Category Archives: New PC Government

Forest fires rage in Nova Scotia, Premier bans forest activities, but not those of forestry 1Jun2023

Posted on June 1, 2023 by admin

I just read a letter by Annapolis Valley naturalist Bev Wigney sent yesterday to  Premier Houston and NRR Minister Tory Rushton in which she appeals to them to to “shut down forestry operations completely, with *no loopholes*”. I  had read … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia NRR looking for “Director of Resource Stewardship” 27May2023

Posted on May 27, 2023 by admin

Some  extracts from indeed.com advert: Department: Natural Resources & Renewables Location: HALIFAX Type of Employment: Permanent Union Status: Exclusion – Non Union – NSPG Closing Date: 6/9/2023 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time) Read more on www.versicolor.ca/nstraid

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Why was the Port Hawkesbury Paper FULA not preceded by a EA or equivalent process?11Feb2023

Posted on February 11, 2023 by admin

Application of EA or EA type of process to FULAs (Forest Utilization License Agreement) was seen by Prof Lahey as a critical “to bring transparency and accountability to the [planning] process and to mitigate the concerns about how DNR internally … Continue reading →

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Citizen Scientists discover SAR lichens and a new logging road in proposed protected area 25Nov2022

Posted on November 25, 2022 by admin

“A group of citizen scientists in Southwest Nova Scotia are asking the premier to freeze harvests and road-building immediately in the forests surrounding Goldsmith Lake in Annapolis County. “This patch of crown land on the South Mountain inland from Tupperville … Continue reading →

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Why we need to set clear goals for conservation of Old Forest – not just Old Growth – in Nova Scotia 8Jun2022

Posted on June 8, 2022 by admin

SUMMARY Big Forestry in Nova Scotia, the forestry folks in the Nova Scotia government and the federal forestry folks in Canada like to point out that  there has been very little deforestation in Nova Scotia and in Canada at large, and consequently … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia government puts hold on logging of Crown land in watershed hosting endangered Atlantic Whitefish 9May2022

Posted on May 9, 2022 by admin

UPDATE May 10 2022: Reprieve for critically endangered Atlantic whitefish as logging plans halted by Paul Withers for CBC News “N.S. government cites concerns road construction needed to access area near Bridgewater could harm lakes” ——— I just received, as … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Natural Resources and Renewables looking for a Policy Analyst 29Apr2023

Posted on April 29, 2022 by admin

UPDATE May 4, 2022: Hiring of strategists, organizers, analyzers and communicators at NSNRR continues re: Ad for a Project Manager (Program Admin Officer 4) Competition # : 35384 Department: Natural Resources & Renewables Location: HALIFAX Closing Date: ​5/17/2022​ ———— ORIGINAL … Continue reading →

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Big Forestry and Big Development versus Precious Natural Places in rural and urban Nova Scotia 15Apr2022

Posted on April 15, 2022 by admin

The Good News: Nova Scotians care about these places, regardless of the governing party A deluge of pleas to write letters/join campaigns recently makes it clear that  the pressure to obtain direct economic benefit at the expense of some our most … Continue reading →

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Getting to know AP068499 Beals Meadow (in Nova Scotia) remotely: verse and maps 21Feb2022

Posted on February 21, 2022 by admin

Today is Day 82 at the Last Hope for Wildlife Encampment on the Crown land block AP068499 Beals Meadow in Annapolis Co. So far, the neighbours haven’t complained! There’s much that the more timid or less-able-to-travel  of us can learn … Continue reading →

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New senior level hires at Nova Scotia NRR continue, now Executive Director of Forestry and Wildlife 13 Feb2022

Posted on February 13, 2022 by admin

In the past week, there have been ads posted for 3 upper level positions at NRR, so far no reference to Ecological Forestry vis a vis key Lahey recommendation. Now a 4th, focussed directly on forestry and wildlife – and … Continue reading →

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