Premier To Make Boat Harbour Announcement At 10:30, This Morning

by Bobby NockDecember 20, 2019

Premier Stephen McNeil is holding a news conference at 10:30 this morning on the future of the Northern Pulp Mill’s Boat Harbour water treatment lagoon.

The owners of the Pictou County operation warn they’ll have to shut it down if McNeil does not extend the deadline to close Boat Harbour past the end of January.

They say 300 direct jobs and another 11-thousand indirect jobs are at stake.

Meanwhile, Pictou Landing First Nation is hoping McNeil will stick to his word to close nearby Boat Harbour by January 31^st.

Chief Andrea Paul says the band is looking at possible legal action if that doesn’t happen.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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