A fishermen who lost gear in last summer's wildfires is happy the Houston government is finally offering him some compensation, but Kasey DeMings says offering help days before the start of the lobster season means he won't be able to apply until the new year.
A group representing lobster fishermen in southwest Nova Scotia is raising concerns about Ottawa's commitment to voluntary licence buyouts to increase Indigenous access, after the department stopped bargaining with licence holders in the lucrative elver fishery.