The owner of a lobster pound that was the scene of protests, vandalism and arson last week over Mi'kmaw fishing in southwest Nova Scotia has been ordered to pay $20,000 for not disclosing lobster sales. The interior of a van that was lit on fire outside the lobster pound in New Edinburgh, N.S., is shown on Oct. 15, 2020. (Robert Short/CBC)The court case dates back to inspections in the summer of 2018 by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans at the New Edinburgh pound. The Crown said Thibault did not disclose commercial lobster sales on Aug. 2 and 6, 2018, for which he was paid $54,377. lobster pound 0:27 On Tuesday night, a mob burned and vandalized vehicles outside a lobster pound in Southwest Nova Scotia.

Source: CBC News October 20, 2020 18:46 UTC