Category Archives: Indigenous affairs

NB Power defends plans for Isthmus gas plant in the face of overwhelming community opposition

Posted on January 15, 2026 by brucewark

About 170 people attended a public gathering on the Mount Allison University campus Wednesday evening as New Brunswick Power fielded questions about the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant on the ecologically sensitive Chignecto Isthmus. Doug Bliss, chair of Tantramar … Continue reading →

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Judges side with Irvings, other timber firms on Aboriginal title claim

Posted on December 12, 2025 by brucewark

But Indigenous chiefs vow to fight on, saying they will seek an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner December 12, 2025 First Nations have suffered a major setback … Continue reading →

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‘Fed up’ Mi’kmaw allies to stand shoulder to shoulder for treaty rights rally Saturday in Halifax

Posted on November 13, 2025 by brucewark

By: Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: Cape Breton Post November 12, 2025 A coalition of Mi’kmaw, settler groups and communities from across Nova Scotia will gather at the Halifax Commons this weekend in a movement called “Shoulder to … Continue reading →

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Docs reveal business dealings between PROENERGY & Tribal Council on Chignecto gas plant

Posted on November 5, 2025 by brucewark

Documents released this week by NB Power do not support claims that the Mi’kmaq had agreed to invest in the 500 MW gas/diesel plant that NB Power wants built on the Chignecto Isthmus near Centre Village. The documents do show, … Continue reading →

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Legal-fees battle starts in title claim that will cost millions

Posted on October 26, 2025 by brucewark

By: John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Source: The Daily Gleaner October 23, 2025 The judges at New Brunswick’s highest court are wrestling with how to award costs in the first part of a massive and complex litigation that has … Continue reading →

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Premier says door still open to comprehensive environmental review of gas plant project near Centre Village

Posted on October 20, 2025 by brucewark

Premier Holt says her government has not ruled out a comprehensive environmental impact assessment of the proposed PROENERGY 500 MW gas/diesel plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. “We have a lot of questions that the provincial government continues to ask of … Continue reading →

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Town councillors say they don’t trust US company proposing to build gas/diesel plant in Tantramar

Posted on October 15, 2025 by brucewark

About 70 people crowded into the council chamber at Tantramar Town Hall on Tuesday to hear PROENERGY Canada President John MacIsaac make a five-minute presentation and respond to questions and comments from members of council. “We have spent considerable time … Continue reading →

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‘Dismissing our Mi’kmaw voices’: Passage of Bill angers Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw leaders

Posted on October 6, 2025 by brucewark

By: Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Source: Cape Breton Post October 5, 2025 In a strongly worded news release sent out late Friday afternoon, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs expressed anger with the Nova Scotia government over … Continue reading →

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Federal agency OK’s gas/diesel plant on the Isthmus; MLA calls for comprehensive provincial review

Posted on September 19, 2025 by brucewark

Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton says she’s not surprised that the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has decided no further federal review is needed for the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel generating plant on the Chignecto Isthmus. “The decision is not … Continue reading →

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Premier Holt says there are many unanswered questions about proposed NB Power gas plant on the Isthmus

Posted on September 16, 2025 by brucewark

Premier Susan Holt says her government is asking many questions about the proposed gas/diesel generating plant that NB Power wants built on the Chignecto Isthmus. “There’s tonnes of questions on this project,” Holt said today after talking with Phyllis Wheaton … Continue reading →

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Tantramar Council urged to write letters opposing NB Power gas/diesel plant on the Isthmus

Posted on September 9, 2025 by brucewark

Members of the Stop the Tantramar Gas Plant group asked town council Monday to join their constituents in writing letters opposing the big gas/diesel generating plant that NB Power wants to have built near Centre Village on the Chignecto Isthmus. … Continue reading →

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