The Wocawson Energy Project is located in Kings County, New Brunswick approximately 20 kilometers northeast of the town of Sussex. The site lies between Route 114 and Portage Vale on Provincial Crown Land. The Wocawson Energy Project consist of 5 turbines with an installed capacity of 20 MW (megawatts) being built.

This capacity is estimated to supply approximately 5,000 homes with electricity while offsetting 22,000-44,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually. The proposed project layout can be viewed in the document below. Note that the expansion turbines are subject to change, should that phase of the project move forward in the future.

The selected turbine for this project is the Enercon E27 Wind Turbine.

The installation for all 5 turbines is now complete and the project began operating in early December, 2020. The substation and transmission line have both been energized by NB Power. All turbines have begun spinning and are now fully operational.

The Wocawson Energy Project has garnered a lot of attention in the media, especially during the signing of the Power Purchase Agreement with NB Power. This is an important part of the development as this agreement allows the Wocawson Energy Project to sell the electricity it produces to the utility company. Please watch the following video was created to provide more information and background on the project.

 The Maliseet Convenience & Gas Bar is currently in the process of a three phase renovation. The first phase of the renovation was changing the location of the gas pumps to just in front of the store. More pumps were also added, with an additional 2 main pumps totaling 6 main pumps, and an additional diesel pump was added, now totaling 2 diesel pumps.

The second phase of the renovation was a refurbishment of the building itself. Both the inside and outside were completely gutted and redone adding additional space on the inside of the store, and changing the layout around. More shelving and freezer space was added inside the store in order to expand the grocery capacity. This was done with the intent of having more essential grocery items available for the community, so community members can access what they need locally.

The final phase of the renovation will start sometime this summer and will see the entire parking lot re-paved including around the building to give people access to the new drive-thru. More detail on the new drive-thru will come soon, as it gets closer to opening.  In the mean time, come and check out the new renovations. 

Tobique Sunset Beach has recently undergone some major upgrades and improvements. The goal has been to make the beautiful space as user friendly as possible for everyone who wants to enjoy it. Our first objective was to consult the community to find what they wanted for the space. After careful thought and planning, Chief & Council took the first step towards building what our people wanted.

Our structures that now sit at the beach represent action. The riverside cabin will be used for point of sale for equipment rentals and display art work, and crafts, as well as provide restrooms. The building behind it is used for storage of the rental equipment. And the newly renovated Gazebo can be used for sitting and eating, special events, and drumming. These new permanent structures will last for generations to come.

With tourism interests on the rise, this is great time to not only provide ample recreational space for membership, but also open the doors to those who can respect our space and take in some raw beauty. We ask that all who come enjoy the beach leave it clean, and either stash their refuse in the appropriate bin or take it with them.

Soon all the facilities will be open for use and our community can enjoy our newly upgraded beach at the highest level.

Brad Sappier – Neqotkuk Councilor

With its first major housing project in 16 years,Tobique First Nation is tackling a problem that’s left three-generation families living in crowded conditions.

Band councillor Julian Moulton said by building five houses this year and 10 next year, and switching to an anonymous way to select who gets those houses, he hopes to alleviate overcrowding and restore faith in the system.

“A lot of families are doubled up and there’s families living on top of families, so you’ve got some people living in a four-bedroom house, and there have been cases where there are 10 people living in that house,” he said.