There were peaceful protests Friday in Nova Scotia by commercial fishermen, following a symbolic gesture of peace the day before between some commercial fishermen and the First Nations band at the centre of a disputed lobster fishery. The dispute threatens to disturb the peaceful co-existence that has existed between commercial fishermen and First Nations, said Beaton. First Nations hold 684 commercial fishing licences in N.S. There are about 11,500 commercial fishing licences in total in the Maritimes. "We are currently in the discussion stages and yes we will be launching a moderate livelihood plan," she said in an email.

Source: CBC News October 02, 2020 18:56 UTC