Category Archives: Private Woodlots

Ken Gray: the province/WestFor is competing directly with the small loggers in SW Nova Scotia 18Sep2020

Posted on September 18, 2020 by admin

As well as addressing widespread concerns about the extent and intensity (clearcutting) of logging in Nova Scotia, the Independent Review of Forest Practices in NS, aka, The Lahey Report, was tasked to “Evaluate market access for private forest owners, particularly … Continue reading →

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The Elephant in the Room: what happens to the Lahey Report if The Mill closes? 16Sep2019

Posted on September 16, 2019 by admin

Asks Aaron Beswick in the Chronicle Herald: “So what happens to the Lahey Report’s lofty goals if a million tonnes a year of demand for softwood chips and low quality wood disappears from the market on Jan. 31, 2020?” Good … Continue reading →

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Bright spots in Nova Scotia forestry are on private lands 22Aug2019

Posted on August 22, 2019 by admin

A pamphlet announcing the Woodland Owner of the Year Award arrived in my mailbox yesterday, and finally gave me some good news about forestry in NS to celebrate. The online announcement is here The 2019 award goes to Spence Managed … Continue reading →

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The human toll of clearcuts in Nova Scotia 6Aug2019

Posted on August 6, 2019 by admin

“This happened to me this winter. 24/7 and the main traverse up my hill by the cutting machine and the skidder, was a few meters from my bedroom window. “A truck was loaded a short distance away and drove away … Continue reading →

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Logging one-tree-at-a-time in Nova Scotia 18July2019

Posted on July 18, 2019 by admin

“I’ve got grandchildren. I have come from five generations of guides, hunting and guiding in East Camp and we rely on the forest and we always will in one shape or form and if nothing else, then to create the … Continue reading →

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Extinction Rebellion NS & friends protest clearcut on private land in Nova Scotia 29June2019

Posted on June 29, 2019 by admin

To date, most of the public concern about logging in NS has been focussed on Crown lands. On Thursday, June 27, 2019, 27 people participated in a XRNS protest at a clearcut on private land To date, most of the … Continue reading →

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When the neighbours decide to clearcut in Nova Scotia 25 Apr2019

Posted on April 25, 2019 by admin

Good will works in many situations to reduce impacts of clearcuts on a neighbour’s land and does not work in many situations. It  currently takes more than proximity to neighbours who value the lands around them to stop or substantially … Continue reading →

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Spicer Family Woodlot – if all harvested private and Crown woodland were like that, we wouldn’t be concerned about clearcutting in Nova Scotia

Posted on January 9, 2019 by admin

They could get a lot more $ if they clearcut – in the short term Peter Spicer, owner of Seven Gulches Forest Products in Spencer’s Island and winner of the Nova Scotia Woodland Owner of the Year Award in 2017, … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia Woodland Owner of the Year Award in 2017 on Social Media 7Jan2019 to defend Northern Pulp

Posted on January 8, 2019 by admin

UPDATE JAN 11, 2019: Peter Spicer’s piece below made it to the Chronicle Herald (requires subscription) yesterday under the title ” OPINION: Give Northern Pulp a chance to succeed; rural jobs hang in balance” —————————- “Everyone seems to have an … Continue reading →

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Tax incentives proposed for private woodlot owners in Nova Scotia

Posted on December 18, 2018 by admin

L&F has received a proposal and is considering it. Let’s hope the decisions are not made in the back rooms… that a proposal is released and vetted by the public, modified in response, and that the final scheme can be … Continue reading →

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