David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Methinks Mindless Mikey Holland the latest Minister to oversee NB Power has a lot more to be concerned about these days than Hunting Turkeys N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-resource-development-minister-wild-turkey-hunt-1.4907486
New resource development minister sets sights on turkey hunt
It’s easy to see wild turkeys if you know where to look, says naturalist Jim Wilson
Wild turkey numbers have been growing slowly for years, and it may not be long before New Brunswickers are able to hunt them.
Mike Holland, the new minister of energy and resource development, said the wheels are in motion to develop a wild turkey wildlife management program.
While it's still in the early stages, Holland said he expects to have department officials working on the subject within a month.
"We have a population of birds that are in the province now, so what we are looking forward to now, in addition to hunting them, is having the ability to start putting together manageable research on a species of wildlife in the province that we currently don't have a lot of information on," Holland said.
A lifelong hunter himself, Holland is a former board member of the Canadian Wild Turkey Federation.
"I've spent my entire life in some way, shape or form engaged in our hunting heritage and outdoor lifestyle, so it's a file and it's a department with which I have a significant amount of practical experience," said Holland, whose Albert campaign signs for the September election said "Preserving our outdoor heritage."
Holland said his connections to the hunting and outdoors community will be valuable in bringing stakeholders to the table during the development of the wild turkey program.
He said he wants to ensure all interest groups that would be affected by or benefit from a wild turkey management program are involved in the development of the plan.
While there is no official count of wild turkeys in New Brunswick, Holland said that based on reports of sightings across the province there are upwards of 1,000 birds.
Jim Wilson, a naturalist who lives in Quispamsis, said it's pretty easy to find wild turkeys in the province if you know where to look.
"There seem to be wild turkeys that are doing reasonably well in certain parts of New Brunswick," Wilson said. "Near the Maine border there appears to be a population that could be getting close to or maybe even is self-sustaining, but it's not a large population from what I know."
Wilson said wild turkeys tend to do best in agricultural areas or near human habitation. Those are places where it's easiest for the birds to find food all year long.
"It's pretty easy to find wild turkeys in Charlotte county and also certain areas of Carleton county."
While Wilson hasn't tracked the numbers himself, he said the species does seem to be doing better in certain areas than it ever has.
However,
Wilson also cautioned against weighing sightings of birds that appear
in an area one year and are gone the next. He said those are likely
birds that were released from captivity in an effort to increase the
population.
Turkeys that may have migrated from northern parts of Maine stand a better chance of taking root in the province.
Turkeys don't migrate like other birds, Wilson said, but they do expand their range by walking, which could explain their slow growth in New Brunswick.
"It may be that they've made their way through some of the coniferous forests that don't have a lot of food for them by walking along hydro lines or even pipelines, gas pipelines, that would have deciduous foliage and deciduous shrubbery and be kind of be almost a roadway that would bring them in the direction of New Brunswick."
Wilson said he isn't a biologist, so he doesn't know for sure what effect the growing turkey population might have on the ecology of the province, but the fact that they've been able to survive suggests they've filled a niche in the environment.
"If it's a gradual thing and they are doing it on a natural basis … I would think it wouldn't necessarily be negative for other forms of wildlife."
Holland said it's his department's responsibility to gather data and manage any wildlife species in the province, including turkeys.
"What we've got is a species that is unchecked, unmanaged and basically we're not following through on that. That's the concern."
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David Amos
Methinks CBC should review all the documents I sent Ms Harris byway of a courier "signature required" in July of 2002 N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos You are off the subject.
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Ask the politicians at your door if they know who David Amos is and what
do they know of his issues with KPMG and NB Power etc If they play dumb
just tell them to Google me and laugh as they run off
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-mindless-liebrano-minister-ricky.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/power-rates-increase-august-nb-power-1.4764640
Power rates increase Aug. 1, but they won't go as high as NB Power hoped
Residential and industrial rates will go up 0.96 per cent
· CBC News · Posted: Jul 27, 2018 4:29 PM AT
The price of electricity is set to rise across New Brunswick on Aug. 1, but not as much as NB Power had hoped.
The New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board has approved a proposal to raise residential and industrial rates as well as rates for municipal utilities by 0.96 per cent beginning next Wednesday.
Rates to commercial and institutional customers will go up even less — 0.4 per cent — to address a history of overcharging of that group that is to be gradually fixed over the next several years
NB Power originally applied last fall for an average two per cent rate hike to take effect in April, but following a long and controversial hearing in front of the EUB last winter and spring, several issues arose that caused the increase to be cut.
In March, NB Power voluntarily proposed lowering the average rate hike to 1.5 per cent after receiving a substantial settlement from insurance companies over problems encountered nearly a decade ago during the refurbishment of the nuclear generating station at Point Lepreau.
Then last week, the EUB disallowed a number of NB Power's proposed expenditures this year as unnecessary — including withholding permission for the adoption of smart meters — and ordered further reductions in NB Power's proposed rate hike to reflect that.
On
Thursday, NB Power sent a letter to the EUB, recalculating rate
increases to comply with its order. The board approved the new rate
structure Friday afternoon.
The new charges are not retroactive to April 1.
"The rate increases will recover 8/12th of the revenue increase for 2018/19," NB Power noted in its letter to the board.
The New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board has approved a proposal to raise residential and industrial rates as well as rates for municipal utilities by 0.96 per cent beginning next Wednesday.
Rates to commercial and institutional customers will go up even less — 0.4 per cent — to address a history of overcharging of that group that is to be gradually fixed over the next several years
Lower average rate hike
In March, NB Power voluntarily proposed lowering the average rate hike to 1.5 per cent after receiving a substantial settlement from insurance companies over problems encountered nearly a decade ago during the refurbishment of the nuclear generating station at Point Lepreau.
Then last week, the EUB disallowed a number of NB Power's proposed expenditures this year as unnecessary — including withholding permission for the adoption of smart meters — and ordered further reductions in NB Power's proposed rate hike to reflect that.
The new charges are not retroactive to April 1.
"The rate increases will recover 8/12th of the revenue increase for 2018/19," NB Power noted in its letter to the board.
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David Amos
Methinks folks in New Brunswick who do not enjoy getting NB Power bills should ask the politicians knocking on their doors this summer some serious questions about the Crown Corporation we all have a stake in that they wish to oversee if their political party wins the next provincial mandate N'esy Pas?
If CBC permits I will list a few questions of mine that I asked many people involved in the EUB 375 Matter and was illegally barred for my efforts. FYI I have not been barred from the EUB 357 Matter yet and that fact has the party leaders Premier Gallant, Mr Higgs, Mr Coon, Mr Austin and Ms MacKenzie, very nervous campers indeed.
David Amos
@David Amos
First things first. KPMG audits NB Power at our expense.
I do not trust that company or its work. I am a whistle-blower against the actions of KPMG and many federal authorities in Canada and the USA have been made well aware of that fact for many years.
All Public documents pertaining to NB Power and its doings before the PUB and the EUB can be found byway of their archives.
http://www.nbeub.ca/all-current-matters-decisions
In order to prove my sincerity I filed many documents etc in the 357 Matter and I am quoted within the transcripts of the hearings as I properly opposed the actions of NB Power and the EUB's questionable delay of the matter until after the next election.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hearing-nb-power-rate-design-smart-meters-1.4305685
First things first. KPMG audits NB Power at our expense.
I do not trust that company or its work. I am a whistle-blower against the actions of KPMG and many federal authorities in Canada and the USA have been made well aware of that fact for many years.
All Public documents pertaining to NB Power and its doings before the PUB and the EUB can be found byway of their archives.
http://www.nbeub.ca/all-current-matters-decisions
In order to prove my sincerity I filed many documents etc in the 357 Matter and I am quoted within the transcripts of the hearings as I properly opposed the actions of NB Power and the EUB's questionable delay of the matter until after the next election.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hearing-nb-power-rate-design-smart-meters-1.4305685
David Amos
@David Amos
After the 357 was delayed I immediately intervened in the 375 Matter at the request of my friend Dr. Roger Richard in order to assist him with his concerns about smart meters etc. Just before the Pre-Hearing conference began on October 31st, 2017 NB Power filed a motion to have me barred from the Hearing. In support of the malice NB Power filed many of my documents from the 357 matter in an edited fashion and documents of their own pertaining to the legal actions of a friend of Charles Leblanc whom I have no respect for whatsoever. The EUB sided with NB Power and barred me as an Intervener but permitted me to remain and advise Dr Roger Richard and speak at the upcoming Public Session the following year. I attended every day that my friend Dr Richard did wand was seated beside him on the first day of the Hearing when NB Power tried the same trick with Dr Richard as they did with me and attempted to have all his work thrown out and his expert witness denied standing. Trust that I take credit for making certain that NB Power failed that time. During the hearings I did not interfere with the proceedings and hardly spoke to anyone else but my friends Dr Richard and Gerald Bourque. The transcript of the Pre-Hearing Conference is available as are all the others but most particularly the one for the Public Session. However I strongly disagree with the transcript of the Public Session and the EUB will not provide a recording of the session so that I can refute the transcript.
Much to the chagrin of wealthy people such as Mr Cormier who is happy to pay NB I do plan to settle may concerns about NB Power and the EUB's actions against me in a court with the proper jurisdiction as is my righ tto do under the Charter.
After the 357 was delayed I immediately intervened in the 375 Matter at the request of my friend Dr. Roger Richard in order to assist him with his concerns about smart meters etc. Just before the Pre-Hearing conference began on October 31st, 2017 NB Power filed a motion to have me barred from the Hearing. In support of the malice NB Power filed many of my documents from the 357 matter in an edited fashion and documents of their own pertaining to the legal actions of a friend of Charles Leblanc whom I have no respect for whatsoever. The EUB sided with NB Power and barred me as an Intervener but permitted me to remain and advise Dr Roger Richard and speak at the upcoming Public Session the following year. I attended every day that my friend Dr Richard did wand was seated beside him on the first day of the Hearing when NB Power tried the same trick with Dr Richard as they did with me and attempted to have all his work thrown out and his expert witness denied standing. Trust that I take credit for making certain that NB Power failed that time. During the hearings I did not interfere with the proceedings and hardly spoke to anyone else but my friends Dr Richard and Gerald Bourque. The transcript of the Pre-Hearing Conference is available as are all the others but most particularly the one for the Public Session. However I strongly disagree with the transcript of the Public Session and the EUB will not provide a recording of the session so that I can refute the transcript.
Much to the chagrin of wealthy people such as Mr Cormier who is happy to pay NB I do plan to settle may concerns about NB Power and the EUB's actions against me in a court with the proper jurisdiction as is my righ tto do under the Charter.
David Amos
@David Amos The question I
would ask any politician who knocks on your door this summer is simple.
Ask the politicians if they know who David Amos is and what do they know
of his issues with KPMG and NB Power etc. If they play dumb just tell
them to Google me and laugh as they run off.
Lou Bell
I think NB Power should own
up to the huge flooding problem they contributed to this past spring and
address the HUGE problem they had with their gates at the Mactaquac
Dam. They have a big problem and got caught with their pants down on the
latest flood , contributing " BIGLY " to the problems downriver !
