B.C. natural gas executive new president and CEO of Manitoba Hydro
WINNIPEG - - Manitoba Hydro has a new president and CEO. Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger says Scott Thomson will take over the provincial utility giant next month.
Thomson was recently an executive vice-president with FortisBC, the largest distributor of natural gas in British Columbia.
He has also held senior roles at Ernst & Young.
Selinger says Thomson has the experience needed to keep Manitoba Hydro profitable and transform it into a North American leader in renewable energy.
Former hydro CEO Bob Brennan stepped down in August after leading the Crown corporation for more than two decades.
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Hydro is requesting a five per cent jump in electricity rates starting on January 1, claiming drought conditions warrant the increase but the coalition disagrees, saying a two per cent increase would be sufficient.
The coalition, which includes Harvest Manitoba, the Consumers’ Association of Canada-Manitoba, and the Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg, said a 5 per cent rate increase would put an unnecessary strain on consumer budgets, especially for those on fixed incomes or living up north.
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