NB Power
In 2008 the Tobique began a protest, refusing to pay the "bills" from NB Power. In addition, they demanded that the company remove from the reserve construction debris, including barrels filled with toxic pesticides and herbicides, and PCBs, that dated to the dam's construction. When the company threatened to cut off power to the reserve, a number of residents set up a blockade at the dam, requiring NB Power trucks to register with the Nation before entry. In 2009 tensions escalated when an NB Power truck did not stop at a road block. Members of the Nation seized the NB Power truck.