Latest from Richard Cuthbertson
As the elver season opens, a First Nation is pushing back hard against DFO
Earlier this month, Millbrook Chief Bob Gloade issued a strongly worded letter to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, outlining the band’s refusal to abide by the government’s elver management plan and warning of unspecified actions if fisheries officers 'harass' its members.
Fight brews over $34K in cash discovered during large seizure of cigarettes
The Nova Scotia government wants $34,895 in cash discovered by police during a large seizure of cigarettes turned over to the province, but one of the men arrested in the contraband tobacco case is indicating he's willing to fight in court to get his money back.
Judge sides with DFO in elver quota dispute
A judge has refused to overturn a decision made last year by a federal fisheries official to maintain the total annual quota for the Maritime juvenile eel fishery at 9,960 kilograms, a number that hasn't budged for two decades.
Millbrook First Nation councillor acquitted of illegal tobacco charges
Chris Googoo, a prominent First Nation councillor in Nova Scotia, has been acquitted of charges linked to the 2022 seizure of a large amount of illegal tobacco, after a judge ruled Thursday the evidence in court did not prove he was the owner of the small shop.
Lobster dealer released from custody in southwest N.S. extortion case
A 65-year-old lobster dealer from southwest Nova Scotia accused of multiple counts of intimidation has been released from custody pending trial following a hearing Wednesday in provincial court.
Another battle over lucrative juvenile eel fishery lands in court
A group of companies with licences to fish for highly lucrative juvenile eels along Maritime rivers turned once again to the courts on Friday in their bitter dispute with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans over decisions it has made in the fishery.
Scooping up of N.S.-based internet provider City Wide a sign of the times
The purchase of part of an Atlantic Canada internet provider by a subsidiary of Vancouver-headquartered Telus is part of a larger trend that’s seen smaller independent companies snapped up by big telecoms, according to an industry group.
Digby County man denied bail in $10K lobster extortion case
One of three men charged this week in a southwest Nova Scotia extortion case linked to the lobster fishery has been denied bail.
Dartmouth transport company charged in $250K elver seizure
A transport company located in a Halifax-area industrial park has been charged after a search by fisheries officers last year led to the seizure of roughly $250,000 worth of juvenile eels that officials allege were caught illegally and destined for export through Toronto.
Lobster dealer accused of intimidation arrested on extortion, threats charges
Eric Thibault, a 65-year-old lobster dealer accused of threatening and intimidating multiple people in the fishery in southwest Nova Scotia, has been arrested again and faces fresh charges related to a $10,000 extortion case.