“So Nova Scotia’s forest industry is reporting more jobs and money lately. As a small woodlot owner and operator, I say, “Show me the money.” View READER’S CORNER: A fragile boom (CH Jan 31)
“Natural Resources Minister Lloyd Hines proudly trumpets rising employment numbers in forestry (Jan. 28) as a positive reflection of current policy. I suggest, au contraire, that these numbers reflect his government’s rapacious strategy of clear (and near-clear) cutting, shortsighted eco-questionable bio-mass electricity generation and little or no selective, value-added intelligent harvesting.”
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