Nova Scotia First Nation loses bid to add new evidence in Alton Gas case
HALIFAX — A judge has dismissed a bid by a Nova Scotia First Nation
to have new evidence introduced in a case involving the band’s
opposition to a plan to use river water to create caverns for natural
gas storage in central Nova Scotia.
to have new evidence introduced in a case involving the band’s
opposition to a plan to use river water to create caverns for natural
gas storage in central Nova Scotia.
The Sipekne’katik (Indian Brook) First Nation wants to stop Alton
Natural Gas Storage LP from using water from the Shubenacadie River to
flush out underground salt deposits near Alton, N.S., then pump the
leftover brine back into the river.