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A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has issued a permanent injunction against a blockade of logging roads in southwestern Nova Scotia.
Justice Kevin Coady says in a written decision issued Thursday that Westfor Management Inc. established a strong case against Extinction Rebellion, and that the forestry group would suffer irreparable harm if the blockades were permitted to resume.
HALIFAX A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has issued a permanent injunction against a blockade of logging roads in southwestern Nova Scotia. Justice Kevin Coady says in a written decision issued Thursday that Westfor Management Inc. established a strong case against Extinction Rebellion, and that the forestry group would suffer irreparable harm if the blockades were permitted to resume. The protesters set up camps on logging roads near the Caribou River on Oct. 21, saying they were protecting the habitat of endangered mainland moose. On Dec. 10, an interim injunction was granted ordering them to stop the blockades, and five days after that, the RCMP arrested nine people and the two roads were reopened.
ALERT bust nets drugs, cash and vehicles; five suspects facing charges
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Ten firearms and nearly a quarter million dollars’ worth of drugs, cash, and vehicles have been seized following a series of search warrants in Lethbridge. Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams raided five homes and arrested five suspected drug dealers.
ALERT Lethbridge’s organized crime team concluded a lengthy drug trafficking investigation by searching five Lethbridge homes on January 21, 2021. Lethbridge Police Service helped with the searches and arrests.
“Organized crime harms our communities, and drug trafficking breeds violence, addiction, and ancillary crimes. This investigation is further testament to ALERT’s success in working alongside our partner agencies to disrupt and dismantle organized crime,” said ALERT CEO Supt. Dwayne Lakusta in a press release.
36 milliliters of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB); 826 tabs of LSD; $159,000 cash. The seized firearms which included a prohibted handgun, two shotguns, and seven rifles will be subject of forensic analysis. The cash and vehicles will be sent to the provincial civil forfeiture office for review. Police allege the suspects were part of a group supplying drugs throughout Lethbridge and the surrounding area. “Organized crime harms our communities, and drug trafficking breeds violence, addiction, and ancillary crimes, said ALERT CEO Supt. Dwayne Lakusta. This investigation is further testament to ALERT’s success in working alongside our partner agencies to disrupt and dismantle organized crime.
Posted: Jan 26, 2021 6:14 PM AT | Last Updated: January 26
Protestors set up two blockades in Digby County last fall on industrial logging roads, and were forced to abandon them in December due to a court order. (Nina Newington)
The lawyer arguing for the continuance of a court order against protesters who have been trying to stop clear cutting in public forests says the protesters end goals don t justify their means.
WestFor Management Inc., a forestry consortium that works with 13 lumber mills in Nova Scotia, brought a motion to Nova Scotia Supreme Court last year that forced protesters to abandon two blockades on logging roads in Digby County.