Monthly Archives: April 2018

Apr 30, 2018: Report from Independent Review of Forestry Practices in Nova Scotia delayed but will be released publicly when ready

Posted on April 30, 2018 by admin

From NSDNR Press Release, April 30, 2018: University of King’s College president Bill Lahey has informed Natural Resources Minister Margaret Miller that although he will be completing his report on forest practices in the next few days, he is subjecting … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia government brags about its Class 2 EA for Boat Harbour cleanup further defying the logic for a class 1 EA for The Pipe

Posted on April 28, 2018 by admin

UPDATE Apr 30, 2018: How fishers feel about the Pipe: OPINION: Pulp pipe puts fishery livelihoods on the line by Krista Fulton, Apr 28, 2018 in the Chronicle Herald On Friday, Apr 27, 2018 Environment Minister Iain Rankin announced in … Continue reading →

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Northern Pulp makes its too-big-to-fail case and I wonder about “Sponsored Content” in the Chronicle Herald

Posted on April 25, 2018 by admin

I guess “Sponsored Content” is not “fake news”, but it can detract from otherwise good journalism in mainstream newspapers & news magazines, especially in the online versions UPDATE Apr 26, 2018. The Chronicle Herald responds to questions —————- Northern Pulp … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia’s Tidewater Pipe Impasse, continued (Apr 23, 2018)

Posted on April 23, 2018 by admin

It would be only 10 km or less, but many of the issues applying to Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain get-Alberta-oil-to-tidewater pipeline – Environment, Jobs, First Nations, different provincial jurisdictions, a government/industry agenda backed up by EAs, real or perceived deadlines … Continue reading →

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Happy Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2018 by admin

And may we have many happy returns

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Siltation, sawmills and salmon on the Medway

Posted on April 19, 2018 by admin

Could the return of salmon to our rivers be a unifying goal for all Nova Scotians; and the return itself the principal criterion for sustainable management of whole watersheds (including the forests)? CBC News reports that a fishing guide has … Continue reading →

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Zack M on the difference between the forests of Nova Scotia, BC and Scotland

Posted on April 17, 2018 by admin

In the midst of Zack’s article bemoaning our loss of spectacular forests, a video-ad appeared extolling the benefits of our current forestry practices “Why”, asked Zack Metcalfe, “are the wilds of Canada’s West Coast fundamentally more spectacular than those of … Continue reading →

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Annapolis Co. continues efforts to realize more control over forestry practices

Posted on April 12, 2018 by admin

Probably no single event/action had more influence on the McNeil Government’s decision to set up an Independent Review of Forest Practices than the letter to Premier McNeil from Annapolis co (in the Premier’s riding) in the spring of 2017 requesting … Continue reading →

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Mills in Nova Scotia not sharing the good times with woodlot owners

Posted on April 11, 2018 by admin

So says Tom Miller of Greenhill commenting on Aaron Beswick’s Cutting in Cumberland County: Even a clearcut can have its place (Chronicle Herald, Apr 7, 2018): True, clearcuts have a place, but not on 90 per cent of forest areas … Continue reading →

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Clearcutting by smaller players on private woodlots in Nova Scotia

Posted on April 8, 2018 by admin

An article in the Chronicle Herald by Aaron Beswick presents a favourable perspective on at least some clearcutting in Nova Scotia, that conducted on private lots in Cumberland managed by Athol Forestry Cooperative. View Cutting in Cumberland County: Even a … Continue reading →

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