N.S. to spend $19M to dredge Boat Harbour after Northern Pulp fails to submit cleanup plan
Nova Scotia is spending $19 million to remove sludge from Boat Harbour after Northern Pulp missed a second deadline to submit a plan for cleaning up the waste. "We cannot continue to wait. Taking one management approach makes good sense to ensure it's managed in a responsible way and timelines stay on track," Lloyd Hines, minister responsible for Nova Scotia Lands, said in a news release Monday. The Pictou County pulp mill halted production in January 2020 after the provincia