In The News | Friends of The Northumberland Strait

Counterpoint: Setting the record straight about Northern Pulp woes

JILL GRAHAM-SCANLAN Sawmill owner Robin Wilber (“McNeil could salvage forestry legacy by reviving Northern Pulp,” Aug. 29) got a number...

Northern Pulp tells BC court about community consultation - but neglects to tell community

Friends of the Northumberland Strait (FONS) and the Northumberland Fishermen’s Association(NFA) say they were surprised to discover...

Northern Pulp granted creditor protection until the end of 2020

A judge in British Columbia has granted Northern Pulp creditor protection until the end of 2020 and approved an interim financing...

Northern Pulp cried poor while paying parent company nearly $60 million, Nova Scotia officials argue

The province has accused Northern Pulp of misappropriating taxpayer funds and misrepresenting its financial state to allow it to funnel...

Nova Scotia government opposes Northern Pulp bailout deal

The province is opposing a deal that Northern Pulp claims would allow it to continue paying severance to its laid off employees, its...

Northern Pulp owners challenging order, pausing application process

Officials with the company that owns the Northern Pulp mill in Pictou County, N.S., say they're pausing the process to apply to build a...

A new legacy': Pictou Landing chief pleased with Boat Harbour efforts

The chief of the Pictou Landing First Nation says she was never so happy to see the bottom of a ditch. Andrea Paul said an official from...

An open letter to Northern Pulp

To the editor, Recently Northern Pulp hired Dale Paterson, a past VP of Paper Excellence, to meet with selected stakeholders in Pictou...

Northern Pulp mill will shut down by Jan. 31, as N.S. premier announces $50M transition fund

The premier of Nova Scotia says the Northern Pulp mill near Pictou, N.S., must stop pumping wastewater into lagoons near an Indigenous...

Northern Pulp to consider its 'future' as N.S. calls for more work on effluent plan

Nova Scotia Environment Minister Gordon Wilson says he does not have enough information to properly assess the potential effects to the...