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Eleven more security failures… are we going to arrest Google?

Morning File, Tuesday, May 1, 2018

May 1, 2018 By Tim Bousquet 11 Comments

News 1. Eleven more security failures Yesterday, the provincial Department of Internal Services announced that it has discovered 11 more potential security failures related to the Freedom of Information website: Work is progressing on addressing the privacy breach of government’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) website. To date the province has: — […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Bill Lahey, Bruce Wark, Cape Breton doctor Eugene Ignacio, Cape Sharp Tidal Inc., criminal doctors, Darren Porter, David Patriquin, Department of Environment, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) website, Freedom of Information website security failures, Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE), Haley Ryan, Information and Privacy Commissioner Catherine Tully, Long Beach berm breach, Natural Resources Minister Margaret Miller, Nova Scotia Auditor General Michael Pickup, Pattie Lacroix, provincial Department of Internal Services, Richard Bell, sea level rise, tidal turbines, unnecessary and redundant forestry review

Skepticism about tidal power: Morning File, Thursday, April 13, 2017

April 13, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. Fishermen continue fight against tidal turbines “The Bay of Fundy Fisherman’s Association says it will continue to oppose the development of tidal power in the Minas Passage, near Parrsboro,” reports Bruce Wark: Association spokesman, Colin Sproul made the pledge after the fishermen lost their court challenge to the deployment of a tidal turbine in November and […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Albert Barbusci, Barry Sheehy, Bruce Wark, climate change, Colin Sproul, Harbor Port Development Partners, Justice Duncan Beveridge, Loring Rayner, Mary Campbell, Sydney Harbour, Sydney Harbour Investment Partners, tidal turbines, Victoria Henneberry

Dal oceanographer: Tidal turbines won’t affect Minas Basin sediments

The bigger threat from the turbines is probably to large sea creatures that are already at risk of extinction, says Paul Hill.

March 22, 2017 By Chris Lambie

Contrary to earlier predictions, sediment texture in the Bay of Fundy is unlikely to change if we introduce large-scale tidal power development, according to the head of Dalhousie University’s Oceanography Department. Sediments in the Gulf of Maine are also unlikely to change much with the installation of tidal turbines in the Minas Passage, Paul Hill...

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Filed Under: Education, Environment, Featured, News, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Bay of Fundy, fish species at risk, Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy, Minas Passage, Paul Hill, tidal turbines

Tidal turbines not yet deployed

November 4, 2016 By Jennifer Henderson

There’s still no word on when two massive turbines will be lowered into the Bay of Fundy at a tidal power demonstration site not far from the town of Parrsboro. A barge and two support boats have been working in the Minas Passage this week, but the turbines have not been deployed. A spokesperson for...

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Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Bay of Fundy, Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen’s Association, Cape Sharp Tidal, Doug Tupper, Emera, FORCE, Jamie Campbell, OpenHydro, tidal turbines

Canadian court orders the arrest of a reporter: Morning File, Wednesday, October 26, 2016

October 26, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 15 Comments

You can now link to any part of a Morning File post by simply scrolling past the headline or sub-headline you’re interested in, then copying the URL from your browser and posting it on Facebook or Twitter (or anywhere else) to share. News 1. Teachers vote to strike “Teachers in Nova Scotia could be on […]

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