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Province dips into contingency fund in first-quarter update

August 30, 2016

Province dips into contingency fund in first-quarter update

The province has dipped into the contingency fund because NB Power revenue isn’t where it was expected to be.  Treasury Board President Roger Melanson said $20 million is coming out in today’s first-quarter update, with return on investment down over $49 million – largely because of the utility’s revenue drop.