Category Archives: Economics

On logging of Crown land parcel AP068499 Beals Meadow, Nova Scotia: 2. Highgrading at the Landscape Level 27Jan2022

Posted on January 27, 2022 by admin

“Logging the Best and Leaving the Rest” is occurring on the Crown lands all over the province including the area of AP068499 Beals Meadow. It is “Highgrading at the Landscape Level” CONTENTS – Background – What is “Highgrading”? – Highgrading … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia FSC (Forestry Sector Council) seeking Committee Members 22 Jan 2022

Posted on January 22, 2022 by admin

 The Forestry Sector Council posted this notice  on linkedin.com: Are you interested in serving the forestry industry in developing its workforce in Nova Scotia? We are seeking subject matter experts to serve on the following Advisory Committees: – Workforce (labour/human … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Forest Sector Council offers training to address shortage in skilled forestry machine operators 13Jan2022

Posted on January 13, 2022 by admin

The Forest Sector Council of Nova Scotia is seeking candidates to participate in its Forestry Machine Operator Training Program. The forestry machine operator training program is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions as mechanized forest equipment operators. The specialized nature … Continue reading →

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Up to date forestry employment numbers for Nova Scotia 22Dec2021

Posted on December 22, 2021 by admin

A reader of NSFN forwarded some stats and some thoughts  about  the future of the forest industry, writing as one who comes from a family directly involved in forestry for three generations. He arrives at a painful conclusion: “I sometimes … Continue reading →

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Elmsdale Biochar initiative provides some good news on the forestry front, but we still need rigorous forest & forestry carbon accounting for Nova Scotia 28Dec2020

Posted on December 28, 2020 by admin

UPDATE DEC 30, 2020: Another good news item involving Mr. Wilbur appeared in the news yesterday: view NS Nature Trust Wild Blue Announcement ——- Kudos are due to oft-outspoken Robin Wilbur of Elmsdale Lumber for his seriously pursuing production of … Continue reading →

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Travails of Forests and Forestry on the West Coast 8Oct2019

Posted on October 8, 2019 by admin

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 →

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Premier’s reflective end of year message cites tourism and seafood exports as highlights of the economy, no mention of forest products

Posted on January 5, 2019 by admin

It’s worth noting perhaps. No mention either of progress in sorting out forestry issues with receipt of Lahey Report, the promised Independent Review repeatedly cited in the run-up to the 2017 election. View STEPHEN MCNEIL: Momentum building for Nova Scotia … Continue reading →

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New Brunswick filmmaker asks ‘Is our forest really ours?”

Posted on November 6, 2018 by admin

Nova Scotians are asking the same question as we wait for the government to respond to the Lahey Report and clearcutting continues unabated on Crown lands In Filmmaker exposes corporate capture in forestry in New Brunswick (The New Brunswick Media … Continue reading →

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Public Accounts provide some numbers on Nova Scotia DNR Grants and Contributions to private industry

Posted on August 15, 2018 by admin

In checking up on some claims on a Facebook page about how many $ the NS Government sinks into one of our Industrial Forestry operations, I was directed to NS Public Accounts as one of the sources for the figures. … Continue reading →

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While we wait for “The Report”, it’s the same old same old from our two Nova Scotia pulp mills; and some thoughts on what the Independent Review will recommend

Posted on June 28, 2018 by admin

While we wait in some kind of suspended animation for the Report from the Independent Review of Forest Practices following the last formal comment on April 30, 2018, the two major drivers of dissatisfaction with forestry practices in Nova Scotia – … Continue reading →

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