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Newfoundland and Labrador appeal AbitibiBowater ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada
Aug 18, 2010 | In Environmental News | 2 feedbacks »
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is appealing a Quebec court ruling regarding the environmental mess AbitibiBowater left behind in Newfoundland.
The province wants the Supreme Court of Canada to determine key issues of public importance rel… more »
Northern Pulp proceeds with plan to reduce odour
Aug 3, 2010 | In Environmental News | Send feedback »
Northern Pulp of Abercrombie Point, Nova Scotia, is proceeding with its plan to reduce its odour emissions. The detailed engineering phase of the project is set to move ahead in August.
The detailed engineering will help prepare for equipment purcha… more »
Should Nova Scotia burn trees for power generation? Hearings begin today
Jul 26, 2010 | In Environmental News, Woodlands | 2 feedbacks »
Hearings begin today by the Nova Scotia regulatory agency over a biomass-fueled power generation proposal.NewPage Port Hawkesbury Corp. and Nova Scotia Power (a subsidiary of Emera Inc.) have a proposal on the table that would see them burning 650,00… more »
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper pleads guilty
Jun 14, 2010 | In Environmental News | Send feedback »
Kruger's Corner Brook Pulp and Paper has changed its plea to guilty in regards to an accidental spill in October 2007.
About 7,400 litres of a solution of 50% caustic soda — also known as sodium hydroxide, a substance harmful to fish — was spilled ont… more »
A green pulp mill that is tree-free?
Jun 14, 2010 | In Environmental News | Send feedback »
Prairie Pulp and Paper aims to produce a high-quality, eco-friendly paper from wheat and flax straw in southern Manitoba.
The company is backed by a group of investors that includes actor Woody Harrelson.
Now the provincial and federal government h… more »
Terrace Bay Pulp fined for pollution
Jun 10, 2010 | In Environmental News | 9 feedbacks »
Terrace Bay Pulp has been filed $150,000 after the company plead guilty to fouling the air and contaminating a sewage system in two separate incidents while the plant was still running in 2008.
The fine is significant, and with just 90 days to pay, T… more »
Howe Sound Pulp and Paper wants to alter its fuel source
Jun 4, 2010 | In Environmental News | Send feedback »
Howe Sound Pulp and Paper, of coastal British Columbia, has applied to the B.C. Ministry of the Environment to alter its fuel source.
The company wishes to add construction and demolition debris to the list of fuels it is allowed to burn to generate… more »
Northern Pulp Reaffirms Environmental Stewardship Commitment
May 31, 2010 | In Environmental News | Send feedback »
Northern Pulp, in Nova Scotia, has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental stewardship by signing an Environmental Stewardship Partners Program (ESPP) agreement with the Pictou Harbour Environment Protection Project (PHEPP), a community-based environm… more »
Newfoundland and Labrador's AbitibiBowater appeal rejected
May 19, 2010 | In Environmental News | Send feedback »
The province of Newfoundland and Labrador wanted to become a secured creditor of AbitibiBowater to ensure the company pays for the environmental cleanup of sites it once owned in the province.
Their appeal has been rejected by the Quebec Court of Appe… more »
Truce declared - Forest industry and environmental groups reach deal
May 18, 2010 | In Environmental News | Send feedback »
Love it or hate hate, the Canadian forest industry has agreed to a deal with environmentalists.The Canadian Boreal Forest AgreementDeal details: logging will be suspended in 29 million ha of boreal forest while a conservation plan is develop… more »
Newfoundland and Labrador appeal AbitibiBowater environmental warning
May 7, 2010 | In Environmental News | Send feedback »
The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is appealing the recent ruling by Quebec Justice Clement Gascon, who ruled in favour of AbitibiBowater when the province asked for the company to clean up its environmental mess.
On May 12 the province will ha… more »
Cascades Canada pleads guilty to discharging contaminate
May 3, 2010 | In Environmental News | Send feedback »
In August of 2008, charges were laid against Cascades Canada, owner of the Norampac Paper mill in Trenton, Ontario for discharging a "black particulate".
Today Cascades Canada plead guilty to two charges of discharging or allowing black particulate co… more »
Marathon, there are PCBs in the groundwater, but there is no risk to your drinking water
Apr 30, 2010 | In Environmental News | Send feedback »
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has found high levels of PCBs in the groundwater on the old Marathon Pulp mill site. However, officials from the Ministry are saying there is no risk to the drinking water for the town of Marathon.
Environment… more »
Newfoundland says it didn't mean to expropriate the paper mill
Apr 23, 2010 | In Environmental News, Mill Sales/Transfers | Send feedback »
Newfoundland and Labrador rushed to expropriate AbitibiBowater's assets before the company could hold a pre-bankruptcy fire sale.
The province really wanted the timber and water rights back, as well as a hydroelectric power station, but during the rus… more »
30 years later, Grassy Narrows still suffering from mercury poisoning
Apr 6, 2010 | In Environmental News, Health & Safety | Send feedback »
30 years after a Dryden paper mill dumped 20,000 pounds of mercury into the Wabigoon River, with the Ontario government's permission, the people of the Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong (Whitedog) Independent Nations continue to suffer effects… more »
