Hello everyone, Since day one anything Matt Gunning has said has been 100% fact checked and sourced often times with the original source either linked or referenced. Its quite ironic that individuals criticize him but while doing so make false accusations with zero fact checking or source referencing. For example: Jason Hall of the Save the Pulp Mill group accuses Matt of claiming that in the next 10 years everyone in Pictou County will have cancer from the pulp mill. Matt has never said anything remotely close to this. In fact, the closest statement to this was made by Louis Brill the President of the Lung Association of Nova Scotia and by other doctors in the County. But they had never stated it like Jason Hall claims. Various doctors and other health professionals have numerous times been expressing concern that we may see a spike in the statistics in another ten or so years here in Pictou County because of the exposure to carcinogenic materials in the air and water. We already have one of the highest cancer incident rates in the Province and in the Country but no one can prove its caused by the mill and no one can prove that it isnt. We do know that Northern Pulp is the dirtiest mill in Canada according to the most recent NPRI data available (2012) and Nova Scotias laws are 10 times less stringent than US laws governing pulp and paper emissions. Its also a fact that according to most recent data available (NPRI website for 2012) that 63% of the PM 2.5 emitted by all industries in NS came from Northern Pulp alone. Thats more than all the coal fired power plants in the Province combined. People keep mention the Trenton Power plant but its not even on the radar compared to NP. One of the mill employees reached out to me via personal message with criticism about using 2012 data. He wrote Ya still spouting off 2012 data!! Lol, yous gots ta update ur shit. I explained to him that it is the most recent data available and more recent than the foundation of technology currently running the mill. Furthermore, NP owned the mill in 2012 making these comparison numbers quite relevant. I also said that every time someone accuses us of wanting the mill to close that it fuels us. A couple of Matts old friends who work at the mill actually believe that we want the mill to close. How is it possible for them to have been convinced of this, (potentially by a financially invested stranger) when theyve grown up with Matt. We would love to see the mill become strong and healthy but as long as NP keeps spinning info and making false accusations against us we will defend ourselves. The fact is that things are not running properly over there these days and havent been for a number of years. The other thing is the most recent hidden ID account on the FaceBook group here, Ray Delsol, made a comment on the page about why Matt G, Bobbi or Dave G didnt attend the information session held by NP at the deCoste Centre. First of all, how does he know that we didnt go? and would you mind sharing the list with the rest of us? …. some of our group members did go. Our mom attended and one of the mill reps without knowing who she was stated this whole thing is Matt Gunnings fault. Mom then told the man who she was and he never apologized, in fact he stared daggers at her for the rest of the time she was at the deCoste. Others witnessed this happen and someone from the mill even felt that she deserved an apology from the man but she never got one. Not very professional at all. Secondly, we have met with the mill several times over the last few months. And thirdly, we met with the Conestoga-Rovers & Associates reps directly. There seems to be an intentional effort by Northern Pulp to discredit our group and in particular, Matt, but when they take this sort of approach it cheapens their efforts and farther discredits them. Why give us reasons to keep defending ourselves when each time gives us another opportunity to bring more awareness how bad this situation really is? Im also wondering if Northern Pulp even appreciates Jason Halls opinions. My feeling is that this campaign being run by him is doing farther damage to Northern Pulps reputation ... but its obviously well beyond our control. Maybe its beyond Northern Pulps control too. Thanks all heres the post from the Save The Mill group:  Jason Hall 5 hrs Idiots from the clean up the pulp mill site saying that in the next 10 years everyone in Pictou County will have cancer from the pulp mill. They have no idea what they are talking about. This is just one of the many facts they have. I wonder where they got this information along with all the incorrect facts they always post. Give it up Matt Gunning, the pulp mill is saying and your group will fail. I hope your crappy, used car business and familys business fail from all the stuff you are put on Pictou County.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 18:04:17 +0000
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