Category Archives: clearcuts

The Western Crown Lands: A “Forest Tragedy”

Posted on September 29, 2016 by admin

The Western Crown Lands have been described as

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Big bucks in forestry but not for room rental

Posted on September 24, 2016 by admin

“The forest industry activity accounted for $2.1 billion in total economic output (in 2015),” Forest Nova Scotia Executive Director Harry Sullivan told a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Truro. However there was no time to discuss questions about the environmental … Continue reading →

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Margaret Miller on Glyphosate: I am glad she is talking to Chief Gloade

Posted on September 16, 2016 by admin

Margaret Miller, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Environment, was interviewed this a.m. about glyphosate spraying of forests on CBC’s Information Morning (Fri, Sep 16, 2016). She said glyphosate has been used on our forests for 30 years. It was re-evaluated by … Continue reading →

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Natural Resources Minister responds to Harold Alexander

Posted on September 15, 2016 by admin

Digby Co. forester Harold Alexander is travelling to Finland to look at how they deal with forest management on public and private land, figuring we have lessons to learn. But NSDNR Minister Lloyd Hines thinks things are just fine as … Continue reading →

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This a.m in the news: Defending clearcuts, Concerns about spraying, and More clearcuts near protected spaces

Posted on September 10, 2016 by admin

Two letters in the CH today argue that all is well. “Woodlot owners are well on their way to making Nova Scotia the greenest forest constituency in North America.” says Kingsley Brown, President, Nova Scotia Landowners and Forest Fibre Producers … Continue reading →

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CBC Information morning on Forestry Changes

Posted on September 10, 2016 by admin

In an 8 minute segment on CBC’s Information Morning yesterday (hosted by Don Connolly), Michael Gorman described some of the criticism that people he interviewed expressed about the way the province handles our forests. Nova Scotia Natural Resources Minister Lloyd … Continue reading →

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Digby area foresters look to Finland to address issues in NS forestry

Posted on September 9, 2016 by admin

A small group of foresters from the Digby area including Harold Alexander “who has worked the woods in Digby County for more than 30 years, and four other will travel to Finland. The group will attempt to learn why that … Continue reading →

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Feeling the heat

Posted on September 7, 2016 by admin

UPDATE (Sep 9): The herbicide info meeting didn’t go so well. “A meeting intended to reassure people on the safety of glyphosate use on forests became heated at times, with many residents expressing their concerns.” Read more in the Truro … Continue reading →

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Evaluation of Glyphosate get’s political in N.S…

Posted on September 3, 2016 by admin

Not to be outpaced by N.B. (view previous post), now the science of the effects of glyphosate related to spraying forest land has entered the arena in Nova Scotia. “Nova Scotia’s top medical official says herbicide concerns are ill-founded” (CBC … Continue reading →

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Evaluation of Glyphosate get’s political in N.B…

Posted on September 2, 2016 by admin

“New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health was working on a study of the controversial herbicide glyphosate when she was put on leave, CBC News has learned… The International Agency for Research on Cancer, a branch of the World Health … Continue reading →

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