Category: Kentville

NS electoral boundaries

A political science expert at Cape Breton University says a recent court ruling on electoral boundaries doesn’t neccessarily mean the government has to change boundaries before calling an election.

Tom Urbaniak says the ruling in January was an advisory opinion requested by the government, and doesn’t necessarily prevent the Premier from calling an election before boundaries are changed.  The previous government changed the boundaries of three Aacadian ridings to include more English speakers which was challeneged by the Acadian Federation.

NS fishermen upset

Fishermen walked out of a meeting with Transport Canada officials yesterday frustrated with a lack of answers by the bureaucrats.

Ian MacPherson, the general manager of the PEI Fishermen’s Association; told the CBC fishermen have been requesting for more than a year, for a comprehensive and timely plan to help the industry comply with the new Fishing Vessel Safety Regulations.  Representatives from 15 fishing groups, representing 20,000 fish harvesters met with government officials yesterday but a lot of their questions went unanswered.  They asked if some of the new equipment could be phased in because it costs $3,000 to $6,000 a boat.  MacPherson also says there’s a lot of grey area in how the new regulations will be interpreted.