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Lots of lobster, few workers – Curb on foreign employees imperils industry, processors say

Changes to the lobsterDM0811_468x521 might mean the lobster on your plate may someday be processed outside of the Maritimes. “The other alternative they have is to go offshore and have the work done in some other country, and we don’t want that.” Read the rest here 09:52

Pictou fish plant depends on foreign workers program, says owner

Paul Logan can’t get enough local workers in Pictou County to operate his fish processing business. “It’s just not the type of work they want to do in Pictou County,” the owner of  North Nova Seafoods said in an interview Monday. Read more here 07:59