Victory for Mi’kmaq as Nova Scotia’s Alton Gas Project Cancelled

Seven years after local Mi’kmaq Elders first moved to block a project that would have left salt caverns along Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie River full of natural gas, and the river itself dangerously saline, the company in charge of the project has pulled the plug. Announcing its decision in a release last week, Alton, a subsidiary…

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