Carbon rules key to Irving Oil's new clean-energy deal, says gas partner
U.S. company selling RNG to Saint John refinery says decarbonization ‘won’t happen’ without government push
Anaergia Inc. will begin supplying the refinery with renewable natural gas, or RNG, from Rhode Island this coming summer.
The company says the gas is carbon-negative because it's created from organic landfill waste — mainly food scraps — that would otherwise release methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.
That means it will help reduce the refinery's carbon intensity, a measure of how clean the energy is that powers its operations.
Yaniv Scherson, Anaergia’s chief operating officer, said another advantage of renewable natural gas is that, except for the source, it is identical to the extracted natural gas Irving already uses at the refinery. (Submitted by Anaergia)
And that in turn contributes to Irving Oil's compliance with federal clean-fuel regulations and New Brunswick's output-based pricing system on carbon.
"The cost for this fuel on a carbon basis goes down significantly if the carbon intensity is low," Yaniv Scherson, Anaergia's chief operating officer, said in an interview.
"On a carbon basis, the fuel that we are producing from organic waste, because it has a negative carbon intensity, has a lower carbon cost to Irving Oil, to our customer."
New Brunswick Green Party Leader David Coon said renewable natural gas is a credible technology, and Irving's decision to use it validates federal climate policies.
"It shows the power of environmental regulation because why they're doing this, to me, is the clean fuel standard that the federal government brought in. It's causing them to source much greener energy for their operations, which is fantastic."
Scherson said if a future federal government repealed existing climate policies, it would jeopardize the future growth of carbon-negative fuel sources, complicating efforts to reduce emissions.
"Decarbonization and renewable energy in general won't happen without policies in place," he said.
"Every major renewable wave or decarbonization effort starts with an objective or requirement to get there.
"Then over time, the marketplace reacts and there's greater volume, better pricing, and over time, the cost of decarbonization and sustainability decreases."
New Brunswick Green Party Leader David Coon said renewable natural gas is a credible technology. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
The federal Conservative opposition has attacked the Trudeau government's carbon pricing and clean fuel regulations.
But Scherson said with "a really dangerous exponential rise" in emissions, such policies are essential to make non-emitting energy more cost-competitive more quickly.
"If we wait for the industry to act on its own, we see the detrimental effects of what's happening globally," he said.
Irving Oil's rare public comments on federal climate policies, including carbon pricing, have included warnings that stringent rules might hurt the company's competitiveness.
But in 2021, the company said in a "report on sustainability" that it had "identified a series of potential projects for exploration focused on decarbonizing current assets."
Irving did not respond to an interview request, but in a news release, Irving Oil president Ian Whitcomb said the company was "proud to continue advancing on our energy transition journey," which include a goal of reducing emissions by 30 per cent by 2030.
The Anaergia deal could also yield benefits for Irving Oil under the New Brunswick government's output-based pricing system for large industry.
It requires major emitters to reduce their carbon intensity by two per cent each year until 2030. Companies can earn tradable carbon credits for reductions above that percentage.
Scherson said another advantage of renewable natural gas is that, except for the source, it is identical to the extracted natural gas Irving already uses at the refinery.
"It's the exact same molecule," he said, a "plug-and-play replacement" that avoids the need for costly new distribution systems and infrastructure that can take years to build.
Anaergia will capture biomethane from solid waste at a facility in Rhode Island and ship about 350 million cubic feet of it per year via pipeline to Saint John.
Capturing the gas will prevent the release of more than 40,000 metric tonnes per year of carbon dioxide-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions, the equivalent of taking 9,500 cars off the road, according to the company.
"When we sell the fuel to Irving, we sell all of the environmental attributes along with the fuel," said Alex MacFarlane, Anaergia's director of project development.
Province not seizing opportunities, says Green leader
Michelle Robichaud, president of the Atlantica Centre for Energy, an industry-supported think-tank, said renewable natural gas could replace about 1.3 per cent of the energy consumed in Canada now.
