The Government of Canada is helping set up electric vehicle chargers in the Town of Antigonish. 
Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, announced that 12 new level 2 electric vehicle (EV) chargers will be installed in the Town of Antigonish to provide residents with more options to charge their vehicles.
Natural Resources Canada provided $495,000 in funding to Saint John Energy to help build the chargers. The Town of Antigonish is also contributing $47,955 to the project. Additional contributors and site locations include the City of Edmundston, the Village of Perth-Andover, the Town of Mahone Bay, the Town of Berwick and the City of Summerside. With the federal funding, the total cost of the project is $1,138,689.