In the News

Update Apr 14, 2021
‘Resuming In the News, but I will not attempt to catch every item (as I did previously).

Apr 14, 2021
– Progress report on N.S.’s effort to shift to ecological forestry expected in June
Michael Gorman · CBC News “Lands and Forestry Minister Chuck Porter said during budget debate on Tuesday at the legislature that University of King’s College president Bill Lahey will provide an update to his department this month and have a finalized review complete for public release about two months later.”

UPDATE  Apr 5, 2021. This page  provided a list of links to news items related to forests and forestry in Nova Scotia beginning Jan 1, 2021,  as I was  able to catch them (other pages, cited below carried news items back to June 21, 2016). I stopped this effort on March 25, 2021, overwhelmed by the frequency of news items related to forestry in NS, many of them redundant; most of them ‘bad news’, at least from my perspective. I am providing some ‘In the News’ Updates in these two posts: Rankin Government: “No plans to bring an interim moratorium while they work on implementing Lahey” – CBC 17Mar2021 Big Forestry versus the Nova Scotia Biodiversity Act, round II 16Mar2021 These two posts illustrate the pretty dismal state of discussions about forestry in NS. It was all brought to a head by our new, young, ‘environmentalist Premier’, Iain Rankin, who promised big, pro-environment changes in his run-up to the Liberal Leadership vote on Feb 6, 2021. However, within weeks of being elected as the new leader and Premier of NS, he backed down in the face of a Trump style disinformation campaign by the Big Forestry lobby against his Biodiversity Act, which he gutted. The Biodiversity Act had been a major plank in his campaign for the leadership and one reason many environmentally-oriented NS liberals voted for him. I am still figuring out what to do with this website; it will remain but with a new focus.

For older items  see
– In the News 2020
– Older News

The dates cited below are the dates of publication of the news items (not the dates on which I accessed them).

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March 2021: News related to Biodiversity Act is given under Updates to Mar 16 Post

• • Mar 24, 2021:
    – Clear cutting protester feels duped after N.S. forestry minister skips meetup
    Michael Gorman · CBC News
    – Federal order for Windsor causeway fish passage could extend 12 weeks
    Paul Palmeter · CBC News
    – Day 16 of hunger strike: Minister agrees to meet with Jacob Fillmore as people rally at Province House
    Robert Devet in The Nova Scotia Advocate.
  • Mar 22, 2021:
    – N.S. to spend $19M to dredge Boat Harbour after Northern Pulp fails to submit cleanup plan
    Cassidy Chisholm · CBC News
    – Eggertson: Canadians need a reality check on getting to ‘Net Zero’
    Bill Eggertson in the Ottawa Citizen. “Canadians must ‘own’ the thousands of pounds of annual carbon for which each is personally responsible, then agree on an action plan with a good chance of saving our planet.”
  • Mar 21, 2021:
    – Letter: A hungry Nova Scotian
    By Kathrin Winkler i the Nova Scotia Advocate
  • Mar 20, 2021:
    – Don’t expect soaring lumber prices to drop anytime soon, builders association says
    CBC News
    – Will N.S. forestry giveaways stop being a laughingstock?
    Ralph Surette in the Chronicle Herald. Image on WWNS
  • – We all want healthy forests, accurate picture of industry
    Marcus Zwicker in the Chronicle Herald. Image on WWNS
    

    “This stand, art of the community-proposed IRWA, contains a 400-year plus eastern hemlock. Photo by Mike Lancaster”  -from the Halifax Examiner

    Mar 19, 2021:
    – One year after Northern Pulp’s closure, contractors ‘really suffered’
    By Ellen Cools in www.woodbusiness.ca/
    -“Biodiversity hotspot” primed for logging
    Linda Pannozzo in the Halifax Examiner.
    – Activist on hunger strike calls on Canadian government to halt logging
    The Guardian “Jacob Fillmore has only had broth and water for 12 days to raise awareness over destruction of eastern forests”

  • Mar 18, 2021:
    – Nova Scotia Woodlot Owners & Operators Association on Biodiversity Act (Audio)
    CBC Info AM “Not all private woodlot owners oppose the province’s new biodiversity legislation.”
