NOVA SCOTIA — Premier Tim Houston says he believes the Northern Pulp plant, shuttered by the company in January 2020, will never reopen. Houston made his comments while campaigning for the PCs in Pictou West in advance of the May 21 byelection. …”It’s not on my radar, it’s not something that, as a province, we would be in favour of.” Houston said traditional industries such as forestry, fishing and farming have their place, but not just anywhere. Houston suggested his party’s political opponents were “trying to scare people” by suggesting the plant might resume operations some day. Houston said bringing up the issue during the byelection is “the worst type of politics,” calling Northern Pulp a non-issue in the Pictou West campaign. Although the company ceased operations… Northern Pulp has never said it is walking away from its Nova Scotia operation.