Fishing boats gather in the harbor of Nova Scotia to protest the plan of the pulp mill to dump effluent

PICTOU, NS – Fishing boats from the three Maritime Provinces were to converge on a small coastal town in northern Nova Scotia on Friday to protest the project of a pulp mill to dump millions of gallons of effluent into the Strait of Northumberland.

Although the North Pastry Plant near Pictou, Nova Scotia, provides jobs Its pipeline plan has raised concerns about the impact on the lobster fishery, other seafood companies and protected areas along the coast.

"(That's) our day to unite and tell our government that 70 to 90 million liters of pulp waste a day "Allan MacCarthy, a third-generation lobster fisherman, said in a statement before the rally

. The parent company of the plant, Paper Excellence, located in Richmond, BC, said the plant and its 300 employees unless they could build a pipeline that would meet all federal environmental standards: "In the end, there is no piping."

Earlier this year, Kathy Cloutier, spokeswoman for the company, said that it's very negative and start again with this new system.

Karla MacFarlane, a resident of Pictou who is the local member and interim leader of the provincial Progressive Conservatives, said the fate of the 50-year-old mill "

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He did not know much about the event, adding that he was not surprised by the reaction to the pipeline proposal

"Whenever there is a development there will be those who hold opposing opinions, and they sometimes polarize themselves. "McNeil said after he mingled his cabinet on Thursday, naming a new environment minister in the process.

"Some want no development and others want development without rules Our job is to find a balance to ensure the protection of the environment (and) … offer economic opportunities to those currently working in Nova Scotia. "

After years of pumping 70 million liters of treated sewage per day Northern Pulp wants to dump it directly into the strait that separates Nova Scotia from the mainland. Prince Edward Island

The lagoons contain nearly 50 years of toxic waste, former Nova Scotia Environment Minister Iain Rankin qualified as one of the worst case of environmental racism in Canada

The new environment minister of the province, Margaret Miller, said that she was aware of the protest

"I understand their concerns, but up to # 39 I can not really not comment on what's going on, "she said.

"I saw the presentations (on the pipeline) about how it would work. In theory, it should work properly. I have to see what all the environmental studies say before they can make a decision.

Over the years, the stench of the factory's air emissions has sparked complaints from local residents, although most admit that

Yet, the plant was doomed fined by the province last fall for exceeding the limits of particulate matter