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· Application · 08/24/2026
Nova Scotia Power requests and receives extension to September 8, 2026 to resolve power pole installation delayed by neighbour easement dispute in M13034
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- Nova Scotia Power filed an extension request (Exhibit 103318) on August 24, 2026, seeking until September 8, 2026 to complete power pole installation on Jefferson Crabtree's property or provide a status update, citing Right Of Way complications with a neighbouring landowner who physically obstructed contractor work on July 24, 2026.
- Vice Chair Deveau approved the extension the same day (Exhibit 103320), granting NS Power until September 8, 2026 to either complete the work or report on its status to the Nova Scotia Energy Board.
- Complainant Jefferson Crabtree responded (Exhibits 103321 and 103322) expressing cautious approval of NS Power's commitment to bring security personnel to the next installation attempt, while formally requesting the Board grant no further extensions beyond September 8, citing health and safety risks to himself and two RV tenants living without power.
- Crabtree's correspondence details a prior breakdown in Complaint Resolution: NS Power's Resolve desk had initially told him vegetation clearance on the easement was his and the neighbour's responsibility, and later suggested he personally 'resolve' the neighbour dispute before work could resume — positions Crabtree contested as legally unsound given the pre-existing easement.
- Crabtree confirmed his legal counsel has written to the neighbour seeking clarification of objections, that RCMP have been briefed for potential on-site response, and that he intends to pursue civil damages against the neighbour following power restoration.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- 103318 NSPI Extension Request
- 103320 Board Extension Request Approval (redacted)
- 103321 Appellants Response to NSPI Ext Request (redacted)
- 103322 Appellants Follow Up Response to NSPI Ext Request (redacted)