Developer Tim Banks is suing the Environmental Coalition of P.E.I. and three other defendants over what his court filings describe as a conspiracy to 'impede and confound' his efforts to develop or sell land he owns adjacent to a P.E.I. National Park site at Greenwich.
Numbers of P.E.I.'s native black ash have dwindled to just a few hundred, while Mi'kmaw communities need the wood for basket weaving and other cultural endeavours.
A controversial construction project on the coast of P.E.I. has been the subject of residents' ire for months, thanks to a large stone seawall that critics say severely restricts access to the public beach. But the property's owners say the seawall mitigates erosion.
Thousands of trees planted as project aims to make P.E.I. National Park more resilient to storms like Fiona cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Migratory birds are beginning to return to nest on P.E.I., and many of them are finding that trees they have nested in for years are gone. Once again. blame Fiona.