"It's a small role but definitely an important one," she said. "We are reducing the emissions that are going into the atmosphere by using RNG.
"I think we'll see more and more of it."
Coon said his only complaint about RNG is that the current provincial government hasn't been willing to support the development of a local sector.
He said Laforge Bioenvironmental's commercial biogas production plant in the northwestern New Brunswick community of Saint-André could be supplying more RNG to the provincial market if better incentives were in place.
There are "all kinds of possible opportunities," Coon said, "but the province is not seizing on it."
Former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna, a longtime booster of Irving Oil's energy projects, sits on Anaergia's board of directors but Scherson said he played no role in the deal.
"He really was not involved at all," he said. "It is coincidental."
Officials from the two companies met at a biogas conference in Toronto last spring and began talking about a possible deal, MacFarlane said.
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Canadian-Owned Irving Oil Selects Anaergia Inc. as a Supplier of Carbon-Negative Renewable Natural Gas for its Operations, Including the Saint John Refinery
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick & BURLINGTON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Irving Oil and global waste-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) industry leader Anaergia Inc. (“Anaergia”, TSX: ANRG) have announced a partnership that will supply Canada’s largest refinery with carbon-negative RNG, as well as Irving Oil’s other operations such as Delivered Natural Gas.
Anaergia's Project Development Director, Alex MacFarlane, and Irving Oil's Strategic Initiative Lead, Josiah Fecteau, visit Anaergia's Rhode Island Bioenergy Facility, where food waste that would otherwise have been landfilled is anaerobically digested to create renewable natural gas (RNG). Anaergia has agreed to provide Irving Oil with about 350 million cubic feet of RNG annually to reduce the need for conventional natural gas supply to Irving Oil’s operations, including the Saint John refinery in New Brunswick, Canada's largest. (Photo: Anaergia)
This RNG is recognized as carbon-negative due to its ability to capture more methane emissions than the organic waste would have otherwise created when landfilled. In this way, Anaergia’s Rhode Island Bioenergy Facility prevents the release of more than 40,000 metric tonnes per year of carbon dioxide-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions.
“We are proud to continue advancing on our energy transition journey through this new partnership where waste will be diverted from the landfill and converted to renewable natural gas for use in our operations, including at our Saint John refinery,” says Ian Whitcomb, President of Irving Oil. “We are making strides in achieving our 2030 goal of a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as we shift to lower carbon energies. We know that together we can create real change towards a more sustainable energy future for all.”
The Rhode Island Bioenergy Facility, located near Rhode Island’s central landfill in Johnston, is designed to divert over 100,000 tons per year of waste from landfills and it is the largest anaerobic digester processing organic waste in New England. This facility converts food scraps plus some other organic wastes, into fertilizer, recycled water and RNG. The nutrient-rich solid residual of the digestion process is utilized to enrich New England soils and to reduce the use of fossil fuel-derived fertilizers.
“We are proud to be a part of this partnership where producing RNG from landfill-diverted organic waste is reducing greenhouse emissions from landfills and supporting Canada’s clean energy transition with a carbon-negative fuel,” says Andrew Benedek, Chairman and CEO of Anaergia. “Methane emissions from landfills are a big contributor to global warming. The state of Rhode Island is doing something to solve this problem, while also addressing New England’s waste disposal needs. Likewise, Irving Oil is recognizing the value of using what people throw away every day to create a renewable fuel.”
The opportunity to use diverted landfill waste that is converted into RNG for Irving Oil’s operations, including at the Saint John refinery, is an important step forward as the company works to achieve its sustainability goals.
For more information, please explore Irving Oil’s 2021 Report on Sustainability here.
