‘Gas guru’ George Murphy dies

By CityNews Halifax Staff

Posted Jun 7, 2021 02:11:07 PM.

A longtime contributor to the HalifaxToday.ca/NEWS 95.7 has died.

George Murphy with Consumers for Fair Gas Prices passed away suddenly on Saturday at his home in Newfoundland.

Murphy has been heard on the radio in Halifax since the late 1990s, including on The Rick Howe Show, giving his insight on the oil and gas market.

He also served as a Member of the House of Assembly in Newfoundland and Labrador from 2011 to 2015.

George Murphy was 58.

Keep it Factual

Add CityNews Halifax as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.

Submit a Correction

Accessibility Feedback

Top Stories

Passing motorcyclist helps N.S. kidnapping victim as man and woman face charges

HALIFAX — RCMP have charged a man and a woman with an alleged kidnapping in Nova Scotia after the victim was helped by a passing motorcyclist. Police say they received a report Wednesday that the pair...

11h ago

Canada Post workers set to wrap up voting on new tentative deal

HALIFAX — Canada Post workers were set to wrap up voting on new tentative agreements Saturday after more than two years of labour strife. Some 55,000 Canadian Union of Postal Workers members began voting...

7h ago

WHO chief visits epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo as cases outpace response

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization on Saturday visited eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, where the virus is spreading faster...

4h ago

Ottawa under increasing pressure to show how policy changes are affecting emissions

OTTAWA — The federal government is facing increased pressure to state whether it knows how some of its recent policy changes will affect Canada's greenhouse gas emissions. Environment Minister Julie...

15h ago