Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier says he’ll be making an announcement with Quebec’s premier on Monday, after reports last week that the provinces have struck an energy deal.
A news release from the Newfoundland and Labrador government says Tony Wakeham will welcome Christine Fréchette for “an energy and economic development announcement” in St. John’s on Monday afternoon.
It says Quebec’s energy minister, Bernard Drainville, and Hydro-Québec president and CEO Claudine Bouchard will also be there.
The governments have been negotiating a deal to share energy from the Churchill River in Labrador, and La Presse reported last week that they had reached an agreement. …