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Emera Inc. adjusts Annual General Meeting plans in light of influenza concerns

HALIFAX, le 1er mai, 2009 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Given the "essential services" nature of most of our businesses, Emera Inc. takes seriously the heightened concerns of the potential influenza pandemic. As part of our business continuity planning, Emera has taken many steps in the last number of days to ensure the health and safety of its employees and the public.

In light of these concerns, Emera Inc. today announced plans to enhance the webcasting and teleconference options for its Annual General Meeting. These efforts are being put in place to ensure shareholders can participate in the meeting remotely, if they do not wish to attend in person.

The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 6, 2:00 p.m. at the Cunard Centre in Halifax. Emera will webcast the meeting with full streaming video and provide teleconference capability. With this enhanced technology, shareholders will be able to participate in the discussion of the meeting as well as the question and answer session via telephone or e-mail, and vote in advance of the meeting as provided for by the proxy.

These enhancements to the Annual General Meeting are just one step in our continuity plan, which to date includes limiting business travel and large gatherings, and using teleconference meetings whenever possible.

The Company is encouraging shareholders to take advantage of the webcast and teleconference offerings, although they can attend in person, if they wish.

Shareholders are reminded they have the opportunity to vote by telephone or internet, as provided for by the proxy, by Tuesday, May 5, 2009, with extended hours to midnight for shareholders' convenience.

Further information is available at www.emera.com

About Emera

Emera Inc. (EMA-TSX) is an energy and services company with $5.3 billion in assets. Electricity is Emera's core business. The company has two wholly-owned regulated electric utility subsidiaries, Nova Scotia Power Inc. and Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, which together serve 600,000 customers. Emera also owns 19% of St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited, which serves more than 50,000 customers on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia and 25% of Grand Bahama Power Company which serves 19,000 customers on the Caribbean island of Grand Bahama. In addition to its electric utility investments, Emera owns the Brunswick Pipeline, a 145-km gas pipeline in New Brunswick; has a joint venture interest in Bear Swamp, a 600 megawatt pumped storage hydro-electric facility in northern Massachusetts; a 12.9% interest in the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline; a 7.4% interest in Open Hydro and Emera Energy Services which manages energy assets on behalf of third parties. Visit Emera on the web at www.emera.com.

SOURCE: Emera Inc.

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Sasha Irving, (902) 428-6685, sasha.irving@emera.com