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CBC
23-07-2025
- Business
- CBC
Renewable energy megaproject on Eastern Shore prepares for environmental assessment
A proposed jet fuel megaproject on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore is inching forward, with the proponents saying they plan to submit for environmental assessment before the fall. The proposal is to produce sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, a lower-emission alternative to conventional jet fuel, and ship it by boat to distributors and airlines. The project would include two components in Guysborough County — a joint wind and solar farm in St. Mary's and a plant in the community of Goldboro. The plant would use the wind and solar energy, as well as wood chips, to power hydrogen production. The hydrogen, in turn, would power the production of SAF. Michael Galvin has been working on the idea for four years and said he's eager to make the project's first submission to the province. He expects the application for environmental assessment for the Goldboro plant will be made in early September. "It's really significant and it's also really significant for our investors to see that we have reached this milestone," he said in an interview. The project began with Irish firm Simply Blue Group, but changed hands this year. Galvin was chief operating officer at Simply Blue and moved, along with the project, to Octopus Energy Generation, which is now backing the project. A local entity, Nova Sustainable Fuels, was created to manage the project. Interest in sustainable aviation fuel has been growing in recent years, particularly in Europe where some governments have set mandates and created subsidies for its use. Galvin said that means the list of proposed SAF projects — and competitors — got very long. But he said that's begun to change. "A lot of the hype has started to die down. And now you're seeing the really serious players and really serious investors have now stepped forward, and I think you're seeing the strongest projects and the most likely projects to run to completion." Galvin said completion for his project is still at least five years away, assuming it receives all the necessary approvals and raises enough capital. He wouldn't put an exact number on it, but said the cost will be in the billions of dollars. "It's costing more than I wish it was going to cost. These are big numbers and big infrastructure projects," he said. This is not the only major industrial project proposed for Guysborough County. Other companies are eyeing the remote eastern corner of mainland Nova Scotia for wind farms to power hydrogen production, a commercial spaceport and a gold mine. Paul Long, warden of the District of the Municipality of Guysborough, said the local government is hungry for economic development. "We're a small, small municipality — there's only 4,500 people or so in the municipality," Long said in an interview. "So we can't rely just on the tax base, the residential tax base, to do the things we want to do and provide the services for our residents." Some past proposals for big industrial projects in the area have flopped, such as the LNG export facility that was abandoned two years ago. The company behind it sold its land and building permits to Simply Blue. Long said past failures have left some residents "leery," but he thinks generally people are open to new proposals. Nova Sustainable Fuels is hosting a community event this week to court community buy-in. Long said they already have council's support. He believes there's a unique window open now for new projects to get underway. He pointed to Premier Tim Houston's push for more resource development, and Prime Minister Mark Carney's focus on major projects. "Everything seems to be falling in line," said Long. It will be years before Galvin is ready to say whether everything has, in fact, fallen in line. He said he expects a final investment decision in 2027. He said groundbreaking would happen no sooner than 2028, which could lead to an operational plant in late 2030 or 2031.
CTV News
07-07-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Housing for health-care workers opens in Nova Scotia's Guysborough County
The housing for healthcare workers complex in Guysborough has eight units and is close to amenities and the Guysborough Memorial Hospital. (Source: Province of Nova Scotia) A housing complex for health-care workers officially opened in Nova Scotia's Guysborough County Monday. The building, which is fully occupied by health-care workers, has eight one or two-bedroom units, a news release from the province said. Nova Scotia spent $2.3 million on the complex, which is located close to the Guysborough Memorial Hospital. 'Our healthcare professionals are committed and hard-working and I am thrilled to welcome them home to Guysborough,' said Greg Morrow, minister of Agriculture and MLA for Guysborough-Tracadie, on behalf of Colton LeBlanc, minister of Growth and Development. 'Because of this housing that was specifically built for them, we've been able to fill critical healthcare positions and recruit new health professionals to our community who otherwise wouldn't have been able to come. This is an exciting day for our community and for our healthcare facilities.' The Housing Trust of Nova Scotia is overseeing the province's housing for health care program. In addition to the project in Guysborough County, housing is planned for Lunenburg, Bridgewater, Port Hawkesbury, Canso, Liverpool and New Glasgow. The province also acquired a six-unit affordable housing project in Boylston, in partnership with the Community First: Guysborough County Housing Association. The Boylston site has five two-bedroom units and one one-bedroom unit ranging from $750 to $850 per month. 'This initiative, which addresses both affordability and housing supply for key workers, will have an ongoing impact in Guysborough, Canso and other communities across the province,' said Angela Bishop, executive director of the Housing Trust of Nova Scotia. The province contributed $627,000 to the project through the Community Housing Acquisition Program and another $13,700 from the province's Community Housing Growth Fund. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
26-06-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Nova Scotia Health asks for help locating missing patient in Guysborough County
Barrett Fraser is pictured in a handout photo from Nova Scotia Health. Nova Scotia Health is asking the public for help in locating a missing patient. Barrett Fraser, 43, is missing from an address in Guysborough County, according to a news release from the health authority. Fraser is described at five-foot-nine, 214 pounds, with short brown and grey hair and a brown and grey beard. 'The patient's risk to himself and others increases with the length of time he is away from treatment,' reads the release. Nova Scotia Health asks anyone with information about the missing patient to contact their local law enforcement agency. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
10-06-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Patient missing in Guysborough County: Nova Scotia Health
Nova Scotia's health authority is advising the public about a missing patient. Nova Scotia Health says Barrett Fraser is missing from an address in Guysborough County. The 43-year-old is described as being five-foot-nine and weighing 214 pounds. He also has short brown and grey hair and a brown and grey beard. The health authority says the risk to himself and others increases the longer he is away from treatment. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact their local law enforcement agency. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
21-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
N.S grants access to Crown land in Guysborough County for gold mining
A Crown land lease will help a new gold mine be developed near Goldboro in Guysborough County. (Source: Province of Nova Scotia / File)
