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Monthly Archives: December 2019
Nova Scotia Premier McNeil keeps commitment to Pictou Landing First Nation to close Boat Harbour mill effluent treatment facility, Northern Pulp mill will shut down 20Dec2019
As reported on CBC*: __________ *Northern Pulp plans to shut down Nova Scotia mill after premier refuses to grant extension By Michael Gorman for CBC News Dec 20, 2019 After three days of public silence, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil … Continue reading
Posted in Mi'kmaq, Post NP mill, Pulp & Paper, Social Media, Social Values
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Don Wilson: a recent Supreme Court ruling says volumes about the Northern Pulp Mill’s future 18Dec2019
Received today from Don Wilson, who has written many op-eds about NS forestry in Saltwire publications (some cited on NSFN): After the Pulp Mill The Supreme Court of Canada web site has published it’s Dec 6, 2019 decision that says … Continue reading
Posted in Pulp & Paper
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Nova Scotia Premier delays news conference on Boat Harbour until Dec 20th (Friday) 18Dec2019
For what it’s worth, I take the Premier at his word on Boat Harbour Also view: – Premier’s delay on Boat Harbour decision draws opposition ire Michael Gorman for CBC News, Dec 18, 2019: From News Release Premier’s Office December … Continue reading
Posted in Pulp & Paper
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Live: Nova Scotia rules on mill’s plan to pump effluent into Northumberland Strait 17Dec2019
CBC: “That means the matter will run squarely into the terms of the Boat Harbour Act”…Premier scheduled to address reporters tomorrow (Wed Dec 18, 2019) UPDATE 4 pm Dec 17: Northern Pulp says company and Nova Scotia forestry industry in … Continue reading
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Moving Beyond Lahey: can Nova Scotia participate in a “Global Deal for Nature”? 14Dec2019
In the context of the messages coming from COP25, the Lahey Recommendations are too little and their implementation by L&F far too tardy Today (Sat Dec14, 2019): The COP25 Climate negotiations in Madrid are set to continue today as countries … Continue reading
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