Commercial fishers seek intervener status in lawsuit over Indigenous fishing rights
Commercial fishers seek intervener status in lawsuit over Indigenous fishing rights
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The Canadian Press
Posted February 22, 2021 4:44 pm
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A group representing commercial fishers is seeking intervener status in a lawsuit filed by a First Nation challenging Nova Scotia’s rules around buying and selling seafood products.
The Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance said today in a…
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Election result expected for Mi'kmaq reserve that launched tense lobster fishery
Election result expected for Mi’kmaq reserve that launched tense lobster fishery
File: Sipekne’katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack.
HALIFAX — A Mi’kmaq chief who has battled for his band’s treaty right to fish lobster in southwestern Nova Scotia is expecting to hear today if he’s been re-elected.
Mike Sack is the incumbent in the community of Sipekne’katik, formerly known as Indian Brook, located about 65 kilometres north of Halifax.
Heather Knockwood and Kim Paul are the…
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Sipekne'katik backs out of commercial lobster season citing fears over safety
Sipekne’katik backs out of commercial lobster season citing fears over safety
The Sipekne’katik First Nation launched a moderate livelihood fishery from the Saulnierville wharf, seen here on Oct. 22. (Eric Woolliscroft/CBC)
‘Our people aren’t comfortable taking that big risk and especially risking their life for that,’ says chief
The Sipekne’katik band will not fish its commercial lobster licences this season in southwest Nova Scotia, citing intimidation and…
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