Category Archives: Economics

Editorials and letters about forestry in Nova Scotia, continued..7Jan017

Posted on January 9, 2017 by admin

In Saturday’s CH, two gentlemen with firm roots in forestry add their voices to the ongoing discussion of forestry issues in the media. Tom Miller of Green Hill, a woodlot owner and operator for 42 years, responds to an earlier … Continue reading →

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LED Christmas lights are good for Christmas trees!

Posted on December 23, 2016 by admin

Nova Scotia derives a lot of benefits from its Christmas tree industry, based almost entirely on the fragrant, dark green balsam fir with its distinctive, long flat needles. Lunenburg claims the title of The Balsam Fir Christmas Tree Capital of … Continue reading →

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Now NS Mining Association blames Parks & Protected Areas for economic woes

Posted on December 19, 2016 by admin

The overwhelming abundance of Parks and Protected Areas in Nova Scotia, 12% of our land area, is frequently cited as the reason intensive forestry is required on the rest, at least the rest that can’t be negotiated with private owners … Continue reading →

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Low pulp prices hurting the forest economy

Posted on December 18, 2016 by admin

Since July 2016, HC Haynes Nova Scotia Wood Prices have had this notice: NOTE: PULP INVENTORIES ARE EXTREMELY HIGH AT BOTH PULP MILLS. IT IS ADVISED TO AVOID HIGH % PULP STANDS AND MAKE LARGE PULP (3.5″ TOP MIN.). FURTHER … Continue reading →

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Woodlot owners in SW Nova Scotia say Westfor lease works against them

Posted on December 12, 2016 by admin

“It’s been nearly a year since a consortium of Nova Scotian mills and forestry companies formed WestFor Management Inc. but concerns about what the company means for the industry aren’t letting up. “Travis Parsons, one of the largest private woodlot … Continue reading →

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“WoodsCamp brings logging into the 21st Century”

Posted on December 4, 2016 by admin

UPDATE (Feb 13, 2017): NowNS: Online timber brokerage finds ways to make its mark. CH, Feb 13, 2017. UPDATE (Dec 20, 2016): ACOA backs WoodsCamp’s forestry effort Article in LighthouseNow by Gayle Wilson. Thx to MP for pointing it out. … Continue reading →

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Company managing 220 private woodlots in NS concerned about exports to USA

Posted on November 26, 2016 by admin

“A Nova Scotia company that manages 220 private woodlots in the province is worried about an announcement that the U.S. Lumber Coalition is considering levying new duties on Canadian softwood lumber shipments… Ed MacDonell, the manager of Conform Limited, based … Continue reading →

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Hefler Forest Products on the block

Posted on November 26, 2016 by admin

The CH reports that “A mystery buyer is kicking the tires ahead of inking a deal in January for all of iconic lumber company Hefler Forest Products’ assets in Sackville.” Hefler is a 150 year old company located in Sackville, … Continue reading →

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Dale Prest: Open Up NS Cap & Trade to accommodate forest carbon capture

Posted on November 24, 2016 by admin

Dale Prest has highlighted a key change needed in Nova Scotia’s recently announced plan to adopt Cap and Trade: “Prest says the province needs to implement the right cap-and-trade system, one that openly trades with markets in Ontario, Quebec and … Continue reading →

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Intensive management needed on the few acres left…

Posted on November 22, 2016 by admin

In a letter to the Ed (CH, Nov 21, 2016), Earle Miller of Lower Onslow notes that “Protected areas in Nova Scotia account for 12 per cent of our forest; provincial and federal parks account for three per cent; 13 … Continue reading →

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