Category Archives: Nova Scotia Government

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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‘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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Losing CBC coverage would be disastrous for New Brunswick

Posted on February 23, 2025 by brucewark

Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilièvre’s threat to cancel CBC’s annual Parliamentary grant would, if implemented, be a disaster for smaller, rural provinces like New Brunswick where local news coverage is already on its way to the morgue. Federal Heritage Minister … Continue reading →

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NS MLA Smith-McCrossin won’t get to participate in Chignecto court case

Posted on September 21, 2023 by brucewark

Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin says she’s disappointed that a Nova Scotia judge has rejected her application to participate in court hearings to determine who should pay to protect the Chignecto Isthmus and surrounding areas from potentially catastrophic flooding. “The people who live … Continue reading →

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NS MLA Smith-McCrossin seeks to intervene in court battle over Chignecto Isthmus

Posted on September 20, 2023 by brucewark

Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin is seeking to take part in the court case to determine which levels of government are responsible for protecting the Chignecto Isthmus and surrounding areas from potentially catastrophic flooding. The independent MLA for Cumberland North makes the case … Continue reading →

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Re-elected Cumberland North MLA pledges to work with Nova Scotia’s new gov’t, but won’t seek to re-join PC caucus

Posted on August 18, 2021 by brucewark

Re-elected Independent MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin says she has no immediate plans to try to re-join Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative party which won 31 of the 55 seats in yesterday’s provincial election, enough for a comfortable majority. “Right now, my focus … Continue reading →

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Another flood study? Just work on solutions, says Mt. A. professor

Posted on February 1, 2020 by brucewark

A scientist who teaches at Mount Allison University is wondering why the federal and provincial governments are commissioning a year-long, $700,000 study to find ways of preventing flooding on the Chignecto Isthmus, the 20 kilometre strip of land that connects … Continue reading →

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Westcock residents gather to fight proposed quarry

Posted on March 21, 2019 by brucewark

More than 80 people turned out for a meeting Wednesday evening at St. Ann’s Church Hall in Westcock, where residents heard details about a rock quarry that Bowser Construction of Sackville wants to operate off British Settlement Road. Everyone who … Continue reading →

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Mt. A. expert calls Sackville high-risk area for tick-borne disease

Posted on July 8, 2018 by brucewark

Mount Allison biology professor Vett Lloyd warned Town Council last Tuesday that Sackville is in a high-risk area for ticks that spread illnesses including Lyme disease. “The problem with ticks is not that they’re revolting blood suckers,” Dr. Lloyd said, … Continue reading →

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New study urges Atlantic Canada’s smaller communities to import less, produce more

Posted on March 5, 2018 by brucewark

A small, non-profit organization says Atlantic Canada could create thousands of jobs and rejuvenate its smaller communities by replacing some of the goods and services those communities import with locally produced ones. The Nova-Scotia-based Centre for Local Prosperity released a … Continue reading →

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