(NB-Mi’kmaw-Safety)
The New Brunswick government is investing 3.6-million dollars to improve safety in eight Mi’kmaw (MIG-MAW) communities.
The Mi’gmaw Peacekeeping Initiative will train safety officers in Mi’kmaw communities to focus on early intervention and de-escalation protocols.
The communities of Buctouche, Eel River Bar, Burnt Church, Fort Folly, Indian Island, Red Bank, Eel Ground and Pabineau will all be involved.
The initiative is an alternative to enforcement-based approaches to community safety.
(The Canadian Press)
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A 31-year-old Wellington, P-E-I man is facing a number of charges including forcible confinement, assault and weapons offences after a woman was reportedly held at gunpoint in the province.
The R-C-M-P say they got a call from a woman yesterday who said she thought her daughter was being held against her will by a man with a gun.
When the Mounties went to a home in St. Raphael where the couple was believed to be, both had left but a pellet rifle was found in the driveway.
The suspect surrendered later that day after police found the couple at another home before there was a vehicle and foot chase.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Green-Energy)
Six clean electrical energy projects in Nova Scotia are receiving more than 192 million dollars in federal funding.
Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced the investment yesterday at the Halifax headquarters of Nova Scotia Power.
Wilkinson says 117.6 million will fund three 50-megawatt battery storage systems to be operated by the utility in Bridgewater, at Spider Lake near Waverly and in White Rock.
He says three wind farm projects will receive 25 million each from Ottawa’s 4.5-billion dollar Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program.
This includes the Benjamin Mill project near Windsor, the Higgins Mountain project and the Wedgeport wind farm in the District of Argyle.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Titanic-Submersible-Hearing)
The U-S Coast Guard will hold a public hearing about the deadly Titanic submersible disaster that took place last year.
The hearing is scheduled to begin on September 16th and go over two weeks.
The experimental Titan submersible imploded en route to the Titanic 435 kilometres off the southern coast of St. John’s, Newfoundland in June 2023.
All five passengers were died in the tragedy.
(The Associated Press)
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(NS-Entangled-Whale)
A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the northeastern coast of New Brunswick.
The federal fisheries department says a team of scientists observed the animal among a group of right whales east of Miscou Island, on Saturday.
The scientists say the whale is an adult male known as Dropcloth, but they are uncertain of his age.
The department says it doesn’t know where the fishing gear came from or what type it is.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Dalhousie-Reopening)
Dalhousie University says it expects to reopen today after its Halifax campuses were closed late Monday night.
The school announced the closures after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied a building on its Studley Campus.
The university says Halifax Regional Police responded to the protest and the building was cleared after regular business hours.
University president Kim Brooks says the day was taxing and emotional.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-New-Boat)
The Canadian Coast Guard officially welcomed into service in a ceremony held in Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula yesterday.
The coast ship Barrington Bay is a high-endurance search and rescue lifeboat that has been operating in the province since November.
Jerry Wagg, a Burin local who is a long-time worker in the marine industry, was selected to break a ceremonial bottle over the Barrington Bay’s bow.
The Barrington Bay is the 15th “Bay Class” search and rescue lifeboat welcomed into the coast guard fleet since 2017.
(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
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