  • Mar 17, 2021:
    – Nova Scotia man fined $6,000 for destroying nests of threatened species of bird
    Canadian Press on Global news
    – Forest NS on why they oppose the new Biodiversity Act (Audio)
    “There’s a heated debate raging online and in the forests of Nova Scotia. It’s about the new Biodiversity Act. When it comes to Bill 4, Jeff Bishop from Forest Nova Scotia would rather it go the way of the dodo.” View Related Post on NSFN
  • Mar 16, 2021:
    – Protesters block downtown Halifax street to protect Nova Scotia forests, moose
    Elizabeth McSheffrey Global News
    – Calls for clearcutting moratorium grow in urgency as hunger strike enters day 9
    By RobertDevet in the Nova Scotia Advocate
  • Mar 13, 2021
    – Letters to the Ed re: Owls Head
    Chronicle Herald, Mar 13, 2021. Image on WWNS
    – WestFor world a far cry from forest reality
    Bob Bancroft in the Chronicle Herald. Image on WWNS

• • Mar 12, 2021:
    – Legislature launches into hybrid business
    Francis Campbell in the Chronicle Herald. Image on WWNS Comments on Biodiverity Act, & Crown Lands Act by Minister Chuck Porter.
  • Mar 11, 2021:
    – Crown Lands Act Amendment introduced
    On nslegislature.ca. First Reading: March 11, 2021
    – Nova Scotia government brings back Biodiversity Act
    By Michael Gorman CBC.ca
    – Protestors, forestry consortium both claim victory after judge’s ruling
    By Paul Palmeter CBC News
    – Lumber lucrative for sawmills but Cape Breton’s private landowners struggling
    Jessica Smith in the Chronicle Herald (subscription required)
    – Plight of Mainland Moose questioned
    Francis Campbell in the Chronicle Herald (subscription required) Image on WWNS
  • Mar 10, 2021:
    – Looming change to Nova Scotia’s forestry practices not coming soon enough for some
    Michael Gorman · CBC News Related: March 10, 2021 – Public Accounts Committee Proceedings (On YouTube)
    – News brief: Forest defenders score victory in mainland moose legal battle
    By RobertDevet in the Nova Scotia Advocate
    – What’s environmentally wrong with clearcutting?
    Bob Bancroft in the Halifax Examiner
    – Nature’s allies trampled
    Bev Wigney in Voice of the People/the Chronicle Herald (subscription required). View on FB
  • Mar 9, 2021:
    – Rankin Government Says Nova Scotia Will Be First Carbon-Neutral Province
    On huddle.today
    – Biden Moves To Make It Illegal (Again) To Accidentally Kill Migratory Birds
    Nathan Rott on npr.org
    – Speech from the Throne
    on liberal.ns.ca. “Nova Scotia will be the first province in Canada to achieve carbon neutrality…In the forestry sector, my government will accelerate the implementation of the recommendations of the report of Professor William Lahey to adopt ecological forestry principles, placing protection of the ecosystem and biodiversity in the forefront of forest management practices. My government is committed to higher value production with lower ecological impacts as we innovate away from industrial forestry to ecological forestry.”
  • Mar 8, 2021:
    – Economic benefits of protecting nature now outweigh those of exploiting it, global data reveal
    by University of Cambridge on phys.org “The findings, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, come just weeks after a landmark report by Cambridge Professor Partha Dasgupta called for the value of biodiversity to be placed at the heart of global economics.”
    – Media release: Hunger strike adds urgency to action needed for critically endangered NS moose
    The Nova Scotia Advocate
    – Protester escalates his clearcutting dissent to a hunger strike at Province House
    Francis Campbell in the Chronicle Herald. Subscription required
    – Tree planter to expand volunteer efforts to 6 other provinces this year
    Isabelle Leger · CBC News”A New Brunswick tree planter is branching his volunteer-based planting efforts to more provinces this year, COVID-19 permitting…Clark said another part of Replant’s volunteer work involves buying privately-owned woodlots that have been harvested for firewood and other purposes. Once they’re fully cleared, the owners no longer has a use for the land and typically look to sell the lots cheap. He said he uses this opportunity to buy and refill these harvested plots. “Our expectation is we don’t want to let those trees be harvested in the future. We want to have a lot more forest that just becomes an old-grown forest eventually,” he said.”
