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Mi'kmaw opponents of Goldboro LNG say workcamp could be unsafe for women


Posted: Jun 02, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: June 2
Ducie Howe, left, and a fellow Mi kmaw activist, with a sign of protest against the proposed workcamp in Goldboro, N.S., for Pieridae Energy s liquified natural gas project.(Joey Brooks/Contributed)
Some Mi kmaq say the plan to build a liquified natural gas plant in rural Nova Scotia which would require a 5,000-person workcamp poses an unacceptable risk to women s safety and should be stopped.
Ducie Howe is among them.
The Mi kmaw activist and water protector from Sipekne katik First Nation said she does not support the proposed $13-billion Goldboro LNG plant on Nova Scotia s eastern shore, and she wants Mi kmaw chiefs to withdraw from a deal to service the workcamp. ....

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