Premier Darrell Dexter says a tentative deal involving thousands of hectares of Nova Scotia woodlands could be announced as early as next week. Dexter made the comments in Liverpool today while at an announcement unveiling a report discussing the economic future of communities impacted by the closure of the Bowater Mersey paper mill. Resolute Forest Products is the former operators of the Brooklyn-based mill. The Montreal based company still owns more than 220,000 hectares of woodland in various parcels of land around Nova Scotia. Dexter would not reveal details of the deal but stated Nova Scotians will have greater control of their destiny The Bowater mill closed in June throwing about 320 people out of work.
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