David Amos
@Lou Bell I agree
Colin Seeley
N’esy Pas
“Green Party Leader David Coon said continued increases in the debt show that both the Liberals and PCs have ignored calls to create and stick to a debt management plan.
He said the increased revenues are not reflected in the quality of public services.
"This government has been failing to govern," Coon said.
"They don't seem to recognize that when they got elected, they were elected to run a government, not to run an election campaign for four years to try and resume power four years later."
Bravo !
“Green Party Leader David Coon said continued increases in the debt show that both the Liberals and PCs have ignored calls to create and stick to a debt management plan.
He said the increased revenues are not reflected in the quality of public services.
"This government has been failing to govern," Coon said.
"They don't seem to recognize that when they got elected, they were elected to run a government, not to run an election campaign for four years to try and resume power four years later."
Bravo !
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "N’esy Pas"
Methinks I should say thanks for emulating me some more. Trust that I am doing my best to make you somewhat infamous in the blogger domain. Trust that Mr Coon's blogger buddy Chucky Leblanc is always the first to know. After all even CBC knows that I gave Chucky his first computer in 2004 while I was running in the election of the 38th Parliament. Everybody "In the Know" knows that in 2006 after I ran in the election of the 39th Parliament in Fat Fred City it was within Chucky's blog that I first used the "N'esy Pas" expression to tease him about Chiac because he and I were raised in the same area of Beausejour. Now you know it too N'esy Pas?
Methinks I should say thanks for emulating me some more. Trust that I am doing my best to make you somewhat infamous in the blogger domain. Trust that Mr Coon's blogger buddy Chucky Leblanc is always the first to know. After all even CBC knows that I gave Chucky his first computer in 2004 while I was running in the election of the 38th Parliament. Everybody "In the Know" knows that in 2006 after I ran in the election of the 39th Parliament in Fat Fred City it was within Chucky's blog that I first used the "N'esy Pas" expression to tease him about Chiac because he and I were raised in the same area of Beausejour. Now you know it too N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Bravo !"
Methinks you should ask your hero Mr Coon why he supports the employment of smart meters and the further debt they will incur before the writ is dropped. I am considering running against him in Fat Fred City with no false illusions of being elected. Everybody knows why I would dearly love to debate Mr Coon in front an audience of his foes and fans N'esy Pas?
Methinks you should ask your hero Mr Coon why he supports the employment of smart meters and the further debt they will incur before the writ is dropped. I am considering running against him in Fat Fred City with no false illusions of being elected. Everybody knows why I would dearly love to debate Mr Coon in front an audience of his foes and fans N'esy Pas?
Aaron Allison
Time for the Auditor General to Conduct a FORENSIC AUDIT into NB POWER
David Amos
@Aaron Allison I wholeheartedly agree
Colin Seeley
How come someone Is approved to post calling me a Harperite!
Vs
I get disabled for putting the dope word after Tru.
N’esy-Pas?
Vs
I get disabled for putting the dope word after Tru.
N’esy-Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@Colin Seeley Not a perfect world N’esy-Pas?
Dan Armitage
@Colin Seeley commy media
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David Amos
David Amos
@Colin Seeley Methinks you
wish people to forget I labelled you as a Harperite after you called me
a Socialist last week N'esy Pas?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-power-smart-meter-program-1.4760651
BTW right wingnuts cry far too much I was blocked for merely posting YUP in agreement with Mr Holt in this comment section
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-power-smart-meter-program-1.4760651
BTW right wingnuts cry far too much I was blocked for merely posting YUP in agreement with Mr Holt in this comment section
David Amos
@Dan Armitage Here is a little Deja Vu for you
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-power-smart-meter-program-1.4760651
Colin Seeley
Try using your smart meter. The one sitting on your shoulders.
Just leave us alone !
David Amos
@Colin Seeley I concur
Rosco holt
@Colin Seeley
What smart meter sitting on their shoulders?
It's just a fancy hat rack.
Colin Seeley
I would rather spend for a Campobello ferry all year round vs a useless power meter.
Same for Gagetown.
Tolls should apply !
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Tolls should apply !"
We are already paying shadow tolls on the Highway thanks to your hero Bernie Lord. Why should we pay tolls for the ferries that the liberals took away from us if and whenever they are put back in service byway of our taxpayer funds?
Colin Seeley
@David Amos
Because you think like a socialist.
Colin Seeley
@David Amos
Times have changed. No more free rides.
Grand Manan pays. So should you.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-power-smart-meter-program-1.4760651
Colin Seeley
Try using your smart meter. The one sitting on your shoulders.
Just leave us alone !
David Amos
@Colin Seeley I concur
Rosco holt
@Colin Seeley
What smart meter sitting on their shoulders?
It's just a fancy hat rack.
Colin Seeley
I would rather spend for a Campobello ferry all year round vs a useless power meter.
Same for Gagetown.
Tolls should apply !
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Tolls should apply !"
We are already paying shadow tolls on the Highway thanks to your hero Bernie Lord. Why should we pay tolls for the ferries that the liberals took away from us if and whenever they are put back in service byway of our taxpayer funds?
Colin Seeley
@David Amos
Because you think like a socialist.
Colin Seeley
@David Amos
Times have changed. No more free rides.
Grand Manan pays. So should you.
David Amos
@David Amos
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Times have changed. No more free rides".
Methinks you talk just like a true blue Harperite You know the dude who called Maritimers defeatists. I bet you right wingnuts cringe every time I mention that particularly while I debated Mr Higgs' lawyer buddy Rob Moore in the last federal election N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Because you think like a socialist."
NOPE Everybody knows that last thing I am is a left wingnut or an activiist as the Fredericton cops called me last week or a "Ist " of any sort.
Methinks Mr Higgs and his fan club are upset because I think like any other Proud Maritimer blessed with common sense. If you had read any of my words within CBC you would see that I have no respect for any political ideology whatsoever. In my humble opinion it is the actions of greedy political parties that have caused all our troubles in the first place. I know I am not alone in this reasoning. Hence it should be a small wonder to anyone with two clues to rub together why so many folks don't bother to vote Things would truly change if they did N'esy Pas?
Colin Seeley
@David Amos
Huh. Weirdly put together reply.
David Amos
@Colin Seeley Methinks you seem rather redundant or merely rattled N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Times have changed. No more free rides."
Why is it that I am not surprised that CBC blocked certain replies to you?
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Times have changed. No more free rides".
Methinks you talk just like a true blue Harperite You know the dude who called Maritimers defeatists. I bet you right wingnuts cringe every time I mention that particularly while I debated Mr Higgs' lawyer buddy Rob Moore in the last federal election N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Because you think like a socialist."
NOPE Everybody knows that last thing I am is a left wingnut or an activiist as the Fredericton cops called me last week or a "Ist " of any sort.
Methinks Mr Higgs and his fan club are upset because I think like any other Proud Maritimer blessed with common sense. If you had read any of my words within CBC you would see that I have no respect for any political ideology whatsoever. In my humble opinion it is the actions of greedy political parties that have caused all our troubles in the first place. I know I am not alone in this reasoning. Hence it should be a small wonder to anyone with two clues to rub together why so many folks don't bother to vote Things would truly change if they did N'esy Pas?
Colin Seeley
@David Amos
Huh. Weirdly put together reply.
David Amos
@Colin Seeley Methinks you seem rather redundant or merely rattled N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Times have changed. No more free rides."
Why is it that I am not surprised that CBC blocked certain replies to you?
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David Amos
@Bernard Cormier "Not a perfect world N’esy-Pas?"
Amazing things never cease I agree with you for once and wish to thank you and your crybaby buddy for emulating me.
Methinks you should use you computer and surf on over to the EUB website and download the public documents that you are allowed to read in the 357 and 375 Matters. Whether you care or not these hearings have a effect on your fat bank account too. Trust that the Crown already knows I will be exercising my right to argue certain transcripts and documents pertaining to me in a REAL court of law. You should understand at least that much N'esy Pas?
Amazing things never cease I agree with you for once and wish to thank you and your crybaby buddy for emulating me.
Methinks you should use you computer and surf on over to the EUB website and download the public documents that you are allowed to read in the 357 and 375 Matters. Whether you care or not these hearings have a effect on your fat bank account too. Trust that the Crown already knows I will be exercising my right to argue certain transcripts and documents pertaining to me in a REAL court of law. You should understand at least that much N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos If you have money
to go to "REAL court of law" you should have enough money to pay your
electrical bill. It is pretty obvious you do a lot of talking but you
"remind" me (not directly) of a anti everything person.
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks a
lot of fancy people are laughing at the fact that even though you have
no idea who I am you keep attacking my integrity. If you think I have a
power bill when I don't even have a drivers licence or a health care
card or a SIN you are gravely mistaken. I don't need the stuff you hold
so dear to go court and argue lawyers and judges. Everybody knows I
have run for public office five times thus far after sued many lawyers
in the USA in REAL courts of law for many years Now I am suing the CROWN
N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos Good for you. If
you have money to give to the lawyers it will make their lives just
easier for them. I have an idea who you are. For what I can tell you are
surely different and I have noticed you really need an audience. I will
not express my judgement on you because I will not give you the
satisfaction of the attention. besides.. life will move on with or with
you.
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks you are in need of a lawyer not I Everybody knows I argue Pro Se N'esy Pas?
Alex Butt
Profit, profit, profit, its
all Mr thomas and the nb government cares about. They don't care one bit
on how much they damage and destroy this province as long as their
pockets are filled. It is getting to the point that electricity here is
becoming a luxury, and that power bills are getting so large that they
are almost half a family's mortgage!
David Amos
@Alex Butt True
David Stairs
well well well..I guess the
old ratepayer has got to pay for the Smart Meters..even if it's through
the back door...what a system....we own..and we pay the highest for
it...and we are told by the trough lickers how much of a bonus we will
have to give them for their useless efforts..
Rosco holt
@David Stairs
You can thank politicians who give sweet deals to big corporations.
You can thank politicians who give sweet deals to big corporations.
David Amos
@David Stairs Methinks folks
should ask NB Power why they asked the EUB to bar me as an Intervener in
the last hearing N'esy Pas?
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David Amos
@Rosco holt YUP
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos Methinks Maybe
..just maybe... you are a trouble maker. By the way do you work and pay
tax? N’esy-Pas? N’esy-Pas? N’esy-Pas?
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks you know exactly who I am N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Rosco holt Methinks it is
very strange to be blocked for merely agreeing with you byway of posting
one 3 letter word in the affirmative as I have done many times in the
past N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos Actually I don't and I don't care. For what I see here you are some piece of work!
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks in return I have every right to say the same about you N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@David Amos Methinks you should at least Google somebody's name before slandering them N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos Who care about
you. I have a good life. Went to school, college and had a career. I am
retired. I got my life together (early) so I don't have to worry about
the little things of life like bills. I am sorry about your life is not
what you expected but you had the same chance as I did.
