PRESS RELEASE: Trenton Battery Energy Storage Project Announces February 2025 Open House
Nova Scotia (February 10, 2025) – NRStor Inc., in partnership with Wskijnu’k Mtmo’taqnuow Agency Ltd. (WMA) and Aecon, is pleased to announce an upcoming community open house to be held at the Pictou County wellness Centre. Attendees will learn more about the transformative 150 MW Trenton Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project, a key initiative […]
CBC: Mi’kmaw investment in Nova Scotia battery plants heralded as ‘economic reconciliation’
Project getting up to $18 million for an equity loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank Alessia Passafiume · The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 15, 2024 1:44 PM AST | Last Updated: February 15, 2024 A corporation co-owned by 13 Mi’kmaw communities is investing in new battery plants with Nova Scotia Power in what both parties are calling a […]
WINDSPEAKER: First Indigenous equity loan from Canada Infrastructure Bank supports Mi’kmaw investment in green energy
By Shari Narine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Windspeaker.com Thursday, February 15th, 2024 1:38pm The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced in Halifax this morning that its first Indigenous Equity Initiative is an $18 million loan made to Wskijinu’k Mtmo’taqnuow Agency (WMA), an economic limited partnership owned by 13 Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia. WMA will work […]
CBC: Proposed Nova Scotia wind farms on track, says company, not affected by NSP issues
Environment department will decide if projects get conditional approval next month Paul Withers · CBC News · Posted: Jan 10, 2023 6:00 AM AST | Last Updated: January 10, 2023 Halifax-based Natural Forces Developments will find out next month if it gets conditional environmental approval for two wind farms it wants to build in Nova Scotia. Last August, the independent […]
CBC: N.S. selects five wind projects to produce electricity from renewable sources
Each project is majority-owned by one or more Mi’kmaw communities Simon Smith · CBC News · Posted: Aug 17, 2022 7:01 PM ADT | Last Updated: August 17, 2022 Nova Scotia has selected five wind projects in its largest ever procurement for low-cost renewable energy, each majority-owned by one or more Mi’kmaw communities. The five projects are expected to generate 372 megawatts […]