Protecting Mi'kmaw archeological artifacts and ensuring safe fish passage is once again compelling Nova Scotia Power to rework upgrades to two ill-fated hydro dams that are already years behind schedule and millions dollars over budget.
The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans has been buying back unused lobster licences to increase the Mi'kmaw trap allotment from 1,600 to 4,600 during the spring fishery in waters off Cape Breton Island.
Commercial licence holders in the lucrative Maritime baby eel fishery have launched a Federal Court challenge over the decision to take 14 per cent of their quota and give it to Indigenous groups in 2022. The quota of baby eels, or elvers, was worth millions of dollars.