Northern Pulp
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Nova Scotia’s environment minister silent on shuttered Pictou County mill cleanupNova Scotia’s environment minister is being tight-lipped on the cleanup plan for the shuttered Northern Pulp mill site in Pictou County.CanadaSep 19, 2025
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No set deadline for company’s cleanup plan for shuttered Nova Scotia mill: ministerNova Scotia’s environment minister said Thursday there is no set deadline for Northern Pulp to submit a cleanup plan for its shuttered mill site near Pictou, N.S.EnvironmentJul 24, 2025
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Northern Pulp seeking $2.5B in private-public funding to build new millThe company behind a Nova Scotia mill that shut down four years ago amid environmental shortcoming says it will cost $2.5 billion to build a new, cutting-edge plant.CanadaMar 11, 2025
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N.S. reaches deal with owner of Northern Pulp, firm pursues new mill in Queens CountyThe Northern Pulp plant in Pictou County once employed about 300 people, and has been left idle since 2020.CanadaMay 23, 2024
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Northern Pulp files lawsuit seeking damages from Nova Scotia governmentPaper Excellence filed a statement of claim in Nova Scotia Supreme Court Thursday, alleging it has lost income and potential profits because of the provincial government's actions.CanadaDec 17, 2021
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Northern Pulp mill withdraws court challenge against Nova Scotia: ministerNova Scotia's environment minister said the company confirmed the mill will be withdrawing from the province's environmental assessment process.CanadaMay 6, 2021
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Plan to restart idled Northern Pulp mill in Nova Scotia to be redrafted: companyNorthern Pulp says the company is drafting a new plan that calls for an overhaul of the mill and a more advanced treatment facility.CanadaMay 5, 2021
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Coronavirus costs shrink Nova Scotia’s surplus in fiscal 2019-20 to $2.3 millionOfficials estimate the cleanup of Boat Harbour, which has yet to begin, will cost $291.9 million.EconomyAug 20, 2020
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Boat Harbour Act decision likely Premier Stephen McNeil’s toughest, but telling for his legacyChief Andrea Paul of Pictou Landing First Nation said Premier Stephen McNeil's legacy will be that he kept his word on the Boat Harbour Act and ending environmental racism.NewsAug 7, 2020
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N.S. Mounties investigate racist letter sent to Pictou Landing First Nation chiefCpl. Jennifer Clarke, the spokeswoman for the Nova Scotia RCMP, says "the content of the letter is unacceptable."CanadaJul 14, 2020
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