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks I
would lay odds that I have had way more fun in my life that you could
even dream of. That said I am retired as well and at the very least I
have no doubt whatsoever I am giving a very nasty old wealthy
know-it-all a very bad day N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos Good for you on
your retirement... from what? What did you do in life to make this
country a better place? In any case you need a better hobby than
fighting with the government and people,
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks everybody knows what business I owned and who my family are N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier "In any case you need a better hobby than fighting with the government and people,"
Go figure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE
Go figure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos Don't put
yourself on a "all about me pedestal". This is about electrical power
rate and not about your "everybody knows about you" attitude. People
really don't care about your radical appearance and views. Almost
everybody is happy in Canada. It is a great country. If you don't fit in
move. Go to another country and see the life there.
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos Now I really feel
bad for you. I can understand why people reject you. You put that on
yourself. You give the impression of a cult leader with have tons of
radical ideas. Come on now.. You seem to think your looks does not
matter. I am not disrespecting you because you have the right to look
like you do. Don't forget people also have the right to judge you from
your appearance.
Pay your bills and move on. Anger will wear you out.
Pay your bills and move on. Anger will wear you out.
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier "Go to another country and see the life there"
Methinks everybody but you seems to know that I am married to an American woman and the Proud Father of two Yankees N'esy Pas?
Methinks everybody but you seems to know that I am married to an American woman and the Proud Father of two Yankees N'esy Pas?
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David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks it
was very foolish to slander me some more call me a cult leader with tons
of radical ideas just because you are jealous that I can still grow
hair that you quite likely can't. Furthermore I can have a shave and a
haircut anytime I wish There is no cure for stupidity N'esy Pas?
BTW Who do you think was the old dude sitting beside Dr Roger Richard advising him during the EUB hearings this year?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hearings-nb-power-smart-meters-1.4529640
BTW Who do you think was the old dude sitting beside Dr Roger Richard advising him during the EUB hearings this year?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hearings-nb-power-smart-meters-1.4529640
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos I don't follow
politics . I may not agree on a few things but I keep a good attitude
about life. I don't care about your views. If you are that good and have
all the answers why were you not elected? Thank god for democracy.
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks
your lawyer should inform you that slander becomes libel once its
published. In Canada libel is a criminal act under Section 300 Canadian
Criminal Code. The Crown cannot deny that it used that Section against
my former friend Byron Prior in NL years after I wrote his defence and
counterclaim when the liberal MP Bill Matthews sued him in January of
2005. In 2016 the Fredericton Police also wanted to use Section 300
against David Coon's blogger buddy Chucky Leblanc but everybody knows I
scared them off with a simple email mentioning my lawsuit in Federal
Court N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos Slander... for
what I see you sure have your share of passing judgement on others. In
any case I have thing more important thing to do than to give you
attention.
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier NOPE LIBEL
Methinks you should say hey to your lawyer for me about now N'eay Pas?
Paul Bourgoin
Industry is always the
favored for special rates, subsidies, secret back room deals. Joe
Public, the owner of New Brunswick subsidizes these deals as always,
also Joe is the victim of political Party Donations influence that sits
him in the back seat while industry in the front seat has the pass key
that opens every Ministers door and places them first in line!!
David Amos
@Paul Bourgoin YUP
David Amos
@Paul Bourgoin Methinks many
folks would find it very interesting that I am permitted to employ the
word posted above agreeing with you but I am blocked when I used it to
agree with Mr Holt N'esy Pas?
Katie Abbott
Another prime example that NB
Power is raising prices on the poor, not giving a damn about them and
continuing to not give a care. All they care about is getting rich.
Bernard Cormier
@Katie Abbott How is it only on the poor. It is harder for the poor to pay is what you mean.
Rosco holt
@Katie Abbott
Why should NB Powers bosses(government) care, when they can get away with it.
Why should NB Powers bosses(government) care, when they can get away with it.
David Amos
@Rosco holt Methinks even CBC
laughed as they watched me get barred from the hearing. If it was so
funny ask yourself why they never reported a thing about it. Methinks
its because CBC, the EUB and NB Power all work for the Crown N'esy Pas?
Colin Seeley
I would rather have free Energy than Medicare.
At the very least I would have insurance choices.
At the very least I would have insurance choices.
Bernard Cormier
@Colin Seeley Free electricity will never happen and Medicare is not free either. No free ride in life.
Rosco holt
@Colin Seeley
You get free electricity depending on your family name and bank account.
You get free electricity depending on your family name and bank account.
David Amos
@Rosco holt YUP
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks
that whereas the Crown won't give me a Medicare card I am allowed to
die for free with the government's assistance or rather the lack thereof
N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "At the very least I would have insurance choices"
Methinks you talk just like the true blue Harperite you are N'esy Pas?
Methinks you talk just like the true blue Harperite you are N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@Rosco holt Tell me again why people who pay taxes should pay for the poor.
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos And why don't you have a medicare card?
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier "why don't you have a medicare card?"
Methinks if you truly cared you should go to Federal Court in Fredericton and pull my docket N'esy Pas?
Methinks if you truly cared you should go to Federal Court in Fredericton and pull my docket N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos Listen I have a life and you are not in it. Come on tell us all.
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David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks
many people know I have done so many times. In fact I was likely on your
ballot at least once N'esy Pas?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier "Come on tell us all."
Methinks many people know I have done so many times. In fact I was likely on your ballot at least once Perhaps your lawyer should read this old comment section published before the last federal election N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-riding-profile-1.3274276
Methinks many people know I have done so many times. In fact I was likely on your ballot at least once Perhaps your lawyer should read this old comment section published before the last federal election N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-riding-profile-1.3274276
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos Methinks I don't care N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@Bernard Cormier by the way if you are going to write in french do it right. It is not "N'esy Pas" it is "n'est-ce pas"
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks you do not have the first clue about Blogger Boys from Beausejour and Chiac N'esy Pas?
Aaron Lagendyk
They're so greedy. More and
more getting solar panels for my home to reduce my bill seems necessary.
But it seems to me that NB power will just raise the price even higher.
Bernard Cormier
@Aaron Lagendyk Solar
panels are not that a good solution. If it was you would see a lots of
them already. In the end you still need a power distribution system for
the electricity you need at night. Who is going to pay for that.
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks you talk just like an NB Power employee N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos Nope not even close.
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks
anyone can see that its rather obvious that you do. If you had read
before you wrote you would noticed that I didn't say you were an NB
Power employee I said you talked just like one N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos Close enough. Why are you so angry?
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier "Why are you so angry?"
Methinks you should ask the Minister of Health and his friends in the RCMP N'esy Pas?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugUalUO8YY
Methinks you should ask the Minister of Health and his friends in the RCMP N'esy Pas?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugUalUO8YY
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos Video is bad.
Why is it only you that seems to having all these troubles. Have you
ever thought it is you. Again I am sorry about your angry mind.
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks its
not my fault that you cannot fathom a simple video after asking me to
explain my issues. Perhaps your lawyer will or the RCMP explain it to
you some sunny day when their boss Trudeau The Younger is seeking
reelection next year N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
I feel sad for complainers. It must be hard to live in a negative atmosphere all day long.
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks
folks should feel sorry for a poor clown who feels sad for such a silly
reason but the circus makes us laugh too much N'esy Pas?
Bernard Cormier
@David Amos I am not sad for myself. I pay my bills and don't worry about it.
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinsk everybody knows that I don't feel sorry for wealthy dudes who make fun of poor folks N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Bernard Cormier Methinks you
may know that I went to UNB in 1970 and gave engineering a try after I
had declined an invitation to attend Royal Military College for free
after I got 88 on my Math and Physic matix and did not have to write my
finals in High School in Fat Fred City My friend whose last name was
Cormier (any relation?) went to the same tests etc did attend RMC and
quit. When we crossed paths years later and I had my had my own
business underway he said I did the right thing Interesting N'esy Pas?
Daniel Roberts
In a province, remarkable in its ability to mismanage, overspend, under
achieve and generally slough off any attempts to audit and bring to task
the miscreants allowed to continuously feed at the always filled
government bonus trough, the misdeeds, the misrepresentation, the
unprepared and always comically tale spinning of NB Power is still the
champion example of how not to run a biz. Congrats! We know you will
continually whine and mix numbers not in an attempt to be better but to
hide and get your own way "for our benefit" Shame Shame! Double Shame.
EVERYBODY in this place, knows your name.
Sam Brown
@Daniel Roberts
Typical of a socialistic government like NB, which survives by wealth transfer from other Provinces ..........
Now you know the rest of the story
Good Day
Typical of a socialistic government like NB, which survives by wealth transfer from other Provinces ..........
Now you know the rest of the story
Good Day
Emery Hyslop-Margison
@Daniel Roberts Well stated.
NB Power doesn't require a rate increase, but an external systems and
procedure analysis of their bureaucratic, patronage-laden and
politically corrupt company.
Rosco holt
@Sam Brown
Yep, corporate socialism. Politicians doing everything to serve the chosen few, in hopes to get rewarded with a six figure board job(s) or a cushier government job.
Yep, corporate socialism. Politicians doing everything to serve the chosen few, in hopes to get rewarded with a six figure board job(s) or a cushier government job.
David Amos
@Emery Hyslop-Margison Methinks it needs an ethical auditor ASAP N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Emery Hyslop-Margison
Methinks many politicians and other people at UNB no doubt know why I
would take an immediate interest in what you have to say N'esy Pas?
https://twitter.com/DavidRayAmos/with_replies
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
There was nothing wrong with my friend's comment nor was there anything wrong with any of mine that you blocked for political reasons. Need I say Shame on CBC Again?
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-mindless-liebrano-minister-ricky.html
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Methinks the "Five Eyes" NATO and the Ruskies should enjoy the spit and chew I am having about the "Smart Grid" within CBC N'esy Pas Mr Prime Minister Trudeau The Younger?
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-mindless-liebrano-minister-ricky.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-power-smart-meter-program-1.4760651
NB Power continues push for smart meters after EUB dismissal
Gaëtan Thomas says NB Power will reapply in 6 to 18 months to adopt smart meters across province
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David Amos
Methinks NB Power knows that I am far from done with issue as well N'esy Pas?
al bekirkey
@David Amos well they already took them out of the box and cant return them so they gotta use them right
David Amos
@al bekirkey Methinks many a true word is said in jest N'esy Pas?
Roger Richard
« We do believe there will be value for our customers in the future. »
I wonder why it is so difficult to find advantages for the stakeholders? One big disadvantage, not talked about, is the health effects on us and the environment.
I wonder why it is so difficult to find advantages for the stakeholders? One big disadvantage, not talked about, is the health effects on us and the environment.
David Amos
@Roger Richard Mon Ami I agree as always N'esy Pas ?
Axel Roosevelt
Just install them anyway
without publicizing, who gives a hoot, most wouldn't notice or even be
aware what the difference is without this attention.
Paul Black
@Axel Roosevelt it’s a way
for NB Power to surveil you and charge you more for power during peak
times. Not to mention putting a mini microwave antenna next to your
head while you sleep.
Also, they are easily hacked. The smart meteres all communicate with other smart meters close by and they can be daisy-chained to do whatever the hacker wants.
They are a plague on freedom.
