Wreaths and flowers from the Seamen’s Memorial in Canso were laid at sea in a ceremony held Sunday. The wreaths and flowers had been at the memorial for the past week following the Provincial Seamen’s Memorial Service. Thirty boats circled Canso Harbour and sailed to Chedubucto Bay, led by the Tiger II with captain Corey […]
Posted: May 06, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 6
Tickle Wharf on the outskirts of Canso was repaired at a cost of $346,000 prior to its transfer to the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi kmaw Chiefs for $1 this spring.(Lost Shores Gallery)
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has given a commercial fishing wharf in Nova Scotia to a First Nations entity over objections from the local harbour authority.
Ownership of the Tickle Wharf in Canso was transferred this spring for $1 to the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi kmaw Chiefs.
As part of the handover, DFO spent $346,000 repairing the wharf in 2020.
The transfer was opposed by the Canso Harbour Authority, which manages the small but historic port on the province s Eastern Shore.