New Brunswick Power gave up its fight to keep a top executive’s salary a secret on Friday. On Friday the utility released information showing Brett Plummer, the company’s Vice President of Nuclear, is earning 500-thousand-dollars American or roughly 650-thousand Canadian. Plummer’s pay more than double the salary of other NB Power Vp’s and significantly more than the utility’s president Gaeton Thomas. NB power says Plummer’s salary reflects his nuclear expertise and the need the utility had to bring in nuclear power experience from elsewhere to deal with performance issues at the Point Lepreau nuclear plant. The utility had previously filed a request with the Energy and Utilities Board to keep Plummer’s salary secret.
Category: Moncton
Bouctouche Seafood Plant Officially Closed
A seafood plant in Bouctouche has closed for good, throwing 115 people in the community out of work. Mills Seafood failed to reopen this fall throwing the company’s future in doubt but the Times and Transcript confirmed on Friday that the seafood processor has gone into receivership. The business has long been part of the commercial core of the downtown area but it’s assets will now be sold off to pay creditors. Mills Seafood first opened in 1969.