Also, they are easily hacked. The smart meteres all communicate with other smart meters close by and they can be daisy-chained to do whatever the hacker wants.
They are a plague on freedom.
David Amos
@Axel Roosevelt "who gives a hoot"
I do In fact methinks I just hooted again N'esy Pas?
I do In fact methinks I just hooted again N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Paul Black "Not to mention putting a mini microwave antenna next to your head while you sleep"
Methinks my friend Dr Roger Richard did his to point that out much to NB Power's' chagrin N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hearings-nb-power-smart-meters-1.4529640
Methinks my friend Dr Roger Richard did his to point that out much to NB Power's' chagrin N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hearings-nb-power-smart-meters-1.4529640
SarahRose Werner
@Axel Roosevelt - The cost of
installation will be passed on to customers, who will certainly be
aware that their rates have gone up. Most people "give a hoot" about
that.
Axel Roosevelt
@SarahRose Werner
don't care
don't care
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David Amos
@Axel Roosevelt Methinks you
talk just like a typical backroom political spin doctor who comments
within CBC with a fake name N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Axel Roosevelt Why is it that I am not surprised?
Stephen Long
@Axel Roosevelt You are a politician's dream.
Axel Roosevelt
@Stephen Long
I'm actually more than one dream's, my biological great-great grandfather impregnated the help on Campobello Island in like 1912 or something. You might have heard of him
I'm actually more than one dream's, my biological great-great grandfather impregnated the help on Campobello Island in like 1912 or something. You might have heard of him
David Amos
@Stephen Long Methinks if you
could have read the reply that CBC blocked you would have seen I
already pointed that out. However I must admit that this joker's reply
to you was even better than what CBC blocked. Now all know the score on
him N'esy Pas?
Rose Michaud
They don't save money for
anyone! It's not new technology. google - 'Ontario's smart meters
failing to cut electricity demand' or 'smart meter controversy'. It's
been well established that they don't save energy. People will still
get up at the same time, cook supper at the same time and watch TV at
the same time. What a waste of taxpayer money.
David Amos
@Rose Michaud YUP
Roy Nicholl
@Rose Michaud
No "meter" is going to save energy ... People's behaviours will save energy.
If people cannot directly see, or be held accountable, for their resource consumption, they will not modify their behaviour. Tenants in buildings with central heating leaving windows open in the winter is a prime example.
Even when people can see they are wasting resources, most will not modify their behaviour without a significant incentive or disincentive. Back to our tenants who leave windows open in the winter, simply pointing out they are wasting energy and asking them to close the windows rarely modifies behaviour. However, add the incentive of an energy surchage of $50.00+/month and behaviours will change.
As I indicated in another post, we have a goal of sufficiently improving the efficiency of our buildings to the point where their energy foot print is comparatively small to the average of current building stock. As such, the advantages of being able to consume off-peak electricity would further reduce the operating costs of these buildings.
No "meter" is going to save energy ... People's behaviours will save energy.
If people cannot directly see, or be held accountable, for their resource consumption, they will not modify their behaviour. Tenants in buildings with central heating leaving windows open in the winter is a prime example.
Even when people can see they are wasting resources, most will not modify their behaviour without a significant incentive or disincentive. Back to our tenants who leave windows open in the winter, simply pointing out they are wasting energy and asking them to close the windows rarely modifies behaviour. However, add the incentive of an energy surchage of $50.00+/month and behaviours will change.
As I indicated in another post, we have a goal of sufficiently improving the efficiency of our buildings to the point where their energy foot print is comparatively small to the average of current building stock. As such, the advantages of being able to consume off-peak electricity would further reduce the operating costs of these buildings.
Rose Michaud
@Roy Nicholl Hi Roy. I chose
to build a new, energy efficient home. I have a forced air system run by
a heat pump. I have ICF foundation. I have new energy efficient
appliances. A smart meter will not reduce my usage. It will just have
me, an energy conscience person who happens to get up at the same time
everyday and eat supper at the same time everyday, pay more. And it's
costing NBPower more to install the meter than they get from savings.
David Amos
@Rose Michaud Well put
While it sounds like you are taking more steps than most, we Canadians have a very poor societal understanding of energy efficiency {despite some of the early foundation research having occurred here in the 1960s and 1970s).
A heat-pump, ICF and Energy Star (Bin 2?) appliances, all good things in their own right, do not an energy efficient home make. Building codes here only require a minimum of R23 (walls) and R50 (roof/attic) insulation and have precious little to say about air sealing ... so that's what gets built 90% of the time.
In other nordic countries (Sweden, Norway) they've been building homes to a a higher standard (R50 walls, R70 roofs) with parameters for air leakage for a generation.
Taking things a step further, there are thousands of Passivhaus buildings in Europe, an order of magnitude less in North America, and three in the Fredericton area. A home built to this standard can be primarily heated and cooled by its occupants and their appliances and electronics and the buildings HRV (in our area, ancillary heating is required). Imagine a 2000 sqft home whose energy consumption costs $500 - $750 a year.
Roy Nicholl
@Rose Michaud
While it sounds like you are taking more steps than most, we Canadians have a very poor societal understanding of energy efficiency {despite some of the early foundation research having occurred here in the 1960s and 1970s).
A heat-pump, ICF and Energy Star (Bin 2?) appliances, all good things in their own right, do not an energy efficient home make. Building codes here only require a minimum of R23 (walls) and R50 (roof/attic) insulation and have precious little to say about air sealing ... so that's what gets built 90% of the time.
In other nordic countries (Sweden, Norway) they've been building homes to a a higher standard (R50 walls, R70 roofs) with parameters for air leakage for a generation.
Taking things a step further, there are thousands of Passivhaus buildings in Europe, an order of magnitude less in North America, and three in the Fredericton area. A home built to this standard can be primarily heated and cooled by its occupants and their appliances and electronics and the buildings HRV (in our area, ancillary heating is required). Imagine a 2000 sqft home whose energy consumption costs $500 - $750 a year.
David Amos
@Roy Nicholl Methinks by your
lament that you need to go back to Landlord school or pick another line
of work instead expecting the rest of us to pay for your failings as a
businessman N'esy Pas?
Roy Nicholl
@David Amos wrote:
" Methinks by your lament that you need to go back to Landlord school or
pick another line of work instead expecting the rest of us to pay for
your failings as a businessman N'esy Pas?" You're ad hominem remarks aside, I'm not sure how you arrived there at such a conclusion.
As a businessman, we chose to make the improvements we did because they have a demonstrated pay-back. We, and our tenants, benefit from the reduced operating costs.
I have no expectation for you or anyone else to pay for my ventures ... no should I be required to subsidize yours.
David Amos
@Roy Nicholl "I have no
expectation for you or anyone else to pay for my ventures ... no should I
be required to subsidize your"
Methinks if you are former military/CSE as you implied then I subsidized your fancy IT education which you are now using to make a fine living helping other greedy people to con my fellow Canadian citizens to finance malicious schemes with the "Smart Grid" for the Yankee's benefit N'esy Pas?
Methinks if you are former military/CSE as you implied then I subsidized your fancy IT education which you are now using to make a fine living helping other greedy people to con my fellow Canadian citizens to finance malicious schemes with the "Smart Grid" for the Yankee's benefit N'esy Pas?
Colin Seeley
Try using your smart meter. The one sitting on your shoulders.
Just leave us alone !
Just leave us alone !
David Amos
@Colin Seeley I concur
Rosco holt
@Colin Seeley
What smart meter sitting on their shoulders?
It's just a fancy hat rack.
What smart meter sitting on their shoulders?
It's just a fancy hat rack.
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David Amos
David Amos
@Rosco holt Methinks most of
the "hat racks" i saw involved in this matter were either bald or butt
ugly so they were far from fancy N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Rosco holt Methinks its strange that CBC did not like it when I disagreed with you for a change N'esy Pas?
Jason Inness
Maybe NB Power should stop
thinking of government as their shareholder, and think of us citizens as
their shareholders. We don't want these smart meters. They are not
going to help save us money.
The problem with NB Power is that is cannot scale. If it sells less electricity (i.e. demand goes down), they will charge us more per unit because their costs will continue to rise. It is the only business that you actually pay more per unit when demand goes down (defies convention economic theory)
The problem with NB Power is that is cannot scale. If it sells less electricity (i.e. demand goes down), they will charge us more per unit because their costs will continue to rise. It is the only business that you actually pay more per unit when demand goes down (defies convention economic theory)
David Amos
@Jason Inness Trust that NB Power and their political bosses are in not in the business of helping us money.
David Amos
@David Amos I forgot the important word "Save"
Frank Campbell
This is to benefit the
shareholders, not us the users... but it will be us that has to pay for
them...and Gaetan will receive his big bonus... THANK YOU EUB for seeing
this for what it is..... If they want it.... let them pay for it out of
their dividends and bonuses.
David Amos
@Frank Campbell FYI Trust that Mr Thomas knows that I have issues with WANO that have yet to be resolved
https://www.nbpower.com/en/about-us/news-media-centre/news/2018/nb-power-ceo-ga%C3%ABtan-thomas-appointed-chairman-of-the-atlanta-centre-governing-board-of-the-world-association-of-nuclear-operators/
https://www.nbpower.com/en/about-us/news-media-centre/news/2018/nb-power-ceo-ga%C3%ABtan-thomas-appointed-chairman-of-the-atlanta-centre-governing-board-of-the-world-association-of-nuclear-operators/
Colin Seeley
I would rather spend for a Campobello ferry all year round vs a useless power meter.
Same for Gagetown.
Tolls should apply !
Same for Gagetown.
Tolls should apply !
@Colin Seeley "Tolls should apply !"
We are already paying shadow tolls on the Highway thanks to your hero Bernie Lord. Why should we pay tolls for the ferries that the liberals took away from us if and whenever they are put back in service byway of our taxpayer funds?
We are already paying shadow tolls on the Highway thanks to your hero Bernie Lord. Why should we pay tolls for the ferries that the liberals took away from us if and whenever they are put back in service byway of our taxpayer funds?
Colin Seeley
@David Amos
Because you think like a socialist.
Because you think like a socialist.
Colin Seeley
@David Amos
Times have changed. No more free rides.
Grand Manan pays. So should you.
Times have changed. No more free rides.
Grand Manan pays. So should you.
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Times have changed. No more free rides".
Methinks you talk just like a true blue Harperite You know the dude who called Maritimers defeatists. I bet you right wingnuts cringe every time I mention that particularly while I debated Mr Higgs' lawyer buddy Rob Moore in the last federal election N'esy Pas?
Methinks you talk just like a true blue Harperite You know the dude who called Maritimers defeatists. I bet you right wingnuts cringe every time I mention that particularly while I debated Mr Higgs' lawyer buddy Rob Moore in the last federal election N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Because you think like a socialist."
NOPE Everybody knows that last thing I am is a left wingnut or an activiist as the Fredericton cops called me last week or a "Ist " of any sort.
