Alton Gas Project

• Alton Gas cavern project in Nova Scotia scrapped by Calgary based AltaGas

  AltaGas said the project had experienced challenges and delays, referring to the opposition the project faced from Indigenous protesters and their allies.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2021
  
• Supporters of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and Indigenous rights flood downtown Halifax

  Hundreds stood shoulder to shoulder as the rally began, listening to speakers express their concerns over the Coastal GasLink project in the Wet'suwet'en Nation and the Alton Gas project on unceded Indigenous land in Fort Ellis, N.S., on the banks of the Shubenacadie River.

  Politics

  Feb 23, 2020
  
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• N.S. minister says they’ve met the duty to consult with first nation on Alton Gas project

  Margaret Miller says the approval has been amended to require Alton Gas to meet all applicable provincial, federal and municipal laws, including any future amendments to them.

  Environment

  Apr 8, 2019
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• Mi’kmaq band wins legal battle, Alton Gas appeal returning to minister

  A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has breathed new life into a First Nation's fight to block the Alton natural gas project.

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2017
• Halifax protesters stand in solidarity with Standing Rock: ‘We should all be united’

  There are also concerns about projects happening in our region that could impact the water supply.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2016
• First Nations, environmental groups appealing Alton gas project approval

  Members of First Nations, environmental and community groups have filed at least half a dozen appeals to Nova Scotia's environment minister challenging the province's decision to approve the Alton gas project near Stewiacke.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2016