  • Mar 6, 2021:
    – Owl’s head deal could haunt Rankin
    Jim Vibert in the Chronicle Herald. View mage on wwns. In the same issue, a paid for ad about Owl’s Head by the Save Little Harbour/Owl’s Head from Becoing Golf Courses (public Facebook Group)
    – Port Hawkesbury Paper’s big wind plans
    Aaron Beswick in the Chronicle Herald. Image on wwns
  • Mar 5, 2021:
    – Ottawa unveils details of carbon-offset-credit system
    By Jolson Lim on ipolitics.ca
    – Meet a tree planter who’s taken it into his own hands to replant New Brunswick
    CBC Info-AM-Moncton. “Jonathan Clark is the owner of Replant, a non-profit tree planting company based in Sackville.”
    – HFN’s Colin Stewart Conservation Award for 2020: Wolfgang Maass
    Halifax Field Naturalists “The award is made posthumously to Wolfgang Maass (1929-2016) who pioneered lichen research and conservation in Nova Scotia”.
  • Mar 4, 2021:
    – Maps show how the Acadian forest in N.S. has significantly changed over 35 years (audio)
    CBC Info AM interview with Mike Lancaster of Healthy Forest Coalition. Map at right is cited.
  • Mar 2, 2021:
    – Bill seeks to ban the use of aerial herbicides in Maine forests
    Scott Thistle in pressherald.com “The Maine Legislature is considering a bill to ban aerial application of an herbicide used by large forest management companies for decades that has been linked to cancer and environmental damage. L.D. 125, sponsored by Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, seeks to prohibit aerial application of the plant killer glyphosate and other synthetic herbicides often used in combination with clear-cutting to manage the tree species that grow on industrial forestland.”
    – Announcement: Nature Talks: A Natural History of the Mainland Moose
    Event by Nature Nova Scotia, Today at 7 PM Online: youtu.be “Tune into our next Nature Talk, when we’ll be joined by our President and retired biologist Bob Bancroft for an overview of the mainland moose: past, present, and… future?” The Talk is archived on YouTube, can be viewed anytime (30 min presentation, 30 min discussion).
  • Mar 1, 2021:
    – SPOTLIGHT: Cape Breton environmentalist Adam Malcolm
    Jessica Smith for Cape Breton Post Saltwire subscription may be required to access this article “I really am trying to be a voice that’s not adding to the polarization of the conversation. I sympathize with people who are worried about their jobs. I sympathize with wildlife and I sympathize with people’s need for food, water and shelter. I’m raising my voice but not in anger at anyone. Individually, I think, most of the people I meet are good people and have very valid concerns. My upset, I guess, stems more from our collective contribution — and that includes me, that includes everyone — … our collective contribution to species [being] at risk, moving further towards the brink.”
  • Feb 27, 2021:
    – Clearcutting on wane despite critics’ constant barrage
    Todd Burgess, forestry outreach coordinator, Forest Nova Scotia in Chronicle Herald (subscription required) Some extracts
  • Feb 26, 2021:
    – Changes in Atlantic currents may have dire climate implications for the next century
    Andrew Meijers in The Guardian “Without modifying human behaviour we run the risk of violent weather swings and a drastic effect on crops and ocean life”
    – Report outlines steps Northern Pulp should take to build community trust
    Michael Gorman · CBC News
  • Feb 25, 2021:
    – Government of Canada delivers on commitment to appoint an independent net-zero advisory body
    Environment and Climate Change Canada News Release on newswire.ca
    – JAMIE LEWIS: Anti-forestry buzz in Nova Scotia off-base
    In Chronicle Herald. Image on WWNS
  • Feb 24, 2021:
    – Canadian river wins legal rights in global push to protect nature
    Jack Graham | Thomson Reuters Foundation “Canada joins at least 14 other countries – from Bolivia to New Zealand – where rivers and ecosystems have won protection with ‘nature rights’, just like those used to safeguard humans.”We now understand the river as a person, not an object,” said Yenny Vega Cardenas, president of the Montreal-based International Observatory on the Rights of Nature.”