About Anaergia
Anaergia was created to eliminate a major source of greenhouse gases by cost effectively turning organic waste into renewable natural gas (RNG), fertilizer and water, using proprietary technologies. With a proven track record from delivering world-leading projects on four continents, Anaergia is uniquely positioned to provide end-to-end solutions for extracting organics from waste, implementing high efficiency anaerobic digestion, upgrading biogas, producing fertilizer and cleaning water. Our customers are in the municipal solid waste, municipal wastewater, agriculture, and food processing industries. In each of these markets Anaergia has built many successful plants including some of the largest in the world. Anaergia owns and operates some of the plants it builds, and it also operates plants that are owned by its customers.
About Irving Oil
Irving Oil is a family-owned and privately held international energy company. For nearly 100 years, our commitment to doing good business has been grounded in our commitment to people – to our employees, customers, communities and partners. Founded in 1924, our mission is focused on our continued evolution to meet the changing needs of our customers. Specializing in the refining and marketing of finished energy products, we operate Canada’s largest refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, and Ireland’s only refinery located in the village of Whitegate. We proudly serve customers with more than 1,000 fuelling locations and a network of distribution terminals spanning Eastern Canada, New England and in Ireland, operating under the Top brand. We are on a continuous journey of sustainable development, working to reduce our environmental footprint while continuing to provide safe and reliable energy to our customers. Named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for seven consecutive years, we are proud of our team and our longstanding commitment to our customers and our communities. Learn more at www.irvingoil.com.
Katherine d’Entremont
Irving Oil
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506.654.7162
Melissa Bailey
Anaergia Inc.
Melissa.Bailey@Anaergia.com
For additional information on Anaergia please see: www.anaergia.com
For Anaergia’s investor relations team please contact: IR@Anaergia.com
Mr. Erickson is the General Counsel of the Company, a position he has held since 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Erickson delivered strategic guidance and legal solutions for private-equity-controlled portfolio companies engaged in the development of critical water, energy and telecommunications infrastructure in the U.S. and abroad for government and multinational clients. He was most recently the Vice President, General Counsel of FDH Velocitel, Inc. Mr. Erickson has over 24 years of legal and project management experience and is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional – International (CCEP-I). He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maine School of Law.
Dr. Andrew BenedekChair & Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Benedek has held the role of CEO since founding Anaergia in 2007. He received his engineering degree (chemical) from McGill University in Montreal, Québec in 1966. By 1970, he had obtained a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington with a focus on wastewater treatment. Dr. Benedek then accepted a professorship at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario where he taught and conducted research to find ways of improving water quality. In 1980, Dr. Benedek founded ZENON with the purpose of developing cost effective membrane technologies for recycling wastewater. Under his leadership, ZENON invented, developed and commercialized many of the key membrane technologies used for water and wastewater treatment and became a global leader in this field.
Dr. Diana Mourato BenedekDirector
Dr. Mourato Benedek has been a director of Anaergia since the company was founded in 2007. Dr. Mourato Benedek has a PhD and a Master’s of Science degree in Civil Engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Québec. She is a pioneer in the development and commercialization of immersed membranes and membrane bioreactors in the field of municipal wastewater and drinking water treatment. Dr. Mourato Benedek was formerly a Senior Vice President at ZENON, responsible for North and South American and international operations. She has extensive experience in environmental sciences as head of the ZENON municipal business, which she founded and grew in five years to be the largest commercial division of ZENON while maintaining profitability year after year. She is also a former Vice President, Site Remediation at SNC Lavalin. Dr. Mourato Benedek is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Fibracast and is directly responsible for research and development and the continuous improvement of technology within the company. She was formerly the Chief Operating Officer of Anaergia and is currently a Managing Director of many of its international subsidiaries.
Peter GrossDirector
Mr. Gross has been a director with Anaergia since 2019. He is a three-time water entrepreneur, having started and grown domestic and international companies, a water/wastewater technology inventor with 10 patents covering treatment technologies, a board member on various water/wastewater companies, consultant and investor. Mr. Gross brings his experience doing business with enterprises ranging from small local entities to large governmental organizations in 88 countries around the world. His experience also includes supporting the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. State Department with water/wastewater treatment systems in some of the most challenging areas of the world. Since July 2016, Mr. Gross has been Chief Executive Officer of SURGE International, LLC where he guides start-up water/wastewater technology companies to achieve global success. As a consultant to Emerson Collective, LLC, Mr. Gross provides strategic water guidance while providing governance to portfolio companies through board participation.
