Monday, January 18, 2010

More Protests Over NB Power Deal

Put NB People first continue its push to get the NB Power-Hydro Quebec proposed agreement taken off the table. The group will visit the offices of three Saint John area MLA's today. Mary Schryer's office in Quispamsis is the first stop at nine o'clock followed by a trip to the West Side and Abel Leblanc's office on the Manawagonish Road. Things wrap up with a stop at Jack Keir's office in Grand Bay-Westfield late this morning. A Town Hall meeting will be held tomorrow night at Kennebecasis Valley High School. Among the speakers are Ron Oldfield with the Saint John District Labour Council, NDP Leader Roger Duguay, Jack McDougall of the Green Party and Quispamsis MLA Mary Schryer. Things gets started at seven o'clock.