    – Our first interview with Iain Rankin as Nova Scotia’s new premier (audio)
    CBC Info AM. 3:16 to 6:38 min, comments on Forestry followed by Owl’s Head. Will the Lahey Report be implemented before the next election? “I gave it a timeline of a year…” Related to Owl’s Head, “Golf courses have coexisted in other Protected Areas in other provinces and countries…”
  • Feb 23,2021:
    – Giant tree ‘twins’ flourish for centuries in remote northern valley
    Jennifer Sweet · CBC News “Largest known yellow birch and black ash in the province identified near Portage Lakes [N.B.]
    – Iain Rankin sworn in as Nova Scotia premier, along with 16 cabinet ministers
    Michael Gorman · CBC News “Chuck Porter is the new lands and forestry minister and also becomes responsible for the Department of Energy and Mines. Porter’s role also becomes prominent, as Rankin has pledged to implement the recommendations of the Lahey Review on forestry practices this year.”
  • Feb 22, 2021:
    – Nature Nova Scotia calls out province’s logging plan
    Jennifer Henderson in the Halifax Examiner
    – Healthy Forest Coalition determines that Forest Management Guide does not meet Government’s own commitment
    Healthy Forest Coalition
  • Feb 20, 2021:
    – RALPH SURETTE: The last (tree) stand against clearcuts, government betrayal, in Nova Scotia
    Chronicle Herald. View image on WWNS.
    – Money grows beneath the trees in Nova Scotia
    Carla Allen in the Tri Country Vanguard. Examples of benefits including financial that are gained from intact forests in NS. “Do you have ideas for income that are dependant on a healthy, living forest? Barrie MacGregor would like to receive your email.”
  • Feb 19, 2021:
    – BOB ROSBOROUGH: Eastern Shore sick of critics taking swings at Owls Head golf development
    Chronicle Herald (subscription required) “Unfounded and false claims, from poisoning the ocean to extinction and desecration of wildlife and habitat threaten the most substantial and advantageous development to ever grace the community. Critics have gone so far as to insult a considerate and environmentally conscious philanthropist developer intent on helping the Eastern Shore people thrive and survive the economic devastation that has befallen the area over the past half century, due to neglect by the successive governments and industries of our time…So, for a bunch of ranting social media followers – speared on by several whose questionable, unsuccessful past employment within government agencies and/or parasitic commercial endeavours on government support agencies with axes to grind against Nova Scotia – to zero in on the Eastern Shore and this substantial and critically important project is deceptive and morally corrupt.”
    – Clearcuts
    Joan Baxter in the Halifax Examiner Morning File, scroll down to item #5. She comments on the Wood Product Manufacturers Association touting its support of Rankin and the Lahey recommendations
  • Feb 18, 2021:
    – Barney’s River Nature Reserve now protected by the province</a>
    Olivia Malley for Chronicle Herald. Subscription required
    – Delay in Lahey review implementation shaken public’s confidence in Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry: Burrill
    Jessica Smith for the Cape Breton Post. Saltwire subscription required
    – Rankin: Northern Pulp must meet environmental approval to re-open
    Pictou Advocate. “Ecological Forestry …is dependent on being able to find markets for those low value forestry by-products.”
  • Feb 17, 2021:
    – St. Mary’s forestry facing collapse
    Alec Bruce for Toronto Star “The industry is going downhill,” said Peter Archibald who, until recently, ran a harvesting business in Glenelg. “It’s not worth it”…Archibald blames government for, he said, abandoning traditional harvesters like him: “They are not doing anything to promote the industry. You can’t get funding to do silviculture. Their regulations don’t allow you to do forestry work … They want retirees and vacationers. They don’t want us.”
    – Port Hawkesbury Paper proposing to build Nova Scotia’s largest wind farm
    Brent Kelloway · CBC News
    – Climate change and suppression tactics are critical factors increasing fires
    Washington State University ““We found that the effects of climate change and fuels varied at fine scales within watersheds, and the relative influence of these drivers is changing as the climate continues to warm, so solutions to the growing wildfire problem must be adaptive and location-based,” Hanan said. “That’s why it’s important to consider local environmental conditions and climate change trends in policy and management planning for the future.””