Francis J. McKennaDirector
Mr. McKenna has held the position of director with Anaergia since 2020. Mr. McKenna is currently the Deputy Chair, Wholesale of TD Bank Group, a financial institution, a position he has held since 2006. He is also the Chair of the board of directors of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a global asset manager with approximately US$600 billion of assets under management, and the Chair of the compensation committee of the board of the directors of Canadian Natural Resources Limited. Mr. McKenna is a former Ambassador of Canada to the United States and was elected as Premier of the Province of New Brunswick from 1987 until 1997. Mr. McKenna is a Queen’s Counsel, a Member of the Queen’s Privy Council, a Member of the Order of New Brunswick and a Member of the Order of Canada. Mr. McKenna is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University, Queen’s University and the University of New Brunswick Law School and is also the recipient of 15 honorary degrees.
Douglas Fridrik ParkhillDirector
Mr. Parkhill has been a director with Anaergia since 2019. He currently serves as Executive Chairman of Sagicor Bank (Barbados), the first fully digital bank in the Caribbean. He led the development and execution of the digital bank's business plan over a two year period. Mr. Parkill also serves as a non-executive director on the boards of several private financial services companies. Previously, he was the Managing Director & Head, Strategic Advisory of Clariti Strategic Advisors Inc., providing advisory services to corporations and institutional investors. Mr. Parkhill served as the Chief Executive Officer of CIBC First Caribbean International Bank from 2011 to 2015. During this period, he was responsible for the restructuring of the bank, which resulted in a turnaround of its operating and financial performance. He joined Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”) in 2008 as Managing Director, Head of Cash Equities. During his tenure, CIBC became recognized as a Canadian leader in equity trading and equity capital markets. Prior to joining CIBC, Mr. Parkhill held several senior executive positions with the TMX Group Limited, including President and Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer. He was instrumental in the successful expansion of TMX Group’s listings and trading businesses outside of Canada. Mr. Parkhill has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, including managing banks, brokerage firms and exchanges. He is a graduate of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
Alan ViterbiDirector
Mr. Viterbi has been a director with Anaergia since 2019. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Liquid Environmental Solutions (“LES”) in 2002, serving as Chief Executive Officer from inception though 2019, as Chief Financial Officer from inception through 2009 and as Executive Chairman from 2019 through 2020. With 54 collection branches and 24 wastewater recycling plants servicing customers in all 50 states, LES collects, treats and beneficially recovers materials from a wide variety of wastewater sources, including grease traps, oil water separators, industrial and manufacturing processes and used cooking oil. Mr. Viterbi was previously a co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Public Technologies, a North American market leader in traffic photo enforcement, from its inception through to the sale of the business to Lockheed Martin, where he then served as Vice President of Photo Enforcement. Prior to entering the private sector, Mr. Viterbi was the Mayor of West Hollywood, California and a member of the first city council after incorporation from 1984 to 1988. He has also served on various public agency boards, including as a member of the California Export Finance Board, and in a number of leadership roles in various community organizations. His holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Master’s degree in Business Administration, including graduate coursework in accounting, from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Fellowship with the Coro Foundation.
Richard ChowDirector
Mr. Chow is an Advisor to Inclusive Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based investment firm. He has close to 25 years of experience in the energy industry, having served as CEO, president, and/or board member for several companies. Most recently, Mr. Chow has been a Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow at Stanford University, where he continues to serve as an advisor to the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy. Previously, Mr. Chow founded Ridge Energy Services in 2016, an oilfield services company focused on geothermal, and sold the company assets to Iceland Drilling in 2020. For close to ten years, he was a portfolio CEO for a group of institutional investors, including Riverstone Holdings, a $30 billion private equity firm investing across the entire energy value chain globally. In this capacity, he served as the CEO and Board member for ThermaSource (geothermal) and President of US Biodiesel (biofuels). In the 1990s, Mr. Chow served as the President of a Bechtel Enterprises joint venture with PacifiCorp (EnergyWorks) that developed renewable energy and on-site generation projects in Southeast Asia. He began his career in energy developing coal and natural gas power projects before transitioning to focus on the development of renewable energy projects, such as wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and now, renewable natural gas.
