N.S. government keeping quiet on some aspects of loans to Northern Pulp | CBC News
With less than two weeks before a decision is expected on the Pictou County mill’s application to build a new effluent treatment facility, Business Minister Geoff MacLellan said his department would not be commenting on details about loans the company has with the province until Environment Minister Gordon Wilson delivers that decision.
Previous governments made loans to Northern Pulp in 2009 and 2013 and to Northern Timber Nova Scotia Corp., an affiliate company, in 2010. The outstanding balance on the three loans as of Sept. 26 was $85.5 million.