A Nova Scotia judge has approved a process aimed at finding buyers or investors willing to bid on SaltWire Network and The Halifax Herald. Earlier this month, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice John Keith granted the insolvent companies protection from creditors who are owed about 90 million dollars. Yesterday, Keith approved a so-called sales and investment solicitation process, which involves canvassing the market for people willing to buy or invest in some or all of the deeply indebted companies’ business operations and assets. The outcome could include a restructuring, recapitalization or some form of reorganization of the companies aimed at ensuring they continue as viable businesses, as outlined under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. Saltwire owns a number of newspapers in the region, including the Guardian and Journal Pioneer.