Federal minister signs off on province’s Boat Harbour cleanup plan – CBC
Jan 28, 2025
Steven Guilbeault’s decision comes with a long list of conditions to satisfy
The Nova Scotia government has a green light from Ottawa for its $425-million plan to remediate Boat Harbour, but it comes with a long list of conditions that includes continuing to look for another site to store contaminated sludge in the long term.
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault issued his decision last Friday following an environmental assessment by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, work that began almost six years ago for the cleanup of the body of water near Pictou Landing First Nation that for decades received effluent from the Northern Pulp mill.
In his decision, Guilbeault wrote that he determined the project by Build Nova Scotia “is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.”
