News 1. Northern Pulp Mill’s missing environmental data “If Premier Stephen McNeil is wavering on the Northern Pulp / Paper Excellence file, entertaining notions on amending the Boat Harbour Act so that effluent from the Pictou County pulp mill can continue to flow into the lagoon after January 31, 2020, he would do well to […]
Fool’s Gold
Nova Scotia's Myopic Pursuit of Metals & Minerals (Part 4)
A Halifax Examiner / Cape Breton Spectator investigation. This is the fourth and final instalment in a series of articles on the push for mines and quarries in Nova Scotia. You can find Part I here. How the mining lobby is working to undermine environmental protection in Nova Scotia On a cold day in late November […]
The hurricane is all about ME: Morning File, Tuesday, September 12, 2017
I’m Courtney Morrison; I’m halfway through a master’s in Resource and Environmental Management, and Tim’s #1 favourite bartender (source needed). News 1. Halifax daycare worker charged with sexual assault of a child Twenty-year old Mitchell Casavechia from Kids and Company has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference. The Chronical Herald indicates Casavechia turned himself in […]
The Donkin coal mine and the end of the world: sorry, kids! Morning File, Wednesday, March 1, 2017
News 1. Gone Like the Wind I was excited when reporter Jennifer Henderson pitched her story about Innovacorp’s investment in a tech firm that appears to be struggling and for which promised returns have not yet, and likely never will, materialize. I’m always interested in these provincial economic development pursuits that go belly-up. But Henderson […]