Gilles LePage

Gilles LePage emphasizes reliance on New Brunswick’s Hydrology Centre for flood forecasting—analyzing temperature variations, snowmelt, ice movement and rainfall—and urges residents to prepare immediately because conditions can change quickly, highlighting proactive climate adaptation.

LePage says Irving Oil complied with departmental requests and respected existing rules and regulations; enforcement is active with daily inspections and 'boots on the ground,' and the spill file has been referred to Justice for potential legal action.

Gilles LePage supports the federal–provincial agreement to coordinate environmental assessments, saying it will provide more clarity to project proponents and that collaborative sharing of knowledge, resources and responsibilities will create lasting, beneficial change.

LePage says the EIA is 'a living process' and acknowledges the 40 conditions are not yet complied with, noting 28 must be fulfilled before construction. He also extended the project's construction-start deadline by five years, to 2030.

Gilles LePage, as Environment Minister, urges New Brunswickers to conserve water this winter due to below-normal precipitation. He emphasizes that 'every drop saved counts' until significant precipitation returns to relieve drought and help restore groundwater.

LePage says a comprehensive environmental impact assessment is not currently necessary for the proposed Tantramar gas plant. He supports proceeding with a determination review and will only order a comprehensive study if citizens, First Nations or members provide elements that justify it.