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Fool’s Gold

Nova Scotia's Myopic Pursuit of Metals & Minerals (Part 3)

May 30, 2018 By Joan Baxter 1 Comment

A Halifax Examiner / Cape Breton Spectator investigation. This is the third in a series of articles on the push for mines and quarries in Nova Scotia. You can find Part I here. Cobequid Gold and Tatamagouche water The news broke in November 2017 on the front page of the free monthly community paper, The Tatamagouche […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, Investigation, News, Province House Tagged With: Bruce Nunn, Carrie Miller, Cobequid Gold and Tatamagouche water, Cobequid Hills, Cobequid Mountains, Councillor Mike Gregory, David Blair, Department of Environment, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Deputy Mayor Bill Masters, DNR Deputy Minister Julie Towers, Donald James, Fool’s Gold part 3, French River Water Management Plan, French River watershed, Garth DeMont, Geoffrey Baldwin, Gregor Wilson, Jim Bezanson, Joan Baxter, John Drage, John Perkins, KMKNO Mi’kmaq Rights Initiative, Lloyd Hines, Melissa Nevin, Michael Allen, Minerals Incentive Program, Mining Watch Canada, Minister Margaret Miller, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), Raissa Tetanish, Ramsey Hart, Sustainable Northern Nova Scotia (SuNNS), Swan’s maple Products, Tatamagouche Water Utility, Trevor McHattie, Troy Sawler, Ugo Lapointe, Warwick Mountain Gold, Wentworth Valley

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