Mayors of five communities on the north shore of Lake Superior say their affordable energy plan to roll out a regional liquefied natural gas project has suddenly been thrown into disarray by the province. The municipal leaders of Marathon, Schreiber, Manitouwadge, Terrace Bay and Wawa were responding to the province’s Jan. 30 launch of its new Natural Gas Grant Program , designed to extend natural access to rural, Northern and First Nation communities who aren’t connected by pipeline.