Much attention is focused on Crown land in Digby County that is threatened by logging operations. And last week, nine people from Extinction Rebellion were arrested while trying to prevent contractors in the employ of the WestFor consortium from accessing the public forest and moose habitat slated for cutting. But in another part of the […]
Four arrested following report of shots fired at Pictou Landing First Nation fisher
“It doesn’t solve anything, and I don’t want to see anybody get hurt over something so stupid” says head of the Northumberland Fishermen’s Association.
Pictou District RCMP say they have arrested four men following a report of an ugly incident on the waters off Pictou Landing First Nation. According to an RCMP press release, at about 5:30 p.m. on December 13, “Pictou District RCMP responded to a report of shots fired in the Northumberland Straight near Pictou Landing First […]
Northern Pulp is misleading the court about how the environmental assessment process works in Nova Scotia
Just over a month ago, the Halifax Examiner reported on how Northern Pulp appeared to be misleading Ernst & Young, the appointed court monitor in its creditor protection case in the British Columbia Supreme Court. Specifically, we fact-checked the fourth “monitor report,” which contained several inaccuracies about Northern Pulp activities during its “hibernation” and while […]
Small dam, big controversy
How the contentious aboiteau at the Windsor Causeway could generate a national conversation about fish passage.
The Mi’kmaq call the Avon River “Tooetunook,” which means “flowing square into the sea,” or more specifically, into the Minas Basin in the upper Bay of Fundy. Since 1970, when the Windsor causeway was constructed across the Avon, the river hasn’t exactly been able to “flow square” at all. That’s because the aboiteau — the […]
Lobster: the last, best fishery
Part 2: The new cod?
Lobster stocks in Atlantic Canada have been flourishing in recent years, ironically not just because of conservation measures, but also because of two ecological disasters — the collapse of groundfish stocks and climate change. But can the lobster fishery survive with current rates and rules for harvesting as waters continue to warm and ecosystems change? […]
Lobster: the last, best fishery
Part 1: Stocks are healthy, but why?
Lobster stocks in Atlantic Canada have been flourishing in recent years, ironically not just because of conservation measures, but also because of two ecological disasters — the collapse of groundfish stocks and climate change. But can the lobster fishery survive with current rates and rules for harvesting as waters continue to warm and ecosystems change? […]
Blockade continues to stop Digby County clearcuts
Moose habitat protectors still waiting for word from the Department of Lands and Forestry – or is it the Department of Silence?
Monday, Eleanor Wynn and three other members of Extinction Rebellion went to the Department of Lands and Forestry office in Halifax — wearing masks and diligently observing COVID-19 protocol on spacing — hoping to get the attention of Derek Mombourquette, who took over as Minister of Lands and Forestry following the resignation of Iain Rankin, […]
What “netukulimk” means and how it applies to the moderate livelihood fishery
An interview with Mi’kmaw Elder and Knowledge Keeper Kerry Prosper.
There has been much interest in “netukulimk” in recent years, even more as the Mi’kmaq assert their Treaty rights to a “moderate livelihood” fishery, as affirmed by the 1999 Marshall decision. According to the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR), which is Cape Breton’s Mi’kmaw voice on natural resources and environmental concerns, “Netukulimk is the use […]
Independent inshore lobster fishers fear the Clearwater purchase could decimate their livelihoods
At a November 12 press conference, Sipekne’katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack announced that his Band was launching “hundreds” of lawsuits related to the way governments, some commercial fishers, and the RCMP reacted to its launch of its moderate livelihood fishery on September 17, the 21st anniversary of the landmark Marshall decision that affirmed Mi’kmaq […]
Excellence in paper profits
Court documents show that after Northern Pulp made $59.9 million in loan repayments to its corporate owner Paper Excellence, it asked the province of Nova Scotia for $50 million in new financing, over and above the $85 million it already owes the province. The province declined to provide new loans, but did agree to a freeze on all payments from the existing loans.
For the past half a year, while the Northern Pulp mill has been in “hibernation,” Northern Pulp — the company — has been one of seven related companies petitioning for creditor protection in the British Columbia Supreme Court, while it works on a “plan of compromise or arrangement” during a “restructuring phase.” As the Halifax […]
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