Transportation minister says view on proposed effluent pipeline hasn’t changed | CBC News
Northumberland Strait, said she and others remain concerned about the
proposed route because it would cross the Town of Pictou’s watershed, the town’s drinking water supply, and wetland areas. Being connected to the causeway also causes them concern, she said.
But,
ultimately, any route would provide a way for a pipe to discharge
treated effluent into the Northumberland Strait and that’s something
Graham-Scanlan’s group and others, such as fishermen and members of
Pictou Landing First Nation, firmly oppose.
Given that
Transportation Department officials clearly illustrated a desire for the
pipeline to be moved away from Highway 106, Graham-Scanlan wondered why
the company would continue with what is essentially the same route that
wasn’t originally approved.
“It really makes us wonder whether
Northern Pulp is trying to submit a plan that is designed to be rejected
and then blame the government for this, or blame the fishermen or blame
Pictou Landing First Nation,” she said.