NORTHERN PULP TESTS DIRTY . . . FARM CENTRE GETTING READY TO TURN 40 . . . QUEBEC COMPANY DEVELOPING INSULATION FROM LIGNIN BIOPOLYMER  . . . THAT SALMON ON THE MENU MIGHT BE A FRAUD – ESPECIALLY IN WINTER . . . NORTHERN COD COMING BACK . . .    
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NORTHERN PULP TESTS DIRTY
Source: The Chronicle Herald
The Northern Pulp mill is in emissions trouble again. The government has ordered the Abercrombie Point mill in Pictou County to complete an independent engineering review and evaluation for the entire power boiler system by Nov. 30. “They have to do an engineering study and report back to us on what capital or other improvements need to be made to the boiler to keep it consistently in compliance,” Environment Minister Andrew Younger said Tuesday afternoon. (read more)

FARM CENTRE GETTING READY TO TURN 40
Source: Island Farmer
It will soon be four decades since the Farm Centre first opened its doors. While it won’t match the gala that took place on November 18, 1975, Manager Phil Ferraro said the board of directors of the Farm Centre Association is currently working on an event to mark the occasion. He said the details should be worked out over the next few weeks. “We are not planning anything really grandiose, but we want to offer people a chance to look back,” Ferraro said. (read more)

QUEBEC COMPANY DEVELOPING INSULATION FROM LIGNIN BIOPOLYMER
Source: Pulp & Paper Canada
Enerlab 2000 will receive an investment of $500,000 over four years to pursue the development of iso-lignin, a biopolymer based on lignin. Laurent Lessard, Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, said the iso-lignin technology is unique in the world and may be able to replace fossil fuels in the production of insulation panels. In all, $2.5 million will be invested in the project to commercialize this technology. Enerlab 2000, located in Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, specializes in polyurethane insulation systems. (read more)

THAT SALMON ON THE MENU MIGHT BE A FRAUD – ESPECIALLY IN WINTER
Source: NPR
Would you be able to tell if the wild Alaskan sockeye salmon you ordered for dinner was swapped out for a less expensive piece of farm-raised salmon? For the observant, the color difference between the two would likely be the first giveaway. (Sockeye has a deeper red-orange hue.) Or maybe you'd notice the disparity in the thickness of fillet. (Sockeye is flatter and less steaky in appearance.) (read more)

NORTHERN COD COMING BACK
Source: The Telegram
There is growing hope that the once decimated Northern cod stock is making a slow, but steady comeback, according to a new study that found the iconic species is growing in size and number off Newfoundland. George Rose, the report’s co-author, said acoustic surveys last spring indicated that the fish were getting bigger and more plentiful after 23 years of a government-imposed moratorium and halting growth. (read more)