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Monthly Archives: October 2019
The gentle music of teens’ fingers clicking in approval at the Law Amendments Committee Public Hearing 31Oct2019
The proceedings of the Law Amendments Hearing for the public on the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ACT (Bill 213), held on Monday Oct 28, 2019, are now available on YouTube, at least up to the point where it was prematurely terminated … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Conservation, Mi'kmaq, Social Values
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Hemlock Vampire Denial in Nova Scotia 31Oct2019
Perhaps the ghosts of the hemlock wooly adelgid in the form of those dead grey trees could have a benefit, which is to remind ‘adults’ of the costs of denying our real impacts on our natural world and we will … Continue reading
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Mon Oct 28, 2019: Law Amendments Public Hearing on Nova Scotia Sustainable Development Goals Act 27Oct2019
A thorough sham – and shame – of process View Update Oct 29, 2019 Just received: The provincial government quietly posted on their website on Friday afternoon that there is a Law Amendments Hearing for the public, on Monday morning … Continue reading
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Nova Scotia L&F announces Ministerial Committee to advise on implementation of Lahey recommendations 18Oct2019
Modified Oct 19, 2019 a.m. The composition of The Committee is good news; Significant changes in the L&F website for the Lahey Report/Ecological Forestry; and Landscape Level Planning for Biodiversity Conservation still under the radar. The Press Release: Moving Nova … Continue reading
Posted in Ind Rev Post-Report, Independent Review, L&F, Rankin, Show Us the Science
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Update on Nova Scotia Crown land logging licenses 8Oct2019
I appreciate the quick response of L&F to my inquiry about license renewals. I have to wonder, though, why such info is not routinely made available on the web page for the Forest Harvest Allocation Maps – along with the … Continue reading
Posted in L&F, Pulp & Paper, Social Media, Tree Harvests, WestFor
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Travails of Forests and Forestry on the West Coast 8Oct2019
Perhaps there are some lessons to be learned We are worried about losing The Mill, or for some, about the possibility of not losing it. Perhaps there are some lessons to be learned from the west coast where this year … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Economics, Landscape Level Planning
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Focus Report for the Northern Pulp Replacement Effluent Treatment Facility released to the public, written comments invited 3Oct2019
On March 29, 2019, theNova Scotia Environment minister directed Northern Pulp to submit a Focus Report to address deficiencies in its Registration Document for its proposed Replacement Effluent Treatment Facility. In a news release yesterday (Oct 2, 2019), NSE announced … Continue reading
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Evidently, the Nova Scotia Forest Technicians Association does not like NS Forest Notes 3Oct2019
I am guessing they were not happy about my critique of their letter to members urging them to lobby for an extension of the Boat Harbour deadline I just went to view the Big Tree contest hosted by the Nova … Continue reading
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Lands protected for conservation now at 12.7% in Nova Scotia 1Oct2019
Update Oct 4, 2019: View – CHRIS MILLER: A closer look at Nova Scotia’s newest protected lands Chris Miller in Chronicle Herald Oct 3, 2019 (Full text available) Update Oct 2, 2019: View – New protected areas announced for Nova … Continue reading
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