It was calm and respectful, but the message was clear during the first of two hearings before Nova Scotia's legislative law amendments committee in Shelburne. Residents rejected the proposal to split the county into two provincial riding's at Clyde River. The recommendation to form two new provincial riding's called Queens-Shelburne and Argyle-Barrington was put forth by the independent boundaries commission in late September. Sherman Embree is a former warden in the municipality of Shelburne. He is against the move because Queens and Shelburne are dealing with a wide range of contrasting issues.
Meanwhile, MLA for Clare, Wayne Gaudet says Shelburne residents have sent a strong message to the committee.
Nearly 100 people attended the hearing at the Sandy Point Community Centre. The second and final day of the hearings wrap up on Friday afternoon. The committee will then meet in Halifax to decide how to proceed with redrawing the province's electoral map.