Methinks Mr Higgs and his fan club are upset because I think like any other Proud Maritimer blessed with common sense. If you had read any of my words within CBC you would see that I have no respect for any political ideology whatsoever. In my humble opinion it is the actions of greedy political parties that have caused all our troubles in the first place. I know I am not alone in this reasoning. Hence it should be a small wonder to anyone with two clues to rub together why so many folks don't bother to vote Things would truly change if they did N'esy Pas?
Colin Seeley
@David Amos
Weirdly put together reply.
Weirdly put together reply.
Colin Seeley
@David Amos
Huh. Weirdly put together reply.
Huh. Weirdly put together reply.
David Amos
@Colin Seeley Methinks you seem rather redundant or merely rattled N'esy Pas?
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David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Huh. Weirdly put together reply".
Methinks that whereas you don't understand my reply about Harper calling Maritimers defeatists perhaps you will understand me explain it at the 38 minute point in this debate with the Conservative lawyer Rob Moore a good friend of Blaine your leader Mr Higgs N'esy Pas?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE
Methinks that whereas you don't understand my reply about Harper calling Maritimers defeatists perhaps you will understand me explain it at the 38 minute point in this debate with the Conservative lawyer Rob Moore a good friend of Blaine your leader Mr Higgs N'esy Pas?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Times have changed. No more free rides."
Why is it that I am not surprised that CBC blocked certain replies to you?
Why is it that I am not surprised that CBC blocked certain replies to you?
Dave Peters
If anyone thinks we need
Smart Meters after watching this video. Perhaps you can help me
convince NB Power to pay for power that I produce from home. Solar
Power is our best way forward currently. This will change as power
technology improves in the future.
David Amos
@Dave Peters FYI I have been
sharing that video with friends such as Dr Roger Richard for quite some
time However there is a far more scary one that should concern everyone
that I doubt CBC will allow me to post. So checkout their words on the
topic years ago.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-power-smart-grid-1.3424022
"Siemens Canada signed a $35 million contract with NB Power in July
2012 to help the utility develop a so-called smart grid to shift
energy generation and consumption away from peak demand periods.
Siemens also received $537,000 in payroll rebates from Invest New
Brunswick, at the time, to create jobs at its Fredericton lab. On
Thursday, Opportunities New Brunswick, the province's new economic
development agency, said it was handing over another $840,000.
The federal government's Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is
kicking in another $2 million for the new innovation network.
Roger Richard
Content disabled.
@Dave Peters We are being mislead with all this wifi technology. It is a problem that is not recognized enough.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VH-tTV33WE
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David Amos
There was nothing wrong with
my friend's comment nor was there anything wrong with any of mine that
you blocked for political reasons
Need I say Shame on CBC Again?
Roger Richard
Content disabled.
@Dave Peters We are being mislead with all this wifi technology. It is a problem that is not recognized enough.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VH-tTV33WE
Need I say Shame on CBC Again?
Roger Richard
Content disabled.
@Dave Peters We are being mislead with all this wifi technology. It is a problem that is not recognized enough.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VH-tTV33WE
David Amos
@Dave Peters Methinks folks
should find it interesting that others can post a link to a YouTube
video but Dr Roger Richard and I cannot N'esy Pas?
Rachel T. Scott
Thank you EUB. The only
reason they want smart meters is to be able to charge you more money
depending on "peak hours". It is not in our best interest. Poor people
will end up doing their laundry and cooking in the middle of the night.
Spend investment money on SOLAR POWER TECHNOLOGY!!! Quit running NB
Power as a for profit. It is NOT and should never be run for profit. It
is an extremely necessary public utility. Figure out how to get us
close to zero point energy. That should be your mandate. And quit
paying those outrageous salaries!
Roy Nicholl
@Rachel T. Scott
We would be far better off investing money into constructing more energy efficient buildings and retrofitting existing building stock in parallel to ... actually I would suggest in priority to ... pursuing solar and wind power generation.
As someone who does retrofit their buildings - achieving as much as a 70% reduction in energy consumption - I would welcome off-peak electricity pricing. With a well insulated building envelope and modern building control (aka home automation) along with thermal mass storage heating, well insulate DHW storage, and programmable appliances, it is relatively easy to avail yourself of such lower power rates.
We would be far better off investing money into constructing more energy efficient buildings and retrofitting existing building stock in parallel to ... actually I would suggest in priority to ... pursuing solar and wind power generation.
As someone who does retrofit their buildings - achieving as much as a 70% reduction in energy consumption - I would welcome off-peak electricity pricing. With a well insulated building envelope and modern building control (aka home automation) along with thermal mass storage heating, well insulate DHW storage, and programmable appliances, it is relatively easy to avail yourself of such lower power rates.
David Amos
@Rachel T. Scott Methinks
everybody knows that the EUB merely did what was politically correct
before the election because Dr Roger Richard sincere actions managed to
make smart meters an issue that was much discussed in the media. I bet
that after the election is over no matter who wins the mandate NB Power
will get their smart meters. Even our so called "Public Intervener"
speaks well of them N'esy Pas N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-power-smart-meters-1.4757725
"Despite EUB rejection, smart meter project could still go ahead, says public intervener"
David Amos
@Roy Nicholl "As someone who
does retrofit their buildings - achieving as much as a 70% reduction in
energy consumption - I would welcome off-peak electricity pricing."
BINGO
BINGO
Rosco holt
@David Amos
Problem they'd just manipulate the system to maximize profit.
Problem they'd just manipulate the system to maximize profit.
@David Amos
If you step-back and look at things as they are: those of us who re-invest to make our homes and other buildings more energy efficiency are already benefiting from lower operating costs.
"Smart meters" are just another tool to enable electricity consumers to control and manage their consumption.
It would be refreshing if we could discuss the concept based upon facts and not fear.
If you step-back and look at things as they are: those of us who re-invest to make our homes and other buildings more energy efficiency are already benefiting from lower operating costs.
"Smart meters" are just another tool to enable electricity consumers to control and manage their consumption.
It would be refreshing if we could discuss the concept based upon facts and not fear.
David Amos
@Roy Nicholl "It would be refreshing if we could discuss the concept based upon facts and not fear"
Methinks you are mistaken if you think I do not know what i am talking about. Trust that everybody knows that I would rather argue the politicians who support your greedy actions. Perhaps you should Google my name like did yours N'esy Pas?
Methinks you are mistaken if you think I do not know what i am talking about. Trust that everybody knows that I would rather argue the politicians who support your greedy actions. Perhaps you should Google my name like did yours N'esy Pas?
@Rosco holt "Problem they'd just manipulate the system to maximize profit."
And invade our privacy
And invade our privacy
Marc LeBlanc
It will be interesting to see how the EUB rules in 6 months.....after the election
@Marc LeBlanc Methinks
everybody knows why I raised so much Hell as an Intervener when NB Power
had this hearing delayed until after the election N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hearing-nb-power-rate-design-smart-meters-1.4305685
EUB punts rate hearing as NB Power studies $122M smart meter plan
EUB agrees to suspend hearing so it can deal first with NB Power's proposed $122M purchase of smart meters
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hearing-nb-power-rate-design-smart-meters-1.4305685
EUB punts rate hearing as NB Power studies $122M smart meter plan
EUB agrees to suspend hearing so it can deal first with NB Power's proposed $122M purchase of smart meters
@Marc LeBlanc
Methinks that everybody knows that NB Power and the EUB did its best to try be rid of me before the following hearing began but I stayed put and assisted my mon ami Dr Roger Richard N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hearings-nb-power-smart-meters-1.4529640
Methinks that everybody knows that NB Power and the EUB did its best to try be rid of me before the following hearing began but I stayed put and assisted my mon ami Dr Roger Richard N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hearings-nb-power-smart-meters-1.4529640
Marc LeBlanc
@David Amos I don't understand what this "messy pass" is???
Daniel Rawlins
In Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
Power got the go ahead from the NSUARB to install smart meters they
claim it will cost them $178 million and will see a savings of $38
million in twenty years. Not exactly a great return on investment ....
but over time, who knows. NSP is a private monopoly regulated utility at
least in NB the taxpayers may, receive some small benefit from their
publicly owned utility but the cost does seem to out-weigh the benefits.
David Amos
@Daniel Rawlins FYI Nova
Scotia Power is owned by a Yankee company. Good luck telling them what
to do. Methinks everybody in the know understands that this malicious
"Smart Grid" nonsense is all about making citizens pay for the invasion
of their privacy and our illegal surveillance by foreign powers N'esy
Pas?
Roy Nicholl
@David Amos
Really?
It certainly needs not be that way.
We have employed "smart" panels which allow you to monitor and control individual circuits within a building. Using such technology in conjunction with smart meters would allow us to better schedule energey intensive activities to off-peak hours.
You can "firewall" the meter much as you can "firewall" the network connection from your ISP (though most folks do not).
Really?
It certainly needs not be that way.
We have employed "smart" panels which allow you to monitor and control individual circuits within a building. Using such technology in conjunction with smart meters would allow us to better schedule energey intensive activities to off-peak hours.
You can "firewall" the meter much as you can "firewall" the network connection from your ISP (though most folks do not).
David Amos
@Roy Nicholl Dream on
Roy Nicholl
@David Amos
No dreaming. This is a reality.
No dreaming. This is a reality.
Rosco holt
@Roy Nicholl
Every security feature is eventually broken. You may "firewall" your meter, but the company collecting data probably won't use up to date security.
Every security feature is eventually broken. You may "firewall" your meter, but the company collecting data probably won't use up to date security.
Roy Nicholl
@Rosco holt
One would firewall their building from the meter. How the power utility protects their meter is of no more risk than how the ISP protects their infrastructure. If you firewall your "internal" power network - cause that is really all it is - data collected by the utility will only be metadata of no more detail than what they have now.
One would firewall their building from the meter. How the power utility protects their meter is of no more risk than how the ISP protects their infrastructure. If you firewall your "internal" power network - cause that is really all it is - data collected by the utility will only be metadata of no more detail than what they have now.
Rosco holt
@Roy Nicholl
BS. Data is data , if metadata was so inoffensive why is government so interested in it.
When government/ politicians are interested in something it's never good for the ordinary citizen.
BS. Data is data , if metadata was so inoffensive why is government so interested in it.
When government/ politicians are interested in something it's never good for the ordinary citizen.
David Amos
@Roy Nicholl "No dreaming. This is a reality."
Methinks you who claim I was dreaing if i told you that i dice with the CSE and the NSA and Russian or two on a daily basis However truth is stranger that fiction N'esy Pas?
Methinks you who claim I was dreaing if i told you that i dice with the CSE and the NSA and Russian or two on a daily basis However truth is stranger that fiction N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Rosco holt Methinks cyber
security is an illusion sold to dummies who own fancy computer systems
by people such as the dude you are arguing within this thread N'esy Pas?
@Rosco holt
That is a statement of fear, which is a common human reaction to things not understood.
I have over three decades of experience in the field of information and network security and am more familiar with subject than most.
Perhaps NBPower's bigger failure is one of education and marketing. They've spent a lot of effort trying to sell their plan on the potential for consumer savings through consumption reduction and management but have glossed over the ability of a "smart grid" to reroute and self-repair which are of great benefit to the utility.
There is already a utility in the province that has been deploying smart meters for a few years now and most folks are most probably unaware.
