Northern Pulp is once again signalling legal action against the Nova Scotia government over what it says amounts to $450 million in losses it incurred by the closure of the Pictou County pulp mill.  In a news release Tuesday, Northern Pulp said it has taken “the necessary steps to preserve its legal rights” related to the closure of the mill 10 years prior to the end of the term of its effluent treatment facility lease.  The mill has been shut down since January 2020, when it failed to get approval for an effluent treatment facility to replace the use of Boat Harbour. The former tidal estuary was legislated to be closed to effluent by the Boat Harbour Act.  …Northern Pulp said it has tried unsuccessfully to engage the two previous provincial governments in settlement discussions.  …The release said the company has started that process by making claims under the province’s indemnity for $100 million in losses.

Additional coverage in the Halifax Examiner, by Joan Baxter: Northern Pulp is demanding it be given “more than $100 million” from the province