The Nova Scotia government has committed to closing Boat Harbour by 2020 and restoring the waterway to a pristine tidal estuary. But the Boat Harbour cleanup rests with the province. However, in the case of Boat Harbour the sludge at the bottom of the lagoon will be removed. Nova Scotia Lands will be launching pilot scale work in an isolated cove of Boat Harbour soon to determine the most effective cleanup method. Andrea Paul, chief of the Pictou Landing First Nation and a strong advocate for the Boat Harbour cleanup, did not respond to a request for comment.

Source: National Post April 27, 2018 13:37 UTC