That is a statement of fear, which is a common human reaction to things not understood.
I have over three decades of experience in the field of information and network security and am more familiar with subject than most.
Perhaps NBPower's bigger failure is one of education and marketing. They've spent a lot of effort trying to sell their plan on the potential for consumer savings through consumption reduction and management but have glossed over the ability of a "smart grid" to reroute and self-repair which are of great benefit to the utility.
There is already a utility in the province that has been deploying smart meters for a few years now and most folks are most probably unaware.
Roy Nicholl
@David Amos wrote: "Methinks
you who claim I was dreaing if i told you that i dice with the CSE and
the NSA and Russian or two on a daily basis However truth is stranger
that fiction N'esy Pas?"
If that were true, our paths would have crossed.
If that were true, our paths would have crossed.
Rosco holt
@Roy Nicholl
It's not fear, but cautious. I don't trust government or businesses or their motives.
It's not fear, but cautious. I don't trust government or businesses or their motives.
Roy Nicholl
@Rosco holt
Surprisingly, neither do I, which is why I advocate for folks taking responsibility for their own information security rather than abdicating that role to someone else.
Surprisingly, neither do I, which is why I advocate for folks taking responsibility for their own information security rather than abdicating that role to someone else.
David Amos
@Roy Nicholl Do you speak for yourself in court as well?
David Amos
@Roy Nicholl "If that were true, our paths would have crossed."
Methinks that is the case N'esy Pas?
Methinks that is the case N'esy Pas?
Rosco holt
@Roy Nicholl
The problem with security is I can take step for things that I have some level of control over (setting up firewalls etc.), but farther the data travels the less likely it is secure or who and why that data is access or used.
The best way to describe it is with an onion. The closer you are to the core (aka: source, aka you) the more secure the data is suppose to be, but the farther you go, the most likely that data will end up in inappropriate hands.
Ex: businesses and governments sell/ share personal data to/ with other businesses or governments. Laws and policies of said businesses/ governments may not protect that data.
The problem with security is I can take step for things that I have some level of control over (setting up firewalls etc.), but farther the data travels the less likely it is secure or who and why that data is access or used.
The best way to describe it is with an onion. The closer you are to the core (aka: source, aka you) the more secure the data is suppose to be, but the farther you go, the most likely that data will end up in inappropriate hands.
Ex: businesses and governments sell/ share personal data to/ with other businesses or governments. Laws and policies of said businesses/ governments may not protect that data.
Roy Nicholl
@Rosco holt
Precisely, we are all responsibility for our own data and information. Your need to choose with whom you share information and under what terms.
Precisely, we are all responsibility for our own data and information. Your need to choose with whom you share information and under what terms.
Roy Nicholl
@Roy Nicholl
That should read "....we all are responsible for our own data .... "
That should read "....we all are responsible for our own data .... "
David Amos
@Rosco holt YUP
David Amos
@Roy Nicholl Methinks you are also responsible to the Queen I am suing because of your oath to the Crown N'esy Pas?
Fred Brewer
Let's interpret the wording
used by NB Power. They say it will allow them to calculate "energy usage
more accurately" ---TRANSLATION = It will allow us to charge you more.
Then NB Power says it will allow "customers to plan their energy use
better during the day." TRANSLATION = Since our schedules are fixed by
our work schedules, most of us won't be able to plan a darn thing and
will end up paying through the nose for electricity on a "time of use"
peak chargeout rate.
Roy Nicholl
@Fred Brewer wrote:
"Since our schedules are fixed by our work schedules, most of us won't be able to plan a darn thing and will end up paying through the nose for electricity on a "time of use" peak chargeout rate."
Not entirely true. Modern appliances, HVAC and DHW systems provide you with the ability to schedule (either fixed or adaptively based upon feedback) consumption, offering a great deal of flexibility
"Since our schedules are fixed by our work schedules, most of us won't be able to plan a darn thing and will end up paying through the nose for electricity on a "time of use" peak chargeout rate."
Not entirely true. Modern appliances, HVAC and DHW systems provide you with the ability to schedule (either fixed or adaptively based upon feedback) consumption, offering a great deal of flexibility
@Roy Nicholl Methinks you work for an entity that will profit from the installation of smart meters N'esy Pas?
Roy Nicholl
@David Amos
I think you are way off base.
We own properties, so yes, we can benefit from technology which allows us to better monitor an control our resource usage. I also own a home and the same applies to it and any other home in the province.
I think you are way off base.
We own properties, so yes, we can benefit from technology which allows us to better monitor an control our resource usage. I also own a home and the same applies to it and any other home in the province.
Rosco holt
@Roy Nicholl
"we can benefit from technology which allows us to better monitor an control our resource usage."
Yes, technology that can monitor you. That's what we need more government spying, under the guise that it'll benefit you.
"we can benefit from technology which allows us to better monitor an control our resource usage."
Yes, technology that can monitor you. That's what we need more government spying, under the guise that it'll benefit you.
David Amos
@Roy Nicholl I think you are way off base.
Yea Right
Methinks you do more than that for work N'esy Pas?
Yea Right
Methinks you do more than that for work N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Rosco holt Methinks you already know I agree N'esy Pas?
Roy Nicholl
@Rosco holt
Not if you take appropriate precautions.\
Not if you take appropriate precautions.\
David Amos
@Roy Nicholl Methinks a good
start "appropriate precautions" to off set necessary litigation against
the province would be to kick every Yankee off the Board of Directors of
NB Power and fire its highest paid employee who is another greedy
Yankee who rarely come here then let WANO know that I am still gonna
take the Crown to court because somebody should N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Roy Nicholl "I think you are way off base."
Methinks your partners on Beaverbrook Court say things with such Surety N'esy Pas?
Methinks your partners on Beaverbrook Court say things with such Surety N'esy Pas?
Roy Nicholl
@David Amos
Anyone can Google a public postal address ;-)
Anyone can Google a public postal address ;-)
@Roy Nicholl Methinks you
have no idea who you are teasing That said if the Yankee cyber security
were so great as Trump claims perhaps you can explain their warships
colliding with commercial shipping N'esy Pas?
Roy Nicholl
@David Amos
Perhaps .... though, perhaps I know precisely whom I address.
Perhaps .... though, perhaps I know precisely whom I address.
David Amos
@Roy Nicholl Who is your lawyer?
Fred Brewer
@Roy Nicholl
"HVAC and DHW systems provide you with the ability to schedule "
I cannot think of a single homeowner that I know who has an HVAC system in their house or a programmable domestic hot water heater. Are we all supposed to go out and buy brand new, high tech applicances so we can save a couple of dollars a month?
"HVAC and DHW systems provide you with the ability to schedule "
I cannot think of a single homeowner that I know who has an HVAC system in their house or a programmable domestic hot water heater. Are we all supposed to go out and buy brand new, high tech applicances so we can save a couple of dollars a month?
David Amos
@Fred Brewer Methinks the
wealthy dude looks down on the rest of us who can't afford such things
but he wants us to pay for the smart grid that supports his lifestyle
and justifies the purchase of his fancy toys N'esy Pas?
Fred Brewer
@David Amos
I think you hit the nail on the head.
I think you hit the nail on the head.
David Stairs
how about we install some
Smart Meters ie:people...into N.B.Power and get rid of the bull headed
leaders we have in there, who cannot take no for an answer..
David Amos
@David Stairs Doug Ford cleaned house perhaps we can too. However methinks neither Gallant or Higgs ever will N'esy Pas?
John Valcourt
This was just a way for NB
Power to get more money out of us. It is a bad idea and was from the
onset. There are no savings to the customer just higher power bills.
After the election in September though I have no doubt that the
government will jump right on board with this and once it is done it is
done and again New Brunswickers get screwed by the government and their
businesses.
David Amos
@John Valcourt Methinks most
folks agree with your assessment of the situation simply because I see
nobody attempting argue you N'esy Pas?
Ray Bungay
Mr. Thomas, please stop the
double talk to show us once and for all why this is such a great thing
for rate payers. It is not unless you need to get up at 3 in the morning
to do your laundry or was your dishes to take ‘advantage ‘ of a
possibly lower rate. This who smart meter bs is only good to save NBP
money or make more depending on your POV !
Content disabled.
David Amos
@Ray Bungay "Mr. Thomas, please stop the double talk to show us once and for all"
Methinks a highly paid politically appointed dude is hired on his merits for double talk rather than any skills at saving the taxpayers money N'esy Pas?
Methinks a highly paid politically appointed dude is hired on his merits for double talk rather than any skills at saving the taxpayers money N'esy Pas?
Content disabled.
David Amos
@David Amos "Content disabled." ???
Methinks I struck another nerve N'esy Pas?
Methinks I struck another nerve N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@David Amos YUP
Rosco holt
"Energy and Resource
Development Minister Rick Doucet said the utility is expected to have a
high level of business management expertise because it operates
independently from government."
Independent from government?
Really!?
Independent from government?
Really!?
David Amos
@Rosco holt Methinks Ricky Doucet needs another vacation from cabinet N'esy Pas?
Rosco holt
@David Amos
I would prefer that he had a permanent vacation, like the majority of MLAs that is in government or opposition.
I would prefer that he had a permanent vacation, like the majority of MLAs that is in government or opposition.
David Amos
@Rosco holt Me Too
Rosco holt
I do question the motives. NBPower had a program that gave lower rates to users at off peak hours, which they discontinued.
Knowing when power is out, again it's questionable.
I have the impression that smart meters are more about political kickbacks and rewarding corporate backers, than benefitting ratepayers.
Knowing when power is out, again it's questionable.
I have the impression that smart meters are more about political kickbacks and rewarding corporate backers, than benefitting ratepayers.
David Amos
@Rosco holt YUP and invading our privacy
Rosco holt
@David Amos
It's already happening with the provincial government using a US firm to renew your drivers license.
I still don't know why a politician would go ahead with such stupidity.
It was better/ cheaper when you just had to walk in service NB to renew, have your picture taken then wait app. 5 minutes to get your new license instead of not waiting a month to get it.
It's already happening with the provincial government using a US firm to renew your drivers license.
I still don't know why a politician would go ahead with such stupidity.
It was better/ cheaper when you just had to walk in service NB to renew, have your picture taken then wait app. 5 minutes to get your new license instead of not waiting a month to get it.
David Amos
@Rosco holt The government
will not allow me to renew my drivers license, give me a heath care card
and it cancelled my social insurance number. Methinks the politicians
are rather amazed that I still managed to run for public office five
times thus far and sued the Crown as well N'esy Pas?
Sean Onuaillain
NB politicians (Liberals and
Conservatives) are always drawn to the bright new shiny object. Just
like children and animals. Once we get out of the debt some of these
things may make sense but not until that happens they should not be
allowed to spend a cent. And in the case of NB Power it should be if
they can manage to keep the lights on for a specific period of time.
Something that they are currently not good at doing.
David Amos
@Sean Onuaillain Methinks the
mindless local politicians are just following orders from their leaders
in Ottawa who are getting their orders from elsewhere All anyone has to
do is follow the yellow brick road then pay attention to Toto N'esy
Pas?
