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By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post The two main buildings at the Hunter\u2019s Mountain cultural revitalization camp in Cape Breton burned down early Saturday (Dec 13, 2025) morning. The camp has been the site of a Mi\u2019Kmaw logging protest in Nova Scotia since early September. There are no reports of any injuries, and it is believed no one was staying in any of the buildings overnight at the time of the fire. Presently, RCMP are seeking information about what they have called suspicious fires at the camp. According to the police report, on Dec. 13 at approximately 1:20 a.m., officers, fire services, and EHS responded to a report of a structure fire in the 1000 block of the Cabot Trail. When first responders arrived on scene,… <\/p>\n

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By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post The two main buildings at the Hunter\u2019s Mountain cultural revitalization camp in Cape Breton burned down early Saturday (Dec 13, 2025) morning. The camp has been the site of a Mi\u2019Kmaw logging protest in Nova Scotia since early September. There are no reports of any injuries, and it is believed no one was staying in any of the buildings overnight at the time of the fire. Presently, RCMP are seeking information about what they have called suspicious fires at the camp. According to the police report, on Dec. 13 at approximately 1:20 a.m., officers, fire services, and EHS responded to a report of a structure fire in the 1000 block of the Cabot Trail. When first responders arrived on scene,... <\/p>\n

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