N.B. news: Chiefs ask for help making communities safer
The six Wolastoqey Nation chiefs in New Brunswick are calling for more collaborative policing and help from federal and provincial governments after the loss of one of their own.
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The six Wolastoqey Nation chiefs in New Brunswick are calling for more collaborative policing and help from federal and provincial governments after the loss of one of their own.
Chiefs with the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick are demanding the federal and provincial governments do more to enforce banishment orders against unwanted people in their communities, such as the man who's accused of murdering Oromocto First Nation member Sheri Lynn Sabattis.
Last week, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) issued letters to commercial licence holders that it will not renew licences ahead of the elver season that typically starts in late March.
Amid all their disagreements with the Higgs government over the last several years, two Wolastoqey chiefs say one bright light emerged: cabinet minister Arlene Dunn.
The owners of New Brunswick's big timber companies are likely breathing a sigh of relief after a judge presiding over a large Indigenous title claim ruled in their favour on