The Nova Scotian government will be giving Paper Excellence, the parent company of Northern Pulp and a corporation linked to the multi-billionaire Widjaja family of Indonesia, still more millions. This time, the amount is $10 million. Northern Pulp still owes the province $85 million from previous loans. And the company still owes $65 million on...
“You guys have a lot of ticks”
A tick identification app is coming to Nova Scotia, and it may help stem the spread of Lyme disease.
Get your phones ready to take some tick pics. A Bishop’s University research project that provides quick, expert online tick species identification and real-time monitoring and mapping of ticks has just launched in Nova Scotia. The e-Tick citizen science tick monitoring program already operates in Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick. This month, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland...
“Today is a great day! A’SE’K Day!”
The Northern Pulp mill stops dumping effluent into Boat Harbour today, and the pipeline will be sealed tomorrow.
Pictou Landing First Nation Chief Andrea Paul is calling today “A’se’K Day.” Although the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented PLFN and allies from gathering to celebrate the occasion, it is a momentous one. A January 29 ministerial order from Environment Minister Gordon Wilson stipulated that by April 30, 2020 the Northern Pulp mill on Abercrombie Point […]
Fish farm limbo
Amid COVID-19, province grants Cermaq Canada more time to decide on Nova Scotia fish farm expansion, leaving affected communities wondering what's next.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. On Friday, March 27, the provincial government gave Cermaq Canada an extension on the deadline to file an application for its options to lease in four bays in the province. The firm is part of Cermaq Global, formerly a Norwegian state-controlled salmon producer purchased by […]
Atlantic Gold is waging a propaganda blitz in Nova Scotia
By now, many people in Nova Scotia will have seen the Atlantic Gold ads on television, read words of self-praise from the company in newspaper opinion pieces, or received Atlantic Gold flyers in their mailboxes. For the past month or so, Atlantic Gold has been blanketing the province with its propaganda. As the Halifax Examiner...
Farmers Markets adjust to COVID-19 with online stores
And the opening of the brewery market’s Neighbourhood Goods General Store has been pushed up to Monday.
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. There are few silver linings to be found amidst the uncertainty created by the constantly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, but Justin Cantafio is excited about one small bright light. The executive director of the Farmers’ Markets of Nova Scotia Cooperative (FMNS) announced on Thursday the launch […]
Cermaq’s PR Fiasco
Part 2: There's "zero" chance Nova Scotia’s wild salmon will survive disease spread from Cermaq’s proposed mega-farms, says Alexandra Morton
The Halifax Examiner attended all three of Cermaq’s “open houses” on the South Shore, recorded nearly five hours of Q&A, and reports here on one of the recurring concerns raised at the meetings: How dangerous is the spread of piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) from farmed to wild fish? This is the second part of a two-part […]
Cermaq’s PR fiasco
Part 1: Citing disasters at the company's west coast operations, Nova Scotians raise concerns about plans for fish farms on the east coast. Cermaq's response? "Shit happens."
The Halifax Examiner attended all three of Cermaq’s “open houses” on the South Shore, recorded nearly five hours of Q&A, and reports here on some of the key concerns raised by area residents. This is the first of a two-part series. Between 2014 and 2017, not long before taking the position of Sustainable Development […]
The Nova Scotia government is planning for tree plantations
The plan calls for "high-production forestry zones" on 882,000 acres of crown land where white, red, and Norway Spruce will be doused with pesticides and fed with fertilizers.
Friday the 13th is the deadline for public comment on the province’s discussion paper on high-production forestry zones, as recommended by Professor Bill Lahey in August 2018. The high-production zone is part of a three-pronged or “triad” approach which is supposed to reduce clearcutting on crown Land and manage forests in a more ecologically sustainable...
Profits before people: Nova Scotia is offering its “world class” mineral deposits to the world
Well, wasn’t that a party. It lasted four long days, jam-packed the two massive buildings of the Toronto Convention Centre, featured glitzy and glamorous (and expensive-to-attend) awards galas and parties, drew more than 23,000 people from around the world including a long list of dignitaries, government ministers, and politicians, and received surprise visits from Prime […]
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