Indigenous communities in New Brunswick are looking ahead with frustration to another season of glyphosate spraying. Glyphosate is a herbicide sprayed aerially in industrial forestry to suppress the growth of the deciduous plants, like hardwoods and berries, that spring up in the wake of clear-cuts and outcompete planted softwood seedlings. Proponents of glyphosate use say it is a way to maximize the output of forested land. But Indigenous leaders in N.B., which is the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq and Peskotomuhkati peoples, say the practice affects the ability of their communities to harvest the land. Wolastoq Grand Chief Spasaqsit Possesom (Ron Tremblay) says members used to harvest along the transmission lines. “And now we can’t because of the spraying that NB Power is doing, and we don’t dare to consume the berries and the nuts and medicines that grow [along] those power lines,” he said.