13 years after house built, Mi’kmaq man still waiting for certificate of possession
A Mi’kmaq homeowner in Nova Scotia is in a fight with his band over housing.
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Elsipogtog anti-fracking fight fallout putting strain on RCMP-First Nation relations
The two New Brunswick RCMP officers knocked on Malcolm Ward’s door Wednesday morning while the Mi’kmaq man played with his one year-old son River in the living room.
Elsipogtog woman claims she faced RCMP intimidation over plans to file complaint
An Elsipogtog First Nation woman says an RCMP investigator tried to intimidate her away from filing a formal complaint against the driver of a white pick-up which struck her during a demonstration on a New Brunswick highway last week.
SWN ending exploration work in NB, will be back in 2015: Elsipogtog War Chief Levi
A Houston-based energy company that has faced ferocious resistance from a Mi’kmaq-led coalition is ending its shale gas exploration work for the year, says Elsipogtog War Chief John Levi.
Elsipogtog Chief Sock says “resolve will stay strong”
Elsipogtog First Nation Chief Aaron Sock said his community would not be backing down from its battle with a Houston-based energy firm exploring for shale gas in the region.
Elsipogtog woman says she suffered trauma, injuries at hands of RCMP during arrest
Elsipogtog First Nation community member Marie Simon said she blacked out in the back of the RCMP paddy wagon just before her epileptic seizure.
Round dancing and burning tires on Hwy 11 as anti-fracking resistance refuses surrender
Late Monday evening, after the tires were set on fire, a group of anti-fracking demonstrators round danced against a backdrop of flames in the middle of a New Brunswick highway while they waited for the RCMP to respond.
Highway battle over fracking continues in New Brunswick
Demonstrations continued Monday against the exploration work of a Houston-based energy firm looking for shale gas deposits along a New Brunswick highway.
Rocks, arrests and confrontations on NB highway as fracking fight escalates
Five people were arrested while RCMP officers and cruisers were pelted with rocks as confrontations continued Friday on a New Brunswick highway where a Houston-based energy company is trying to complete shale gas exploration work.
