St. Mary’s Bay in southwestern Nova Scotia is full of lobster. It is one of the most plentiful spots within the most lucrative lobster fishing area (LFA 34, technically) in Canada. It is also—as its name suggests—a bay. Flanked by the long peninsula of Digby Neck and its islands, the bay’s long, narrow body of […]
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Angry mob trap Mi’kmaw fishermen at a lobster pound in southwestern Nova Scotia
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Ku’ku’kwes News on October 14, and is shared here in partnership with Maureen Googoo and Kukukwes.com. An angry mob of non-Indigenous lobster fishermen trapped two Mi’kmaw fishermen inside a lobster pound in southwestern Nova Scotia late Tuesday evening. According to Jason Marr, a Mi’kmaw lobster fisherman with […]
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What’s going on in Saulnierville and how you can help
Right now Mi’kma’ki fishermen of Sipekne’katik First Nation in Saulnierville are fighting for their right to fish and being met with extreme pushback from local fishers. But why? It all started at the beginning of the month when DFO was pulling Mi’kmaw lobster fishers‘ traps out of the water. Although Indigenous fishers like David McDonald […]
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All eyes on Sipekne’katik First Nation
First, an introduction: Maureen Googoo has been working in news for more than 30 years. The journalist from Indian Brook First Nation—Sipekne’katik—has been covering Indigenous communities for an Indigenous audience since 2015 through her independent publication, Ku’ku’kwes News. She covered the clash between Indigenous fishers practising their right to a moderate livelihood in Burnt Church, New […]
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Five summer road trips to take in the name of lobster
June 29-July 1 Lobster Bash Digby’s annual celebration of the local lobster industry is a great excuse to drive across the province for some grade-a seafood, but the fun doesn’t stop there: The three-day fest also features the Lobster Bash Showdown wrestling match—which boasts the town’s first ever casket match—and a visit from Little Ray’s […]
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The Donald Marshall decision and Digby’s lobster wars
A debate over illegal fishing has reached a boiling point in southwest Nova Scotia. Amidst accusations from non-Indigenous fishers about black market lobster sales, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs is calling on the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to finally clarify the policy surrounding a legal case nearly 20 years old. Mi’kmaw fishers […]
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Highway to shells: 6 lobster suppers to try
Baddeck Lobster Suppers (Cape Breton) Akin to our friends at the Shore Club, Baddeck Lobster Suppers is a charming family-owned biz serving lobster, salmon, snow crab and steak to tourists and locals alike, every night from 4-9pm during the summer season. Any opportunity for a community meal in Cape Breton should be taken. 17 Ross […]
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The endless summer
“First thing I do whenever I see someone is ‘Where are you folks from?’ and if I got a story about where they’re from I tell them the story and if I don’t have one, I’ll tell them a story about here,” Rhys Harnish says with a nod. Harnish owns and operates The Shore Club, […]
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Food safety issues related to harbour ignored
Since the Halifax waste treatment plant failed in January, more than 100 million litres of raw sewage has been discharged into Halifax Harbour daily. Worse still, last month the screens at the sewage outfalls were removed, so the sewage includes lots of “floatables,” the toilet paper and tampon applicators that rise to the surface. Is […]