\u00a0By Natasha Bulowski Local Journalism Initiative\u00a0\u00a0 BP wants to expand and supply natural gas in New Brunswick, according to an application filed to the provincial regulator. The application said the company would not be selling directly to residents and was filed to the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board on Oct. 25 \u2014 four days after Premier Susan Holt was elected. \u201cIt shows that they have a renewed interest in the Maritimes and shows that they’re thinking long term,\u201d Mario Levesque, a political science professor at Mount Allison University, told Canada\u2019s National Observer in a phone interview. \u201cIt’s not going to change over the next year or two or three, but \u2026 they’re kind of lining up their ducks in order to be prepared on the ground for when things… <\/p>\n
\u00a0By Natasha Bulowski Local Journalism Initiative\u00a0\u00a0 BP wants to expand and supply natural gas in New Brunswick, according to an application filed to the provincial regulator. The application said the company would not be selling directly to residents and was filed to the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board on Oct. 25 \u2014 four days after Premier Susan Holt was elected. \u201cIt shows that they have a renewed interest in the Maritimes and shows that they’re thinking long term,\u201d Mario Levesque, a political science professor at Mount Allison University, told Canada\u2019s National Observer in a phone interview. \u201cIt’s not going to change over the next year or two or three, but \u2026 they’re kind of lining up their ducks in order to be prepared on the ground for when things... <\/p>\n