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The federal decision was expected later this week, but instead came a day before the deadline for Nova Scotia Environment Minister Gordon Wilson to release his own decision on the proposal. Wilkinson said a full federal impact assessment is designed for the largest and most complex projects, and that pulp and paper mills haven't normally…
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Nova Scotia’s environment minister is withholding approval of a pulp mill’s proposal to pump 85 million litres of treated effluent daily into the Northumberland Strait. Gordon Wilson says the province doesn’t have enough information to determine if the Northern Pulp project will harm the environment. Decision on Northern Pulp to come Tuesday as Ottawa passes…
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The future of the Northern Pulp mill is firmly in the hands of Nova Scotia Environment Minister Gordon Wilson. Wilson is scheduled to release his environmental assessment decision on the Pictou County pulp mill's plan for a new effluent treatment facility at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. On Monday, it was learned Wilson will have the…
Read moreThe group has been working with law students at the University of New Brunswick to research different compensation…
Read moreNova Scotia’s biggest contaminated site will get a federal environmental assessment before the cleanup begins.
Read more“There was probably 40 boats showed up in Pictou Harbour to send a message. We’re not backing down and that’s that.”
Read moreAfter hearing the concerns, the Island MLAs agreed unanimously to reach out to politicians in Nova Scotia.
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