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John Hamm says he has no regrets about signing pulp mill lease

February 10, 2019 By Jennifer Henderson

Former premier and long-time Northern Pulp Nova Scotia director John Hamm says he has no regrets about his 2002 decision to sign a 25-year lease agreement with a previous owner of the Pictou County mill when his Progressive Conservatives were in power. The Examiner tagged Hamm for a brief conversation Friday night following his appearance...

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Filed Under: Featured, Province House, Subscribers only Tagged With: Boat Harbor, Bruce Chapman, Choong Wei Tan, former Premier John Hamm, John Savage government, Minister Gerald O’Malley, Minister Ron Russell, Neenah Paper, Northern Pulp, Northern Pulp Nova Scotia (NPNS), Northern Resources Nova Scotia Corporation, Paper Excellence Canada, Terri Fraser

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