The Atlantica Centre for Energy proactively engages with industry, government, the education and research sectors, and the public to foster sustainable growth related to energy opportunities in Atlantic Canada. As a non-profit organization, our membership represents the largest employers, producers, distributors, and consumers of energy in the Atlantic region.
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Attn Lori Clark Why do yo keep asking Roger Richard if I will be attending the EUB hearing?
David Amos<motomaniac333@gmail.com> | Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 9:18 AM |
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Obviously I am not there today nor am I coming so the Saint John cops can quit hanging around the meeting rooms at the Delta looking for me and do something important like catching crooks If you wish to speak to me I have no doubt that Colleen Dentremont saved my cell number after she finally called me back last week | |
Methinks Jacky Boy Keir and his LIEbrano cohorts are too Happy Happy Happy these days to suit some folks N'esy Pas Minister Mikey Holland?
MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)<fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca> | Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 8:21 AM |
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---------- Original message ---------- From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)"<fin.minfinance-financemin. Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 03:52:22 +0000 Subject: RE: Methinks Minister Mikey Holland and the CBC are way past too late to try to act ethical now N'esy Pas Higgy? To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your comments. Le ministère des Finances accuse réception de votre correspondance électronique. Soyez assuré(e) que nous apprécions recevoir vos commentaires. https://www.cbc.ca/news/ Want to understand Hydro-Québec's Mactaquac plan? Look south of the border While Quebec will sell more energy to New Brunswick, New England may be the real target Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Jan 20, 2020 5:00 AM AT 14 Comments David Raymond Amos Oh My My Methinks Jacky Boy Keir and his cohorts are too Happy Happy Happy these days to suit some folks N'esy Pas? David Raymond Amos Reply to @David Raymond Amos: Methinks some of Minister Mikey's minions must recall the NB-NBSO-NERC MOU that Jacky Boy Keir signed On Oct 3rd, 2008 if not not the EUB and Neil Jacobsen now working for Atlantica certainly should N'esy Pas? Enjoy a little Deja Vu You dudes were having your yap sessions while Higgy sent other people to meet secretly at the WU Centre in order for Yankees to create a very questionable "Strawman Report" for the benefit of NB Power and the EUB N'esy Pas? July 29, 2019/le 29 juillet 2019 STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS/ COMITÉ PERMANENT DES COMPTES PUBLICS AGENDA/ORDRE DU JOUR Tuesday, August 6, 2019, from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m./ le mardi 6 août 2019 de 13 h à 18 h Donald Darling Mayor of Saint John/Maire de Saint John City of Saint John/Ville de Saint John Judy Wagner Former Clerk of the Executive Council/Ancienne greffière du Conseil exécutif Current Deputy Minister of Policy and Legislative Affairs and Secretary to Cabinet/ Sous-ministre actuelle des politiques et des affaires législatives et secrétaire du Cabinet Executive Council Office/Bureau du Conseil exécutif Brian Gallant, Q.C./c.r. Former Premier of New Brunswick/Ancien premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick Member of the Legislative Assembly for Shediac Bay-Dieppe/ Député provincial de Baie-de-Shediac—Dieppe Jack Keir Former Working Group Member and employee of the Office of the Premier/ Ancien membre du groupe de travail et employé du Cabinet du premier ministre Lee C. 