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 […]
Eulogy for a Goose: Morning File, Thursday, August 10, 2017
News 1. Chronicle Herald vote today Striking Chronicle Herald newsroom employees will today vote on whether to accept a proposed deal with the company. Yesterday, Jacob Boon at The Coast published details of the agreement: While a media blackout prevents the Herald and HTU from detailing the tentative agreement until it’s ratified, several sources with […]
Argyle Street reconstruction taking longer than expected: Morning File, Friday, August 4, 2017
News 1. Donkin mine “plagued by safety violations” The newly opened Donkin mine has been “plagued by safety violations ,” reports Frances Willick for the CBC: Inspectors with the province’s Labour Department carried out six inspections between the first day of production at Donkin on Feb. 27 and June 15. During the mine’s first 3½ months of operation, the department issued 10 […]