Ottawa extends deadline for Boat Harbour environmental assessment decision
The federal minister responsible for a decision on the environmental assessment of plans to remediate Boat Harbour has extended the deadline by 90 days.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault extends time limit to Jan. 16, 2025
The federal minister responsible for a decision on the environmental assessment of plans to clean up Boat Harbour has extended the deadline by 90 days.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault extended the time limit for his decision to Jan. 16.
Build Nova Scotia, a provincial agency previously known as Nova Scotia Lands, is developing a plan for cleaning up Boat Harbour, a body of water near Pictou Landing First Nation that for decades received effluent from the Northern Pulp mill.
The province had a deadline to submit information to the federal government by Aug. 28, but Nova Scotia Public Works Minister Kim Masland said that information was submitted in February.
“We as a province remain committed to make sure Boat Harbour is cleaned up,” Masland said earlier this month. “Would we like to get this going? Absolutely. But there’s a process with the federal government.”
Effluent has not been allowed to be deposited in Boat Harbour since 2020. The remediation is expected to cost more than $300 million.