Northern Pulp Closure

• N.S. Liberal budget opens up spending taps as province faces slowing economy

  The budget tabled today forecasts $11.5 billion in spending with a modest surplus of $55-million.

  Economy

  Feb 25, 2020
  
• After Northern Pulp mill closure, anxiety mounts in rural N.S. communities dependent on forestry

  The province's forestry industry had been shipping between 35 and 40 per cent of harvested pulpwood - the portions of a tree that can't be used for lumber - to the now idled Northern Pulp Mill.

  Environment

  Feb 17, 2020
  
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• No accurate number on those displaced by Nova Scotia mill closure, officials say

  The deputy minister of the province's Lands and Forestry Department says the number is "a moving target" because many of those who did contract work for Northern Pulp have been picked up by other mills.

  Environment

  Feb 5, 2020
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• Nova Scotia announces details on training for workers affected by Northern Pulp closure

  The Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency and Nova Scotia Community College have teamed up to offer programs that will connect Northern Pulp workers to the job market.

  Economy

  Jan 15, 2020