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Former Deputy Attorney General/Ancien sous-procureur général Wednesday, August 7, 2019, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m., from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. le mercredi 7 août 2019 de 9 h à 12 h, de 13 h à 18 h Joint Working Committee/Comité de travail mixte Province of New Brunswick Members/ Membres représentant le gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick Joel Dickinson Former Co-Chair of Joint Working Committee/ Ancien coprésident du comité de travail mixte Current Assistant Deputy Minister and Deputy Chief Operating Officer/ Sous-ministre adjoint et chef adjoint des opérations actuel Executive Council Office/Bureau du Conseil exécutif Elizabeth Hayward Current Secretary to the Working Committee/ Secrétaire actuelle du comité de travail Current Senior Advisor to the Deputy Minister for Policy and Legislative Affairs/Conseillère principale actuelle de la sous-ministre des politiques et des affaires législatives Executive Council Office/Bureau du Conseil exécutif City of Saint John Members/ Membres représentant la ville de Saint John Neil Jacobsen Former Co-Chair of Joint Working Committee and Acting City Manager/ Ancien coprésident du comité de travail mixte et directeur municipal par intérim Current Deputy City Manager/Directeur municipal adjoint actuel City of Saint John/Ville de Saint John Jeff Trail Former Co-Chair of Joint Working Committee and Saint John City Manager/Ancien coprésident du comité de travail mixte et directeur municipal de Saint John Current Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/ Directeur municipal adjoint actuel City of Fredericton/Ville de Fredericton Kevin Fudge Commissioner of Finance and Treasurer/ Commissaire des finances et trésorier City of Saint John/Ville de Saint John Cheryl Hansen Deputy Minister/Sous-ministre Department of Finance and Treasury Board/ Ministère des Finances et Conseil du trésor Patricia MacKenzie Deputy Secretary to Cabinet/Secrétaire adjointe du Cabinet Executive Council Office/Bureau du Conseil exécutif Jordan O’Brien Former Chief of Staff/Ancien chef de cabinet Office of the Premier/Cabinet du premier ministre Jacques Pinet Former Chief Executive Officer, Jobs Board Secretariat/ Ancien président-directeur général, Secrétariat du Conseil de l’emploi Former President of the Regional Development Corporation/ Ancien président de la Société de développement régional Thursday, August 8, 2019, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m., from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. le jeudi 8 août 2019 de 9 h à 12 h, de 13 h à 18 h Ann Marie Wood-Seems Vice President/Vice-présidente Regional Development Corporation/Société de développement régional Kelli Simmonds Deputy Minister/Sous-ministre Department of Environment and Local Government/ Ministère de l’Environnement et des Gouvernements locaux Kim MacPherson Auditor General/Vérificatrice générale Office of the Auditor General of New Brunswick/ Bureau du vérificateur général du Nouveau-Brunswick http://www.atlanticaenergy. Senior Policy Consultant Neil Jacobsen neil.jacobsen@atlanticaenergy. Neil JacobsonNeil’s exposure to the energy sector is deep-rooted. Neil previously served as Assistant Deputy Minister with the New Brunswick Department of Energy and Mines, where he led the team that managed energy related policy, planning and regulatory affairs activities for the Province of New Brunswick. Neil recently co-led a strategic “value-optimization” initiative with the City of Saint John and Saint John Energy focused on positioning the utility and municipality for sustainable growth through product and service innovation and the pursuit of new renewable energy development opportunities. Neil has also spent close to two decades successfully promoting economic growth and diversification in the greater Saint John and Fundy regions of New Brunswick, having worked in a management capacity for the Saint John YMCA-YWCA Enterprise Centre, Business Development Bank of Canada, Saint John Waterfront Development Partnership and Enterprise Saint John. Through these organizations he has supported local small business start-ups, coordinated the delivery of a wide range of small business training and consulting programs, managed a growing portfolio of business relocation and investment prospects, and co-launched a nationally recognized