Friends of the Northumberland Strait (FONS) and the Northumberland Fishermen’s Association(NFA) say they were surprised to discover documents showing that Northern Pulp told a BC court they were establishing a community liaison committee to find solutions for their proposed new effluent treatment facility. According to a July 28 affidavit from Bruce Chapman, Northern Pulp’s General Manager, presented to a BC court under Creditor Protection proceedings, the committee was to ha

A judge in British Columbia has granted Northern Pulp creditor protection until the end of 2020 and approved an interim financing agreement that will see the mill receive $15 million from third-party lenders. Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick delivered her decision Thursday in B.C Supreme Court via teleconference following two days of arguments. The hearing was held in B.C. because that's where Northern Pulp's parent company is based. The ruling means the mill, which was facing a c