Posted: May 25, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 25
RCMP officers stand on the wharf in Saulnierville, N.S., in front of supporters of a Mi kmaw fishery on Sept. 20, 2020.(Jeorge Sadi/CBC)
A top RCMP officer requested help to pay for extra policing costs during last fall s fisheries dispute in southwest Nova Scotia, but the province s justice minister resisted for two weeks and only agreed after two lobster pounds holding Mi kmaw catch were vandalized, with one later burned to the ground.
The details of the financial dispute between the province and Mounties are contained in records, newly released to CBC under provincial freedom-of-information laws, that shed light on the overtime and expenses related to pulling in officers from the rest of Atlantic Canada to help police the area.
HALIFAX The moment the man responsible for Canada’s worst mass killing was shot and killed at a gas station in Enfield, N.S. on April 19, 2020, his rampage of terror ended – but a year of grief and questions began. Here are some of the key moments that have taken place since that day.
Sunday, April 19, 2020 Nova Scotia RCMP hold its first news conference on the tragedy at its headquarters in Dartmouth Sunday evening. “Today is a devastating day for Nova Scotia and it will remain etched in the minds of many for years to come,” said commanding RCMP officer Lee Bergerman.
Posted: Apr 15, 2021 11:36 AM AT | Last Updated: April 15
Lands and Forestry Minister Chuck Porter stands outside Province House in Halifax on Thursday after announcing he will not seek re-election.(Jean Laroche/CBC)
Another member of the Liberal government in Nova Scotia is calling it quits. Lands and Forestry Minister Chuck Porter announced Thursday he would not be seeking re-election.
Porter, the MLA for Hants West for the last 15 years, told CBC News he came to his decision to leave politics during the Easter break, but only told Premier Iain Rankin and his Liberal caucus colleague Thursday morning. I gotta tell you it s not easy, Porter, 56, said outside Province House in Halifax. I ve been around a long time, I m enjoying my work, but I am thinking about the future as well.
Chuck Porter speaks during a COVID-19 Briefing. Photo: NS Government
Nova Scotia’s Lands and Forestry Minister is calling it quits as Chuck Porter announced he will not reoffer in the next provincial election.
Porter adds his name to a growing list of Nova Scotia Liberals who will not be reoffering for the next Provincial election. To date, the list includes former finance minister Karen Casey, former justice minister Mark Furey, and former health minister Leo Glavine.
In a statement released by the Liberal Caucus Porter is quoted saying, “After much contemplation, it is with gratitude that I announce I will not be re-offering in the next provincial election,”
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