Nova Scotia Power filed a response to a land access complaint from Jennifer Eaton, asserting prescriptive easement rights based on over 35 years of continuous infrastructure presence on her property.

M12298 · NSPI Complaint - Land Access - EATON

AI summary

NS Power responded to a complaint filed by Jennifer Eaton on May 28, 2025, in which she alleged the utility lacked permission or an easement to run a line extension across her property to serve her neighbour (M12298, E-2).
NS Power's preliminary investigation found that infrastructure including poles, wires, a meter, and a "Green Can" Transformer have been present on the property since at least the 1970s–1980s, with the neighbour's service originally connected in 1990, exceeding the 20-year threshold NS Power cites as sufficient to establish Expropriation Act Nova Scotia prescriptive easement rights.
The neighbour's service had been disconnected in 2009 but was recently restored at the current occupant's request; reconnection work included replacing the outdated transformer, swapping like-for-like wiring, and minimal branch trimming, all described as within the scope of NS Power's asserted prescriptive right.
NS Power states it has no record of more extensive clearing activities on the property by the company or its subcontractors, and submitted the response with confidentiality requested due to the personal information involved.

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What was filed

Documents filed on this day

E-2 NSPIs Response to Complaint (redacted) exhibits