Scotians

While exports to the United States drive the expanding natural gas sector on Canada’s East Coast, it remains unclear whether there will be a domestic distribution grid in Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia utility commission has set a deadline of Jan. 14, 2002, to receive applications for a second run at building a gas distribution system in the province. A hearing has been called for Nov. 19 on issues raised by the withdrawal of Sempra Atlantic Gas from the project, including what to do with C$50 million (US$30 million) in installations that the company was able to construct in the Halifax-Dartmouth area.