North Shore communities cheer natural gas program.

A group of communities on Lake Superior's north shore is applauding Queen's Park for including the Natural Gas Access Loan Program in the provincial budget.

Last year, Schreiber, Terrace Bay, Marathon, Manitouwadge and Wawa signed franchise agreements with Toronto's Northeast Midstream LP for a project that extends gas service to 11,000 residents and businesses through the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

In a Feb. 25 news release, the communities said the loan program goes a long way toward helping them significantly lower energy costs.

Historically, it's been difficult to expand gas...

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