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Westville urges caution to Northern Pulp

Westville urges caution to Northern Pulp

Deputy Mayor Lynn MacDonald expressed concerns about effluent release into Northumberland Strait WESTVILLE Westville council is drafting a letter to provincial and federal ministers, calling for caution and respect for the Northumberland Strait and all industries potentially affected by Northern Pulp’s operation. The call comes with the impending 2020 closure of the mill’s Boat Harbour effluent treatment facility and a proposed new system. The letter was directed by council t

Fishermen bring concerns to county council about Northern Pulp proposal

Fishermen bring concerns to county council about Northern Pulp proposal

PICTOU - Two important industries in Pictou County are headed for a collision and something needs to be done to stop the explosion, says the county’s warden. Robert Parker, along with 11 other councillors from the Municipality of the County of Pictou, listened to presentations by two groups representing local fishers and the community concerned about a proposed effluent pipeline being in the Northumberland Strait. “We need both industries in the county very much and we are lo

P.E.I. taking ‘dire concerns’ about Northern Pulp effluent to federal fisheries minister

P.E.I. taking ‘dire concerns’ about Northern Pulp effluent to federal fisheries minister

P.E.I. Fisheries Minister Alan McIsaac: "We cannot have this effluent coming from that plant going into the waters that could affect not only our lobster fishery but also those in Nova Scotia.” (The Guardian / File) CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I.— The possibility of wastewater from a Nova Scotia pulp mill being released into the Northumberland Strait has P.E.I. lobster fishermen raising alarms, and now P.E.I. Fisheries Minister Alan McIsaac is taking those concerns to federal Fisherie

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The Mill - Fifty Years Of Pulp & Protest by Joan Baxter

The Mill - Fifty Years Of Pulp & Protest by Joan Baxter

For fifty years, the pulp mill near Pictou in northern Nova Scotia has buoyed the local economy and found support from governments at all levels. But it has also pulped millions of acres of forests, spewed millions of tonnes of noxious emissions into the air, consumed quadrillions of litres of fresh water and then pumped them out again as toxic effluent into nearby Boat Harbour, and eventually into the Northumberland Strait. From the day it began operation in 1967, the mill h

Waste water treatment plant could kill lobster larvae, says PEIFA

Waste water treatment plant could kill lobster larvae, says PEIFA

The PEIFA attended a meeting on Nov. 5 in Nova Scotia to hear the plans for replacing the Boat Harbour facility. (Jeorge Sadi/CBC) A new waste water treatment plant in Pictou, N.S. could be detrimental to lobsters and other wildlife in the Northumberland Strait, says the P.E.I. Fishermen's Association. Northern Pulp hasn't made a formal proposal to replace its current treatment facility at Boat Harbour, but the company has been told by the Nova Scotia government to have anoth