Tim Halman

If Nova Scotia’s environment minister has information about the cleanup process for the property where the Northern Pulp mill once operated, including what it could cost and who might be responsible for the work, he wasn’t sharing the details with reporters on Thursday. “When the time is right, we’ll have more to say to Nova Scotians,” Tim Halman said. Northern Pulp is winding down its business, as the owner of the shuttered mill in Pictou County works through a multi-year creditor protection process. That process, which includes selling off assets, calls for the company to put $15 million toward a closure plan. Recent court filings, however, have raised questions about whether even that amount of money will be available, and there’s a suggestion that Northern Pulp could even file for bankruptcy. Halman could not say what that would mean for the cleanup of the property at Abercrombie Point, which also once included a chemical plant.