Category Archives: Tidal Power

Fishermen face uphill battle during court challenge to Fundy turbines

Posted on February 3, 2017 by brucewark

A lawyer for the Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen’s Association appeared to have a tough time this week persuading a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge that a 1,000 tonne tidal turbine should not have been lowered into the Minas Passage … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia ushers in ‘new era’ of tidal energy as protesters warn ‘turbines kill fish’

Posted on November 22, 2016 by brucewark

It’s official. Electricity is now flowing onto Nova Scotia’s power grid from a newly installed 2MW tidal turbine submerged in the Bay of Fundy. The provincial energy minister, Michel Samson flipped a big electrical switch today near Parrsboro, NS to … Continue reading →

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Success! Cape Sharp Tidal deploys Fundy turbine

Posted on November 7, 2016 by brucewark

Work crews successfully lowered a 300 tonne OpenHydro turbine and its 700 tonne base into the Minas Passage this morning during a four-hour operation at ebb tide. The turbine slipped beneath the calm, blue surface and came to rest on … Continue reading →

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Final preparations underway for tricky Fundy tidal turbine deployment

Posted on November 6, 2016 by brucewark

After years of delay, Cape Sharp Tidal Inc. is in the final stages of deploying its 1,000 tonne, five-storey-high turbine into the roiling waters of the Minas Passage, eight kilometres west of Parrsboro, N.S. Sarah Dawson, who speaks for the … Continue reading →

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Fundy fishermen vow to continue legal challenge to tidal turbines

Posted on October 26, 2016 by brucewark

A spokesman for the Bay of Fundy Inshore Fisherman’s Association says the fishermen will press ahead with their legal challenge to tidal turbines in the Minas Passage in spite of yesterday’s loss in the first round of their court battle. … Continue reading →

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Judge denies fishermen’s request to block tidal turbines

Posted on October 25, 2016 by brucewark

Cape Sharp Tidal Inc. is free to deploy two turbines this fall in the Minas Passage, near Parrsboro. In a decision released today, a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge rejected an application from the Bay of Fundy Inshore Fisherman’s Association … Continue reading →

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N.S. judge promises decision soon on whether to block tidal turbines

Posted on October 21, 2016 by brucewark

A lawyer for the Bay of Fundy Inshore Fisherman’s Association spent several hours in a Halifax courtroom yesterday tilting at turbines. David Coles was trying to persuade a skeptical Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge to temporarily block deployment of two, … Continue reading →

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Mi’kmaq chiefs express frustration over Fundy tidal projects

Posted on September 30, 2016 by brucewark

The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq chiefs say they feel increasingly frustrated that tidal projects appear to be going ahead in the Minas Passage near Parrsboro, N.S. in spite of their economic and environmental concerns. In a news release issued … Continue reading →

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Fishermen launch legal action to block turbines this fall

Posted on August 26, 2016 by brucewark

The Bay of Fundy Inshore Fisherman’s Association plans to ask a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge to block deployment of tidal turbines in the Minas Passage this fall. During a court hearing yesterday in Halifax, Madame Justice Denise Boudreau set … Continue reading →

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Fundy fishermen file court challenge on tidal turbines

Posted on July 26, 2016 by brucewark

The Bay of Fundy Inshore Fisherman’s Association is challenging the provincial government’s decision to allow deployment of two tidal turbines in the Minas Passage near Parrsboro, N.S. The Association filed a formal application with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court yesterday … Continue reading →

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Fishermen pissed at environment minister’s OK to tidal turbines

Posted on June 24, 2016 by brucewark

Nova Scotia’s environment minister has come under fire from fishermen for approving the installation of two tidal turbines in the Minas Passage near Parrsboro. “The environment minister has shown a shameful lack of judgment by ignoring the concerns of a … Continue reading →

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