his Winnipeg Jets coaching days, will be returning behind the bench in the NHL, this time with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
City of Calgary workers check over the freshly paved section of 16th Avenue N.W. at the Bearspaw South feeder main repair site on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.

Overview

  • Natural Resources Minister John Herron urged allowing large industrial users to produce their own electricity and obtain reasonably priced access to NB Power’s transmission system.
  • NB Power has raised rates by roughly 23% over three years and is planning a further 4.5% increase this spring, citing rising demand, aging infrastructure and debt.
  • Horizon Health Network confirmed the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital expansion is not complete and reported 121 medically discharged patients occupying about 35% of acute beds.
  • The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has not provided a current status or cost update for the DECH project first announced in 2017.
  • Fredericton opened a 30‑day public comment period on rezoning for the Doak Road growth node ahead of a Planning Advisory Committee review on Feb. 18, while an Ottawa–Halifax Porter flight diverted to Saint John for a passenger medical issue before continuing and Moncton native Rick Bowness was named head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets.