On May 9th, partners from Tjipogtotjg First Nation (Buctouche Micmac Band), North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council (NSMTC), and The Smart Energy Company gathered with community members and supporters to celebrate the installation of a NOREASTER® solar farm that will produce approximately 13.82 MWh per year in emission-free energy.  The Buctouche Solar Initiative was initiated in…

On May 1st, 2024, ARC Clean Technology shared the following press release: Today, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP), ARC Clean Technology (ARC), and New Brunswick Power (NB Power) signed a trilateral Collaboration Agreement to further cooperation between the three parties with the goal of establishing teaming agreements for global SMR fleet deployment. The Collaboration…

In December, 2023, the Province of New Brunswick released its new Energy Strategy, Powering our Economy and the World with Clean Energy, Our Path Forward to 2035. The strategy outlined four major strategic initiatives: affordability; economic growth; energy security and reliability; and regulatory reform. An important part of the strategy is engaging New Brunswickers.  As…

On  February 20th, 2024, the office of the Honourable Senator Paul Prosper circulated the following press release: Senator Paul “PJ” Prosper, a proud Mi’kmaq Senator, is embarking on a tour of the traditional territory of the Mi’kmaq people known collectively as Mi’kma’ki. Over the course of 4 weeks, spread out over Senate non-sitting weeks, Senator…

On  March 5th, 2024, CBC New Brunswick shared the following publication: The City of Saint John will contribute $50,000 to the city’s first powwow, planned for October at the end of powwow season.   Coun. Barry Ogden was among the councillors who praised the decision Monday night. “Growing up I never knew there were so many Indigenous people in…

On February 21st, 2024, the Government of New Brunswick, Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development shared the following announcement: “FREDERICTON (GNB) – The provincial government has announced the members of the energy transition working group, which will engage First Nations and key stakeholders on its recently released clean energy strategy. The group was established…

Saint John, New Brunswick (Monday, September 25, 2023) – North Shore Mi’kmaq Tribal Council (NSMTC) and its seven First Nation member communities are thrilled to announce that they have signed equity agreements with Moltex Energy Canada Inc. (Moltex) and ARC Clean Technology Canada, Inc. (ARC).  These first-of-a-kind agreements in the field of small modular reactor…