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Transport Canada still not committed to fund third cable

By Journal Pioneer

Despite no firm commitment from Transport Canada, provincial Finance Minister Wes Sheridan is confident the federal government will fund a third electrical cable line between New Brunswick and P.E.I.

Earlier this week, Maritime Electric completed a $6 million repair project on one of two submarine cable transmission lines in the Northumberland Strait. An underwater, pinhole-sized leak of insulating oil was discovered in May, followed by a second land-based leak in June.

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