Rosco holt
@David Amos
Most orders from come allot closer than Ottawa, more like the SJ area.
Most orders from come allot closer than Ottawa, more like the SJ area.
David Amos
@Rosco holt Nope The Irvings
are small fry in this issue so is NB Power. Methinks when things
involve the Smart Grid it is a matter of National Security and military
in nature involving NATO and the Five Eyes etc. The snobby Roy dude
kinda sorta affirmed it N'esy Pas?
Rosco holt
@David Amos
Five eyes?
More like 4 eyes + 1 with a finger in it's eye.
Five eyes?
More like 4 eyes + 1 with a finger in it's eye.
NB Power continues push for smart meters after EUB dismissal
Gaëtan Thomas says NB Power will reapply in 6 to 18 months to adopt smart meters across province
NB Power's president and CEO is still
convinced smart meters are the way of the future, despite the Energy and
Utilities Board's finding that the plan isn't in the best interest of
ratepayers.
Last week, the board halted NB Power's plan to buy 350,000 meters and deploy them in customers' homes.
"Leading the way is not always easy for regulators in an uncertain future," NB Power president Gaëtan Thomas said in an interview with Information Morning Fredericton.
After hearings in the winter and spring, the EUB said the utility did not present a solid enough business case to justify the cost of the project after hearings last winter and spring.
In a news release on Tuesday, Energy and Resource Development Minister Rick Doucet said the utility is expected to have a high level of business management expertise because it operates independently from government.
As a result, he said the province will review the matter to ensure "NB Power is properly delivering on its mandate from New Brunswickers."
"When NB Power wants to invest money, it needs to demonstrate very clearly that its spending will benefit ratepayers," he said.
Thomas said NB Power is in constant communication with government.
"I think our shareholders have a right to review our performance," he said. "When we look at the smart meters, we certainly put the best case we had at the time."
The board ruled NB Power did not present a solid enough case to justify the $100 million smart meter plan. (Radio-Canada)
The request to adopt smart meters provincewide was a central focus of the utility's rate application this year.
The $122 million smart meter program would have wirelessly connected to the utility's smart grid and calculated energy usage more accurately, while also allowing customers to plan their energy use better during the day.
In partnership with Siemens Canada and the University of New Brunswick, the Smart Grid Innovation Network was launched in 2016, but Thomas said the utility only had about three months to prepare from one hearing to the next.
"Even if you don't win every point with the regulator, we have put [in] a credible case and we will continue to work to improve it," he said.
"At the end of the day NB Power works for the customers of New Brunswick."
Thomas said most rate hearings today are about new technology for the future.
"When you look at where you are today most regulators in the country and in North America … it's difficult for them to actually look at, 'How do we invest in things that are 10 to 12 year payback?" he said.
Thomas said the utility will return to the drawing board to make a stronger business case for smart meters, adding the EUB ruling has allowed the utility to prepare for the future, which will help bring the regulator onto the smart meter band wagon.
Reapplication could take between six and 18 months.
"We believe the regulator will see the benefits when we bring it back forward in the future," he said.
He said some of the major benefits are hard to quantify right now, such as knowing exactly when customers are out of power and discovering other problems on the grid when power is restored.
But he said those benefits will be included in the new business plan and will be worth millions of dollars down the road.
"If we were presenting it today, we would certainly add and quantify some of those values," he said.
"We do believe there will be value for our customers in the future."
Last week, the board halted NB Power's plan to buy 350,000 meters and deploy them in customers' homes.
"Leading the way is not always easy for regulators in an uncertain future," NB Power president Gaëtan Thomas said in an interview with Information Morning Fredericton.
- EUB denies NB Power request to deploy smart meters across province
- Despite EUB rejection, smart meter project could still go ahead, says public intervener
- NB Power's smart meters plan not so smart, 2 expert reviews find
After hearings in the winter and spring, the EUB said the utility did not present a solid enough business case to justify the cost of the project after hearings last winter and spring.
In a news release on Tuesday, Energy and Resource Development Minister Rick Doucet said the utility is expected to have a high level of business management expertise because it operates independently from government.
Government watching
As a result, he said the province will review the matter to ensure "NB Power is properly delivering on its mandate from New Brunswickers."
"When NB Power wants to invest money, it needs to demonstrate very clearly that its spending will benefit ratepayers," he said.
Thomas said NB Power is in constant communication with government.
"I think our shareholders have a right to review our performance," he said. "When we look at the smart meters, we certainly put the best case we had at the time."
The $122 million smart meter program would have wirelessly connected to the utility's smart grid and calculated energy usage more accurately, while also allowing customers to plan their energy use better during the day.
In partnership with Siemens Canada and the University of New Brunswick, the Smart Grid Innovation Network was launched in 2016, but Thomas said the utility only had about three months to prepare from one hearing to the next.
"Even if you don't win every point with the regulator, we have put [in] a credible case and we will continue to work to improve it," he said.
"At the end of the day NB Power works for the customers of New Brunswick."
Will work on business case
Thomas said most rate hearings today are about new technology for the future.
"When you look at where you are today most regulators in the country and in North America … it's difficult for them to actually look at, 'How do we invest in things that are 10 to 12 year payback?" he said.
Thomas said the utility will return to the drawing board to make a stronger business case for smart meters, adding the EUB ruling has allowed the utility to prepare for the future, which will help bring the regulator onto the smart meter band wagon.
Reapplication could take between six and 18 months.
"We believe the regulator will see the benefits when we bring it back forward in the future," he said.
Will present benefits better
He said some of the major benefits are hard to quantify right now, such as knowing exactly when customers are out of power and discovering other problems on the grid when power is restored.
But he said those benefits will be included in the new business plan and will be worth millions of dollars down the road.
"If we were presenting it today, we would certainly add and quantify some of those values," he said.
"We do believe there will be value for our customers in the future."
With files from Information Morning Fredericton
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Welcome to the Atlantic Canada Chapter of the High Tech Crime Investigation Association.
Contact us via email at: info@atl-htcia.org
The High Technology Crime Investigation Association is composed of 8 regions within the United States and 6 international regions, including Canada. The Atlantic Chapter is one of four chapters in the Canadian region.
The Atlantic HTCIA Chapter board members for 2018 are:
- Peter Howlett - President
- Allan Langille - 1st Vice President
- Ron McLeod - Secretary
- Myron Hedderson - Treasurer
For more information on HTCIA, please see the International HTCIA website.
The High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) is designed to encourage, promote, aid and effect the voluntary interchange of data, information, experience, ideas and knowledge about methods, processes, and techniques relating to investigations and security in advanced technologies among its membership.
Qualifications for Membership
Peace Officers, Investigators and Prosecuting Attorneys engaged in the investigation and/or prosecution of criminal activity associated with computers and/or advanced technologies. Each member shall be regularly employed by the Federal Government, State Government, Counties, and/or Municipal subdivisions of any state, or Management Level and Senior Staff Security Professionals in the regular employ of private business or Industry in the various states, the primary duties of which, are the control and responsibility for security and/or investigation in computer or advanced technology environments, or by virtue of his/her position or interest can provide, or have a need for information and training in the areas of computer and/or advanced technologies.
You may be eligible for membership if:
If you are an investigator in: law enforcement, Regulatory Agencies, Military, Corporate Investigations, corporate Legal Counsel, Brand Protection, Sciences, Auditors, Prosecutorial Offices
If you work in the following sectors: Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals, Nanotechnology, Food Production, Manufacturing, Transportation, Education, Government, Utilities, Intellectual Property Law, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Homeland Security and Homeland Defense Contractors, Aerospace, Telecommunications, Consulting
You investigate any of the following crimes: Intellectual Property Theft All Types, Network Intrusions, Denial of Service and Theft of Information, Identity Theft, Industrial Control System Intrusions, Fraud and Theft, Trafficking in Drugs, Humans, or Weapons, Harassment, Bullying, Stalking or Crimes Against a Person, Bio-Tech, Cyber, Chemical or Nuclear Terrorism, Other Related Crimes.
Currently, the membership of the Atlantic Chapter of the HTCIA comprises of people from major corporations, Federal and Provincial government, law enforcement, educational institutions and small business throughout the Atlantic Canada region. Our strength lays in our diversity. Applications for membership should be made through the international office of the HTCIA:
HTCIA Membership Application
Any application for membership must be supported by two sponsoring HTCIA members in good standing. If you have any questions please feel free to contact any member of the chapter board. The Atlantic HTCIA Chapter meet approximately every four weeks through teleconference facilities in major centers throughout the region. Meetings are advertised through the use of Social Media (Facebook & twitter) as well as on the main http://atl-htcia.org page.
https://www.itbusiness.ca/news/social-engineering-holds-clue-to-security-leaks-expert/1688
Social engineering holds clue to security leaks: expert
FREDERICTON — The Maritimes are behind the times when is comes
to information security governance, according to an expert, but many
also fall prey to trickery of social engineering.
Mark Bernard, CEO of Hartland, N.B. headquartered Apollo
Computer Consultants, said this is
especially true when it comes to the Personal Information Protection and
Electronic Documents Act, which comes into full effect next month.
“”I think private industry has been very slow to come around,”” Bernard said. “”I talked to the chief registrar of the medical association about what they’re doing to help the doctors adapt and they basically said, ‘We’re sitting back to see what happens.’
“”It’s slow coming. The awareness here in the Maritimes is very low. We’re going to need a couple of big (court) cases before (things get better).””
Bernard was one of many presenters Tuesday at a security and privacy workshop organized by the Atlantic Chapter of High Tech Criminal Investigation Association, an international association of public and private sector security professionals based in Washington, D.C.
All the legislation and security technology in the world, however, cannot bolster the weakest chain in the link: us. Roy Nicholl, co-founder of Fredericton-based Surety Partners , said given enough time someone within an organization is bound to unknowingly surrender information needed to breach enterprise security. The process is known as social engineering — establishing trust with a hidden agenda.
“”It’s the hardest form of attack on an organization to defend against. You can’t buy firewalls to protect against it. You can’t buy hardware systems to protect against it,”” Nicholl said. “”Why would you try to hack into someone’s security system when you can get them to open the door and let you in?””
The crux of the problem is that human beings are hardwired to trust others, Nicholl said — we are conditioned to be helpful and we have a fear of negative repercussions. A popular tactic is to get the person with the information excited — “”I need this password or I’ll get fired,”” someone might say, or “”If I don’t get this information, you’ll get fired”” — so they won’t think as clearly, he said.
“”This serves as a distraction which interferes with your ability to think things through rationally,”” Nicholl said.
Social engineers will also capitalize on our submissiveness to authority. Nicholl said this is why someone will pretend to be the vice-president or acting on behalf of an executive.
“”The person purporting to be in a position of authority doesn’t even have to be present,”” Nicholl said.
The best defence against these attacks is ensuring policies and practices are in place, Nicholl said, adding that employees need to be regularly educated and reminded about how they should conduct themselves. They also need to be able to recognise when someone is using social engineering tactics against them, he said.
Catching and convicting someone for committing an electronic crime is very hard, according to crown prosecutor Cameron Gunn. While the information gap between segments of society have been much publicized, there is also a gap between criminals and law enforcement.
