Tufts Cove

• Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia adds waterfront reserve land at Tufts Cove

  The chief says today's announcement follows decades of work that began before he joined Millbrook's council 26 years ago. 

  Canada

  Jan 30
  
• Nova Scotia Power fined $175K over 2018 Tufts Cove oil spill

  Nova Scotia Power has been fined $175,000 and will be added to the Environmental Offenders Registry over a 2018 spill that leaked 24,000 litres of oil into the Halifax Harbour.

  Environment

  Jun 22, 2022
  
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• Nova Scotia Power blames Tuft’s Cove oil spill on corroded pipe

  The spill that was discovered on August 2 leaked about 5,000 litres into the water.

  Environment

  Dec 6, 2018
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• Halifax’s Tufts Cove ‘one of the dirtiest urban beaches I’ve encountered’ 

  A Halifax-based environmental organization says corporations need to take responsibility for their contributions to waste polluting Canada's shorelines, green spaces, and communities.

  Environment

  Sep 15, 2018
• Nova Scotia Power says it’s making ‘steady progress’ on oil spill in Halifax Harbour

  The Province's power utility says it has made 'steady progress' on cleaning up the less than 5,000 litres of oil that made its way into the harbour.

  Environment

  Aug 14, 2018
• Halifax Harbour oil spill cleanup to take weeks: Nova Scotia Power

  The heavy fuel oil leak happened on Thursday at the company's Tufts Cove Generating Station adjacent to the harbour.

  Environment

  Aug 7, 2018
• Questions persist after oil spill at Nova Scotia Power generating station

  An environmental activist says a Halifax harbour oil spill might be a good opportunity for Nova Scotia Power to reconsider its use of crude oil.

  Environment

  Aug 6, 2018
• Oil leaks out of Nova Scotia Power generating station into Halifax harbour

  Crews are trying to contain and clean up a spill at a Nova Scotia Power plant that leaked oil into Halifax harbour.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2018
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• Oil leaks into Halifax Harbour from Nova Scotia Power station

  The leak happened in the afternoon, and staff at the plant shut off the oil flow, according to the company.

  Environment

  Aug 2, 2018