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NEB gets three new members to study Energy East

Ottawa has appointed three new members to the National Energy Board as it prepares to reopen hearings into the Energy East Pipeline.

One of the new members is Don Ferguson. Ferguson, now at UNB, was a longtime civil servant and former deputy minister under the Shawn Graham government. Marc Paquin of Quebec and Carole Malo of Ontario have also been appointed.

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Donald Arseneault told the Telegraph-Journal the Energy East review process is due to restart early in the New Year.

Millions for waste water treatment plant

Ottawa and the province will be contributing $45.2 million for an upgraded waste-water treatment plant in Riverview. Transaqua will also fund another $45.2 million through the three municipal governments.

TransAqua chairman David Muir says the utility, which replaces the former Greater Moncton Wastewater Commission, will be able to maintain its rates for Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe residents in the short and medium term. He said the goal is to clean up the water going into the Petitcodiac River.