SOUTHAMPTON, N.S. Police in northern Nova Scotia are confirming the death of a seven-year-old boy who was pinned under a log while he was out for a walk with a family member in Cumberland Country. RCMP Cpl.
Posted: Jan 07, 2021 5:23 PM AT | Last Updated: January 7
The Northern Pulp mill in Abercrombie Point, N.S., closed last January. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)
A boom in lumber sales and pandemic relief funding has softened the blow of Northern Pulp s closure nearly one year ago, but the head of Forest Nova Scotia says the reprieve won t last. There is the fear of that false floor falling out from underneath us and us feeling the true impact to the sector, Jeff Bishop told CBC s
Mainstreet on Wednesday. His group advocates on behalf of the forestry industry.
He said he s thankful record-high lumber prices during the pandemic have allowed sawmills like Elmsdale Lumber to stay afloat during a very uncertain year. Without that silver lining, many sawmills in the province would likely have been forced to close down, he said.