North Bay-based Northwatch is welcoming the National Energy Board’s announcement on Friday that the decisions of a previous panel involving the Energy East project are being declared void.

However, they’re also calling for the review to be put on hold until after the N-E-B modernization review is complete.

“The newly appointed NEB panel is sending some positive signals with their announcement today that they are starting the Energy East review process over, including reviewing the issues list”, commented Northwatch project coordinator Brennain Lloyd.
“But the NEB itself is in need of an overhaul, and we’re not at all confident that the NEB is the right body for this review”.