    – Forestry industry vows to help carry out Lahey report as N.S. awaits new premier
    Michael Gorman · CBC News
  • Feb 16, 2021:
    – WestFor’s claims about clearcuts in mainland moose habitat are disingenuous
    Nina Newington in the Nova Scotia Advocate
  • Feb 13, 2021:
    – ADAM MALCOLM: Why I cannot stay silent about tree-felling in the forest
    Chronicle Herald. Published Feb 08, Updated Feb 13. View image on Facebook. A response to Jan 28 Counterpoint published in CH “Constant forestry-industry bashing displays urban bias” View image on WWNS
  • Feb 12, 2021:
    – Can carbon offsets preserve Canadian woodlands?
    By Anna Kusmer for The World pri.org) Article and Audio. “When Patricia Amero walks around the Acadian forests of eastern Canada where she lives, she sees more than the potential for timber sales.”
    – Members of Minister’s Forestry Advisory Committee request clearcut moratorium
    By RobertDevet in the Nova Scotia Advocate. The article includes a link to the letter written by Members of Minister’s Forestry Advisory Committee.
    – Advisory panel members called for moratorium on clear-cutting in November
    Michael Gorman · CBC News “”I think that Mr. Rankin has an important opportunity to follow a new direction on this and to change from the foot-dragging and delay that has characterized the government’s response to the Lahey recommendations to really dealing seriously with clear-cutting,” [Gary Burrill] said in an interview.
    “If he were to follow this advice and bring in the moratorium on Crown [land] until those key, central, pivotal recommendations were implemented, I think this would go a long way towards demonstrating that in fact he means business on the subject.”
  • Feb 11, 2021
    – 500+ scientists tell EU to end tree burning for energy
    On wwf.eu “”Regrowth takes time the world does not have to solve climate change”, they write.” View letter.
    – Woodland Conference 1: Session 1: Forest Sector & Forestry Transition Team Update
    View Woodland Conferences for details of these sessions. “The password for the recording is WoodlandConference1, note that audio does not start until about the 1:40 minute mark.” (Posted with approval of Provincial Coordinator)
    – Why WestFor says forestry can work in harmony with endangered mainland moose (audio)
    CBC Info AM
  • Feb 8, 2021:
    – Open letter to Premier Iain Rankin: Please stop the sale and formally protect Owls Head Provincial Park
    By Nova Scotia Advocate/Save Little Harbour/Owls Head Nova Scotia From Becoming Golf Courses
  • Feb 6, 2021:
    – Nova Scotia Liberals choose Iain Rankin for next leader and premier of province
    The Canadian Press, on CTV News
  • Feb 5, 2021:
    – The great wood burning stove debate
    PIPPA NEILL on airqualitynews.com/
  • Feb 4, 2021:
    – B.C. will consider recommendations of report linking climate change to logging practices
    By Binny Paul, Victoria News
    – Sackville River wilderness area finally in line for protected park status
    By Francis Campbell in the Chronicle Herald “The Sackville River Wilderness Area will soon be designated a protected area. “We are thrilled to know that these ecologically significant lands will forever be protected for the community to enjoy,” Walter Regan, president of the Sackville River Association, said … “These lands are critically important for maintaining the health of the Sackville River … This new park will protect around 1,700 acres of forest, and habitat for the wild Atlantic salmon in one of the fastest growing areas of Nova Scotia.” … The ecosystems can provide water purification, groundwater recharge and runoff control to improve habitat for species living in the river. The wilderness area was announced as one of 20 new protected areas in Nova Scotia. It contains important natural ecosystems, including intact forests, wetlands, rivers, and habitat for Atlantic salmon and wood turtles.”
    – Forestry Innovation Transition Trust Approves Additional Projects
    The Government of Nova Scotia. “Working with our partners, we are committed to building a bioeconomy in Nova Scotia that is responsible, sustainable, and clean.- Rod Badcock, executive director, Nova Scotia Innovation Hub”
  • Feb 3, 2021:
    – From extractive to regenerative: experts highlight benefits of nature-based climate solutions
    Eva Voinigescu in The Narwhal
  • Feb 2, 20210:
    – Province To Achieve Land Protection Goal
    NS Gov News Release. View Public Consultation
    – 20 new sites to be protected, reaching Nova Scotia’s land protection goal
    Shaina Luck · CBC News. “Advocates applaud the move, say the government should strive to protect even more than 13% of its land”
  • Jan 31, 2021:
    – Save our forests? Not now. We’re too busy destroying them
    Stephen Kimber in the Halifax Examiner (subscription required, $10/mo) About the people and the issues in the WestFor court case against protestors.
