Return often as we update this list of press coverage.
2020
April 15, 2020
Pictou Landing chief ‘shocked’ by look of Boat Harbour months after mill shutdown
‘It just gives you that glimpse of hope … of what we can get back to,’ says chief
Emma Smith, CBC News
April 9, 2020
Northern Pulp prepared to invest in modernizing mill and revitalizing Nova Scotia’s forestry sector
Northern Pulp Nova Scotia (Northern Pulp) has requested Nova Scotia Environment issue a timely, well-defined, and outcome-based Environmental Assessment process for its proposed Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) modernization.
Feb 12, 2020
Northern Pulp Officials Say They Plan To Reopen Nova Scotia Mill In The Future
Trevor Nichols, Huddle
Feb 7, 2020
Former Nova Scotia premier resigns from board connected to Northern Pulp mill
The general manager of the recently shuttered Northern Pulp mill in Pictou County says the mill’s parent company plans to reopen it in the future.
The Canadian Press Staff, CTV News
Feb 6, 2020
N.S. premier says talks ongoing with Northern Pulp mill over millions in outstanding loans
The Canadian Press Staff, CTV News
Update: The Mill, January 2020
On December 20, 2019 Nova Scotia Premier Stephen MacNeal made a historic announcement: there would be no extension of the deadline imposed by the Boat Harbour Act.
Jan 28, 2020
VIDEO: Sound Off: As Boat Harbour nears shut down, here’s what to expect in the short and long term
With the constant flurry of news surrounding Boat Harbour and Northern Pulp, this Sound Off outlines where things currently stand and what we’ll likely see in the coming days, weeks and months.
CBC
Jan 21, 2020
VIDEO: Timeline: A brief history of Boat Harbour and Northern Pulp
This timeline of Boat Harbour and Northern Pulp covers major events from the 1960s to 2019. It begins with the construction of the pulp mill at Abercrombie Point to Premier Stephen McNeil’s 2019 announcement that the Boat Harbour effluent treatment site would close.
CBC Nova Scotia
Jan 21, 2020
Premier pledges $7 million to keep silviculture sector alive after Northern Pulp mill closure
The province is pumping $7-million into the silviculture sector that is expected to keep up to 300 forestry workers employed when Northern Pulp closes at the end of the month.
Andrew Rankin, The Chronicle Herald
2019
December 20, 2019
Northern Pulp plans to shut down Nova Scotia mill after premier refuses to grant extension
McNeil announces $50M transition fund to help forestry sector workers affected by mill closure.
Michael Gorman, CBC News
December 20, 2019
Northern Pulp mill will shut down by Jan. 31, as N.S. premier announces $50M transition fund
Alexander Quon, Global News
October 5, 2019
Marchers demand Boat Harbour deadline be honoured (PDF)
Brendan Ahren, The News
October 4, 2019
Report claims no impact to fish stocks (PDF)
Aaron Beswick, The Chronicle Herald
For 50+ Years, Pulp Mill Waste Has Contaminated Pictou Landing First Nation’s Land in Nova Scotia
Joan Baxter, CBC
September 21, 2019
Backroom deal only heightens tensions (PDF)
Jim Vibert, Saltwire Network
September 17, 2019
Appeal Court sides with Pictou Landing First Nation in Boat Harbour dispute (PDF)
Blair Rhodes, CBC News
2018
December 3, 2018
N.S. government must consult Mi’kmaq on financing of effluent plant, court rules (PDF)
The Canadian Press