Gunn said there are a number of factors contributing to the problem: the breadth of crimes, a lack of boundaries and a general lack of understanding. This is compounded, he added, by the plummeting cost of technology and cheap or free Internet access. Other factors include the notion of anonymity, and the fact that criminals are aware of how difficult some technology-related laws are to enforce, assuming there are any.
We’ve reached a crossroads, Gunn said, when we must chose between fighting and surrendering.
Gunn said he’d like to see us fight, but companies have to lead the charge and begin reporting security breaches and other crimes. This is essential so everyone can get better at their jobs, he said.
“”You need to teach me a lot about computers; I need to teach you a lot about criminals,”” Gunn said.
Comment: info@itbusiness.ca
Mark Bernard, CEO of Hartland, N.B. headquartered Apollo
“”I think private industry has been very slow to come around,”” Bernard said. “”I talked to the chief registrar of the medical association about what they’re doing to help the doctors adapt and they basically said, ‘We’re sitting back to see what happens.’
“”It’s slow coming. The awareness here in the Maritimes is very low. We’re going to need a couple of big (court) cases before (things get better).””
Bernard was one of many presenters Tuesday at a security and privacy workshop organized by the Atlantic Chapter of High Tech Criminal Investigation Association, an international association of public and private sector security professionals based in Washington, D.C.
All the legislation and security technology in the world, however, cannot bolster the weakest chain in the link: us. Roy Nicholl, co-founder of Fredericton-based Surety Partners , said given enough time someone within an organization is bound to unknowingly surrender information needed to breach enterprise security. The process is known as social engineering — establishing trust with a hidden agenda.
“”It’s the hardest form of attack on an organization to defend against. You can’t buy firewalls to protect against it. You can’t buy hardware systems to protect against it,”” Nicholl said. “”Why would you try to hack into someone’s security system when you can get them to open the door and let you in?””
The crux of the problem is that human beings are hardwired to trust others, Nicholl said — we are conditioned to be helpful and we have a fear of negative repercussions. A popular tactic is to get the person with the information excited — “”I need this password or I’ll get fired,”” someone might say, or “”If I don’t get this information, you’ll get fired”” — so they won’t think as clearly, he said.
“”This serves as a distraction which interferes with your ability to think things through rationally,”” Nicholl said.
Social engineers will also capitalize on our submissiveness to authority. Nicholl said this is why someone will pretend to be the vice-president or acting on behalf of an executive.
“”The person purporting to be in a position of authority doesn’t even have to be present,”” Nicholl said.
The best defence against these attacks is ensuring policies and practices are in place, Nicholl said, adding that employees need to be regularly educated and reminded about how they should conduct themselves. They also need to be able to recognise when someone is using social engineering tactics against them, he said.
Catching and convicting someone for committing an electronic crime is very hard, according to crown prosecutor Cameron Gunn. While the information gap between segments of society have been much publicized, there is also a gap between criminals and law enforcement.
Gunn said there are a number of factors contributing to the problem: the breadth of crimes, a lack of boundaries and a general lack of understanding. This is compounded, he added, by the plummeting cost of technology and cheap or free Internet access. Other factors include the notion of anonymity, and the fact that criminals are aware of how difficult some technology-related laws are to enforce, assuming there are any.
We’ve reached a crossroads, Gunn said, when we must chose between fighting and surrendering.
Gunn said he’d like to see us fight, but companies have to lead the charge and begin reporting security breaches and other crimes. This is essential so everyone can get better at their jobs, he said.
“”You need to teach me a lot about computers; I need to teach you a lot about criminals,”” Gunn said.
Comment: info@itbusiness.ca
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Roy Nicholl
Principal, Surety Partners, Inc.
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Experience
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Principal & Founder
Company Name Louer Louer Ltd. / Louer Louer ltée
Dates Employed 2011 – Present
Employment Duration 7 yrs
Location Fredericton, NB, Canada
Louer Louer Ltd / ltée is focussed on providing healthy, energy efficient buildings in the Maritime Provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) of Canada.
Launched as an holding company for real estate investments, it was quickly learned that most of Canada's existing building stock is dreadfully energy inefficient by any modern measurement. Unfortunately, a significant portion of new construction remains almost as inefficient.
Louer Louer Ltd. has since made it our mission to retrofit energy efficiency measures and "smart building" systems into existing building stock; starting with our own properties. We have set ambitious, yet achievable, target of a 50% reduction in energy use across our existing portfolio and are well along the path to its fruition.
Through the research, education and experience accumulated while improving our own properties we have developed knowledge and expertise that we now offer to other property owners and developers.
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Principal & Cofounder
Company Name Surety Partners, Inc.
Dates Employed 2002 – Present
Employment Duration 16 yrs
Location Fredericton, NB, Canada
Surety Partners Inc. (“Surety Partners”) is a professional services company providing software process improvement and information security services. Its founders have a combined forty years experience in software architecture & development, process improvement, and information security consulting and audit services. Our experience and knowledge in combination with a client for life business philosophy enables Surety Partners to deliver creativity, responsiveness and value to meet the needs of our customers.
• Serves as the Company's President and Chief Security Officer.
• Responsible for the technical vision, direction, and strategies of the Company, its products and services. In particular, is responsible for the establishment and evolution of the Company's information security services.
• Shared responsibility for business development, customer relations management, the development of strategic alliances and partnerships. -
Chief Technology Officer
Company Name Atlantic Systems Group, Inc
Dates Employed 1997 – 2002
Employment Duration 5 yrs
Location Fredericton, NB
• Responsible for the technical vision, direction, and strategies of the Company, its products and services.
• Established and evolved the architecture of the Company's security product suite and oversaw the conceptualisation, design, and realisation of the various components and features.
• Initiated technical and strategic alliances and partnerships with key customers such as Aliant Inc. and suppliers such as Nortel Networks Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc.
• Served as a Director of the Company from 1999 – 2002, and in this capacity, was involved in raising capital, communications with investors & partners, and oversight of Company direction and operation.
• During the period of 1997 – 2000 continued to oversee the Company's Professional Services offerings. -
Director of Professional Services
Company Name Atlantic Systems Group, Inc.
Dates Employed 1996 – 1998
Employment Duration 2 yrs
Location Fredericton, NB
• Oversaw the operations of the Company's Professional Services Group and direction of the services being offered.
• Established ASG's presence in the region as a provider of UNIX/Linux/BSD system & network administration, information security and architectural services.
• Served as a senior technical resource, provided training and mentoring to both ASG and client staff in areas of network and system administration, information security, and network architecture & design.
• Grew Professional Services Group staff from four (4) to eight (8) consultants and revenues ~$350K to ~$800K in two years. -
Consultant / Software Engineer (1990 - 1994); Senior Consultant / Architect (1994 - 1996)
Company Name Atlantic Systems Group, Inc.
Dates Employed 1990 – 1996
Employment Duration 6 yrs
Location Fredericton, NB
Senior Consultant / Architect (1994 - 1996)
• Oversaw the delivery of Professional Services Offerings and projects at Clients' facilities. This involved coordinating and managing teams comprised of both ASG and Client personnel.
• Provided security assessment/audit and consulting services to ASG's Clients throughout the Atlantic Region and in Mexico.
• Served as a resource and provided UNIX/Linux/BSD system & network administration services to ASG's clients and in-house product development group.
• Provided architectural and design support to ASG's product development division.
Consultant / Software Engineer (1990 - 1994)
• Provided a variety of on-site consulting services to ASG's clients including custom software design and development; network infrastructure architecture and design; disaster recovery planning, network administration and security services.
• Performed in-house software design and development with ASG's own product offerings.
• Designed and instructed courses in information security, UNIX/Linux/BSD System & Network administration, UNIX/Linux/BSD systems programming, C/C++ & RDBMS software development.
Education
Volunteer Experience
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Provincial Kids of Steel / Youth Programme Co-ordinator & Board Director
Company Name Triathlon New Brunswick
Dates volunteered 2004 – 2008
Volunteer duration 4 yrs
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Various - Treasurer, Marathon Clinic Coach, Race Director
Company Name Capital City Road Runners
Dates volunteered 2002 – 2009
Volunteer duration 7 yrs
Involved with organization of Fredericton Marathon for several years;
Race Director of Fall Classic Road Race & 2003 Canadian National Road Race Championships
Skills
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Software Architecture
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Systems & Network Security
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Agile Application Development
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Corporate Headquarters
845 Prospect Street
Phone: 866-727-7937Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 2T7 Fax: 506-460-5411 |
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Background
ASG Technologies develops software of network solutions for service
providers and telecom original equipment manufacturers. It offers
Passwerks, a network access control and security solution for network
elements that provides authentication, access control, dynamic account
log-on, encrypted transfer, audit capabilities, and centralized
administration. ASG Technologies was founded in 1988 and is
headquartered in Fredericton, Canada with additional offices in Raleigh,
North Carolina, as well as in the Netherlands and the Great Britain.
Roy Nicholl serves as Chief Technology Officer of ASG Technologies.
Mr. Nicholl has a strong background in network and enterprise security
and has successfully designed, secured, and managed large scaled
networks including IP-based telephony and e-commerce networks. At ASG,
he has been involved with the product development and professional
services departments. He is responsible for designing and guiding the
development of the ASG 's technology and is the Principal Architect
Donald S. Reid serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of ASG Technologies. Mr. Reid joined the Board of Atlantic Systems Group in March 2000 and became Chief Executive Officer in November 2000. Mr. Reid has a wide range of experience in strategic planning, business management, and capital formation. He served as Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and co-head of one of its largest investment banking industry groups. Mr. Reid has been involved in
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Chairman
Chairman of the Board
Director
1989-Present
Secretary, Treasurer, and Director
Corporate Headquarters
Two Highwood Drive
Tewksbury, Massachusetts 01876
United States
Phone: 781-376-1100Tewksbury, Massachusetts 01876
United States
Serge Chevarie-Pelletier
Senior Software Engineer
New Brunswick, Canada
Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in
the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Java, Go,
Python, Ruby, Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP), SQL, Enterprise
Software, and Agile Methodologies. Strong engineering professional with a
Bachelor of Computer Science focused in Software from University of New
Brunswick.
Experience
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Senior Software Developer Team Lead
Company Name IBM
Dates Employed Jan 2012 – Present
Employment Duration 6 yrs 7 mos
Location Fredericton
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Senior Software Developer
Company Name Q1 Labs
Dates Employed Apr 2008 – Jan 2012
Employment Duration 3 yrs 10 mos
Location Fredericton, New Brunswick
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CPO
Company Name Surety Partners Inc.
Dates Employed Sep 2002 – 2011
Employment Duration 9 yrs
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Project Manager (Contract)
Company Name Virtual Expert Clinics
Dates Employed 2006 – 2006
Employment Duration less than a year
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Senior Software Developer
Company Name ASG Technologies Inc
Dates Employed 2001 – 2002
Employment Duration 1 yr
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Senior Software Analyst
Company Name Zeroknowledge System Inc
Dates Employed 2000 – 2001
Employment Duration 1 yr
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