  • Jan 29, 2021
    – Most Forest Biomass Worse For Climate Than Fossil Fuels- EU Commission Report
    WWF Central And Eastern Europe Press Release, on scoop.co.nz “A European Commission report concludes that the burning of most forest biomass produces more greenhouse gas emissions than coal, oil and gas. In 23 out of the 24 scenarios the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) examined, biomass had a negative impact on climate, biodiversity, or both.”
    – The cure for pandemic angst: nature
    Francis campbell in the Chronicle Herald, subsription required. Image on WWNS
  • Jan 27, 2021:
    – Large clearcut near Lake Ainslie angers Cape Breton’s Margaree Environmental Association
    Jessica Smith in Chronicle Herald. Subscription Required
    – News brief: Heavy handed Westfor legal tactics aim to intimidate mainland moose protectors
    By Robert Devet in the Nova Scotia Advocate “Someday, Lands and Forestry will be the ones in court for issuing clear cutting orders and not us for protecting it,” said Joyce.”
    – Atlantic Gold paid $0 in taxes in 2019
    Joan Baxter in the Halifax Examiner.
    – Atlantic Gold faces environmental charges
    Steve Bruce on saltwire.com. Image on WWNS
  • Jan 26, 2021:
    – Court arguments in forestry blockade injunction case focus on irreparable harm
    Francis Campbell in the Chronicle Herald (subscription required) Image on WWNS
    – Logging company tells protesters to take their concerns up with the province
    Taryn Grant · CBC News
    – Westfor, logging protestor go to court
    Francis Campbell in the Chronicle Herald (subscription required). Today (Tues Jan 26). View image on WWNS
  • Jan 24, 2021:
    – Fighting for forests in Cape Breton
    Jessica Smith for Chronicle hearld. Subscription required. “Teacher concerned about how clearcutting affects wildlife”
    – Clearcutting in Cape Breton: Where it’s happening and what’s being impacted
    Jessica Smith for Chronicle Hearld. Subscription required
  • Jan 25, 2021:
    – Mainland moose protectors in court to defend right to safeguard species habitat
    Ecojustice Press release
  • Jan 22, 2021:
    – Innovative plant would bake softwood chips into biochar, a carbon-rich soil ameliorant
    By Francis Campbell The Chronicle Herald Subscription required ““This is a partial industry solution,” Robin Wilber said of his plan to build a biochar plant on his Elmsdale Lumber property.”
    – Province unveils draft forest management guide for Crown land
    Francis Campbell for Chronicle Herald. Subscription required. View WWNS post.
  • Jan 21, 2020:
    – Liaison committee created to advise on transforming Northern Pulp
    Adam MacInnis in the Chronicle Herald (subscription required).”An independent environmental liaison committee (ELC), comprised of individuals from the local community, forestry, fishery, labour, environmental science and business backgrounds, is working on recommendations to transform Northern Pulp’s operations and strengthen relationships within the communities the company operates. …The release said the volunteer committee members have met weekly since October to identify and discuss issues and concerns with Northern Pulp’s operations, propose alternatives to existing practices or previously proposed solutions and identify and recommend solutions for a modernized world-class mill with progressive forestry practices. …key concerns include water consumption, effluent and receiving water quality, odour, stakeholder engagement and forestry practices.”
