Two-thirds of eligible employees at Atlantic Gold's Touquoy mine in Moose River, N.S., voted last month to join the United Steelworkers Union. Employees are hoping to begin bargaining for their first collective agreement next month.
Posted: Apr 27, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 27
Archibald Lake in Guysborough County is one of the areas the government is considering for legal protection.(Nova Scotia Environment)
While environmentalists heralded the news last week that Nova Scotia would afford legal protection to 61 new properties, it was a name not on that list that caught Scott Beaver s attention.
Beaver, president of the St. Marys River Association, said he s troubled by the fact that yet again, the proposed Archibald Lake wilderness area was not included among the properties destined for protection. I m starting to get frustrated, he said in an interview. Our group is starting to get frustrated with this.