Category Archives: Private Woodlots

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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Softwood lumber trade on the block again

Posted on October 14, 2016 by admin

“The last softwood lumber deal expired Oct. 12, 2015. The subsequent one-year litigation standstill period ended at midnight. Now the American lumber industry could file a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce as early as Thursday morning” [that apparently … Continue reading →

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More options for the private woodlot owners – and our forests

Posted on October 11, 2016 by admin

An article in the CH today highlights a new Nova Scotian business called Woodscamp, which offers “an online marketplace for landowners and loggers” Co-owner Allistair Jarvis comments: “One of the things that characterizes those exchanges [between a private woodlot owner … Continue reading →

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