multi-million dollar community redevelopment project on the Saint John waterfront. Neil grew up involved in a successful family business and has owned and operated multiple small businesses. He attended the State University of New York (with honors) and McGill University, where he received his Bachelor of Engineering degree. He later went on to receive his Master of Business Administration degree from the Ivey Business School at Western University in London, Ontario, and recently completed his certificate in Labour Relations from the Industrial Relations Centre (IRC) at Queen’s University. Neil also achieved green belt certification as a lean six sigma process improvement facilitator in 2017 and was appointed as a Graduate School Teaching Associate (GSTA) in the School of Graduate Studies at the University of New Brunswick in 2019. Neil has been actively involved in a wide range of community organizations, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Fundy Trail Development Authority, Atlantica Centre for Energy, Uptown Saint John, Family Services Saint John and First Night Saint John (founding President). Neil has also served as the Chair of Small Business Week for the Fundy Region and Co-Chair of the Saint John Board of Trade’s Business and Community Development Committee. He remains an active volunteer with the Greater Saint John YMCA, including Chair of the 2019 Red Triangle Awards Gala and participation on the YMCA’s Endowment Fund Bursary Committee. In 2015 Neil was recognized by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Honourable Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, “as one of Canada’s Resource Champions for his outstanding efforts to promote natural resources development and trade in Canada”. Neil was also invited by the US State Department in 2013 to participate in their International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The IVLP Program focused on US-Canada energy policy issues and involved interacting with government, industry, NGO and academic leaders in Washington, Houston and Denver. Neil was one of three Canadian participants. NEW BRUNSWICK ENERGY and UTILITIES BOARD COMMISSION DE L’ENERGIE ET DES SERVICES PUBLICS N.-B. Matter 452 IN THE MATTER OF an application by New Brunswick Power Corporation for approval and Advanced Metering Infrastructure capital project Held at the Delta Hotel, Saint John, N.B. on January 16th 2020. Members of the Board: Mr. Francois Beaulieu - Vice-Chairman Mr. Michael Costello - Member Mr. Patrick Ervin - Member NB Energy and Utilities Board: Ms. Ellen Desmond, Q.C. Mr. David Young Mr. John Lawton Mr. Michael Dickie Chief Clerk: Ms. Kathleen Mitchell Page 517 VICE-CHAIRMAN: I will start with the appearances with NB Power Corporation? MR. FUREY: Good morning, Mr. Vice-Chair. John Furey accompanied this morning by Ms. Doucett, Ms. Clark and4 Ms. Poirier. VICE-CHAIRMAN: Good morning, Mr. Furey. Atlantica Centre for Energy? No one is here for Atlantica. Mr. Bourque? Mr. Bourque is not here. J.D. Irving, Limited? MR. STEWART: Christopher Stewart, Mr. Vice-Chair. VICE-CHAIRMAN: Good morning, Mr. Stewart. MR. STEWART: Good morning. VICE-CHAIRMAN: James D. Lane? Mr. Lane is not here. Liberty Utilities? Mr. Callaghan is not here. Our Environment, Our Choice? Mr. Mckinley is not here. Dr. Richard? DR. RICHARD: Oui, je suis ici avec Dr. Tatoutchoup. VICE-CHAIRMAN: Bon matin, Dr. Richard. DR. RICHARD : Merci. VICE-CHAIRMAN: T4G Limited? Mr. Flood is not here. Utilities Municipal? MR. STOLL: Good morning, Mr. Chair, Scott Stoll and with me is Mr. Garrett. VICE-CHAIRMAN: Good morning, Mr. Stoll. The Public Intervener? MS. BLACK: Good morning, Mr. Vice-Chair. Heather Black. VICE-CHAIRMAN: Good morning, Ms. Black. And New 2 Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board? MS. DESMOND: Good morning. It is Ellen Desmond. VICE-CHAIRMAN: Good morning, Ms. Desmond. So Mr. Furey, 5 we have got the continuance of -- MR. FUREY: Yes. VICE-CHAIRMAN: -- the examination of Mr. Gilbert? MR. FUREY: Mr. Gilbert is available for cross-examination by Dr. Richard. | |
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