N.S. shakes up requirements for metal mines in bid to speed up approvals

By Taryn Grant – CBC News

Nova Scotia Environment Minister Tim Halman says he’s acting on years of requests from the mining industry to change the regulatory requirements for some major projects.

The changes are the latest move in the Houston government’s plan to ramp up resource development.

“We are embracing the fact that strong environmental protection, economic opportunity and regulatory clarity are not competing priorities. They must work together, and in Nova Scotia they will,” Halman said at a news conference Friday.