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Saying he sees the impact of the closure of the Northern Pulp mill in Pictou likely to be even greater than he imagined in December, PC Party Lands and Forestry critic Tory Rushton says he wants answers about government plans for a transition team and $50M transition fund announced recently.
Northern Pulp in Pictou County says they will be forced to stop pumping effluent into Boat Harbour on Jan. 31, 2020.
Premier Stephen McNeil announced today, Dec. 20, that the Boat Harbour Act will be enforced.
"In 2015, I made a commitment to clean up Boat Harbour and I am honouring that commitment today," said Premier McNeil. "Now, I am making a commitment to the workers of the mill and the forestry sector throughout Nova Scotia that we will be here for you in this transition - and make no mistake, I will honour that commitment as well."
Of all the sentences in Minister Rankin’s dysfunctional and totally disappointing response to recent requests from three municipal councils in Shelburne County for a temporary halt to clearcutting there, one stands out above the rest.
That sentence is: "I'm not prepared to pick specific regions of the province to stop the forestry industry.”
Lands and Forestry minister Iain Rankin response - dysfunctional and disappointing
The provincial government should halt clear cutting on crown land, according to the Councils for the Municipality of Shelburne and Towns of Lockeport and Shelburne, until new legislation based on the 2018 Lahey Report can come into effect.
Thunberg began a global movement by skipping school: starting in August 2018, she spent her days camped out in front of the Swedish Parliament, holding a sign painted in black letters on a white background that read Skolstrejk för klimatet: “School Strike for Climate.”
