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by Tim Bousquet February 1, 2019October 20, 2022

Fool’s Gold Part 1: Welcome to the Gold Rush

Fool’s Gold Part 2: Going for gold

Fool’s Gold Part 3: Cobequid Gold and Tatamagouche water

Fool’s Gold Part 4: How the mining lobby is working to undermine environmental protection in Nova Scotia

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