News release

Intended Applicants for Gas Distribution

The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has received nine notices of intention to apply for franchises under the Gas Distribution Act -- two for provincewide distribution and seven for specific areas.

Interventions must be filed with the board by Jan. 7. The deadline for detailed franchise applications is Jan. 29, and a public hearing to consider applications will begin April 12.

THE LIST OF INTENDED APPLICANTS

Provincewide

Maritimes NRG (Nova Scotia) Ltd. c/o Stephen Bart, General Manager 1801 Hollis St., Suite 1710 Halifax, N.S. B3J 3N4 Tel: 902-420-0120 Fax: 902-420-1019 Toll free: 1-877-724-4674

Sempra Atlantic Gas Inc. c/o John A. Young Boyne Clarke P.O. Box 876 Dartmouth, N.S. B2Y 3Z5 Tel: 902-469-9500 Fax: 902-463-7500

Specific Areas

Town of Amherst c/o Ron Patterson, Town Engineer P. O. Box 516 Amherst, N.S. B4H 4A1 Tel: 902-667-7743 Fax: 902-667-3356

Town of Annapolis Royal c/o A. Sherman Hudson, Clerk-Treasurer P.O. Box 310 Annapolis Royal, N.S. B0S 1A0 Tel: 902-532-2043 Fax: 902-532-7443

Antigonish Community Gas Cooperative Ltd. c/o Dr. Mary Hurst 104B Post Road Antigonish, N.S. B2G 2K5 Tel: 902-863-3330 Fax: 902-863-4095

Town of Berwick c/o Mayor John P. Prall P.O. Box 130 Berwick, N.S. B0P 1E0 Tel: 902-538-8068 Fax: 902-538-3724

Central Annapolis Valley Natural Gas Co-operative c/o Byron McDonald, Executive Director P.O. Box 395 Kingston, N.S. B0P 1R0 Tel: 902-765-2294 Fax: 902-765-6454

Town of Port Hawkesbury/ Town of Mulgrave/ Municipality of the County of Inverness c/o James N. Davis P.O. Box 10 Port Hawkesbury, N.S. B0E 2V0 Tel: 902-625-2746 or 625-1800 Fax: 902-625-0040

Pictou County Joint Expenditure Board c/o Hank Dunnewold, Chair 980 East River Road New Glasgow, N.S. B2H 3S8 Tel: 902-752-6159 Fax: 902-755-2722

Copies of the notices of intention to apply are available for inspection at the office of the board and at the following locations:

Annapolis Valley Regional Library 95 Cornwallis St., Kentville

Cape Breton Regional Library (McConnell Memorial Library) 50 Falmouth St., Sydney

Colchester-East Hants Regional Library 754 Prince St., Truro

Cumberland Regional Library 21 Acadia St., Amherst

Eastern Counties Regional Library Reeves Street, Port Hawkesbury

Halifax Regional Library 5381 Spring Garden Rd., Halifax

Pictou/Antigonish Regional Library 182 Dalhousie St., New Glasgow

South Shore Regional Library 547 King St., Bridgewater

Western Counties Regional Library 405 Main St., Yarmouth

Copies of individual notices of intention to apply may also be requested from the applicants.

Inventions should be filed with:<br x='1'/>
The Clerk
Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board
Third Floor, 1601 Lower Water St.
Box 1692, Unit M
Halifax, N.S. B3J 3S3
Tel: 902-424-4448
Fax: 902-424-3919
E-mail: [email protected]