I was asked by the Office of the Premier and the Minister of Natural Resources to solicit feedback on the government’s proposed regulations for the shale gas industry. [...] The recommendation was made for the distance to be the same across board to 250 m, which increases the proposed distance of any permanent building to 100 m. Penobsquis experience The issue of Penobsquis residents loosing their wells was raised on many occasions during the public meetings, particularly in the southern part of the province. [...] Over the course of the sessions many people linked the functionality of their residential well and its ability to produce clean water directly to the value of their home and land. [...] It should be noted that the majority of participants at the public sessions had not had time to review the proposed regulations until arriving at the session, and in some instances individuals were pleased with the approach the government was taking, in particular with the mandatory requirement to disclose all chemicals in fracking fluid. [...] D., C. M. Some participants that were critical of the industry warned that the majority of the jobs would go to people from out of province because the training that is required to work in the industry is so specific that New Brunswick’s current workforce could not meet the demand.