The race to become the first MLA for the new electoral district of Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay has a fourth candidate. 

On Thursday, the Green Party of Nova Scotia named Nik Boisvert, an arts worker from Terre Noire, as its candidate in the riding, which was formed in February by the Nova Scotia government after an electoral commission recommended the creation of a protected riding to recognize the traditional Acadian community. 

In a release, the party noted that Boisvert has deep Acadian roots and a background in labour organizing, most recently leading a successful 2025 union drive at t…