    – New FOIPOP Portal Launches
    Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services
  • Jan 20, 2021:
    – Premier Candidates Should Save Owls Head Provincial Park
    On www. easternshorecooperator.ca
    – Draft Forest Management Guide Open for Public Consultation
    L&F News Release
    – Nova Scotia seeks input from woodland owners
    Ministry of Lands and Forestry
  • Jan 19, 2021
    – Nova Scotia, Northern Pulp in talks over dropping court cases
    By Aaron Beswick on The Chronicle Herald (subscription required)
  • Jan 18, 2021
    – TYNETTE DEVEAUX: Nova Scotia Power complacently sits in climate-change caboose
    Chronicle Herald (subscription required)
  • Jan 17, 2021:
    More Of Everything – A film about Swedish forestry
    “In times of climate change, the forest industry claims to hold the magic wand: Wood. Wood is to be used for everything from energy, disposable articles in cardboard and paper, packaging and makeup, to fuel, for an ever expanding transport sector. The forest industry spends millions on advertising, public relations and lobbying in order to present their products and raw materials as the solution for a sustainable future. In this film a number of prominent and independent scientists and experts take a closer look at the Swedish forestry model and the claims made by the industry.” Read more: www.moreofeverything-film.com
  • Jan 16, 2021:
    – The fight for an ecological forestry and mainland moose in Nova Scotia
    By Hailie Tattrie for Spring Magazine
  • Jan 13, 2021:
    – “Log the best and leave the rest” – A conversation with David Patriquin about the state of our forests
    By Robert Devet on Nova Scotia Advocate
  • Jan 12, 2021:
    – Union hopes Northern Pulp ‘will do the right thing’ and make pension payment
    Paul Withers · CBC News “The mill has said special pension payments are not part of its revised forecast for late 2020-2022”
  • Jan 11, 2021:
    – Retired family doctor donates 24-hectare wilderness property to province
    Francis Campbell in the Chronicle Herald. image on WWNS
    – Responsible logging no threat to moose
    Tim Amero in the Chronicle Herald. View image on WWNS
  • Jan 7, 2021:
    – Paper Excellence in France: different country, same game plan
    Joan Baxter in the Halifax Examiner “A Canadian-owned paper pulp company went on trial on Wednesday for flouting emissions rules at its mill in southern France, the country’s biggest,” reports Agence France Presse (AFP).”
    – Northern Pulp stakeholder committee met with skepticism
    Taryn Grant · CBC News “Northern Pulp — what was Nova Scotia’s largest pulp and paper mill until it was forced by the provincial government to close last year — says it’s engaging with the community in its quest to reopen, but some say they’ve been left out of the process. Others are refusing to work with the mill.”
    – Fear of looming economic blow remains 1 year after Northern Pulp closure
    Emma Smith · CBC News
    – Protester camped out at Grand Parade in downtown Halifax told to move on
    Francis Campbell in the Chronicle Herald (subscription required) “The lone protester who for three weeks has occupie…To continue reading, subscribe to The Chronicle Herald.”
    – “Our voices really can make a difference” – Cape Breton’s threatened marten population gets a break
    By Robert Devet in the Nova Scotia Advocate
  • Jan 6, 2021:
    – After three weeks of camping out, lone protester told to leave Grand Parade
    By Robert Devet in the Nova Scotia Advocate “Jacob started camping out here three weeks ago, after spending time with the forest protectors deep in the woods of Digby County. When he returned to Halifax he felt that continuing the protest in downtown Halifax would be the best way to keep the threatened mainland moose in the public eye. And it’s not just the moose, he is equally upset about what’s happening with Owls Head, and the state of Nova Scotia’s threatened species altogether, he says. On his Facebook page he talks about his support for the water protectors fighting Alton Gas. That said, he’s happy about what he has accomplished so far. And he should be. I know that many environmentalists have felt inspired and heartened by his stubborn one-person protest action.”
  • Jan 4, 2021:
    – The biomass dodge is costing us $7 million
    Tim Bousquet in the Halifax Examiner
    – “This fight isn’t over, not by a long shot” – Forest protectors face criminal charges
    By RobertDevet in the Nova Scotia Advocate
  • Jan 3, 2021:
    –How Emera is profiting off Nova Scotia Power customers in a questionable scheme for green power
    Jennifer Henderson in the Halifax Examiner. Subscription required ($10/mo) for access to full article “Delays in the Muskrat Falls hydro project meant Nova Scotia wouldn’t meet its renewable energy targets. And then the Northern Pulp mill closed, and woodlots lost a buyer for their chips. Just then, in the name of filling the gap in renewable power, Nova Scotia Power was allowed to start buying more biomass power from its parent company Emera, at an additional cost to ratepayers of $7 million — and never mind that scientists and environmentalists say biomass doesn’t eliminate greenhouse gas emissions.”
  • Jan 2, 2021:
    – Our own Central Park: Robin Wilber, Bill Fenton, and the Blue Mountain Wilderness Connector
    On NS Nature Trust Landlines