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The Lahey Review of Forest Practices is published; what does it mean?

August 21, 2018 By Jennifer Henderson 3 Comments

Bill Lahey’s prescription was sweeping: “We need a new paradigm to manage our forests.” That’s what the University of King’s College president told journalists after handing the McNeil government the results of a year-long review of forestry practices in Nova Scotia. McNeil appointed Lahey last August after choosing not to implement key recommendations of the […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Bill Lahey, clearcutting, Forest Nova Scotia, Iain Rankin, Jeff Bishop, Jennifer Henderson, Raymond Plourde

Forest fairy tales and other frightening stories of Nova Scotia

Morning File, Friday, May 25, 2018

May 25, 2018 By Tim Bousquet and Joan Baxter 11 Comments

News 1. Motor Vehicle Act “The province has put out an open call for input on a new Traffic Safety Act to replace the much-amended and much-maligned Motor Vehicle Act (MVA),” writes Examiner transportation columnist Erica Butler: The call-out is remarkably open ended, simply asking people to read over the current MVA and “tell us what […]

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Losing the forests for the trees: New figures show increase in clearcutting

March 30, 2017 By Jennifer Henderson 4 Comments

Despite what the Nova Scotia government has said in response to concerns raised over clearcutting, the most recent figures released from the National Forestry Database (NFD) indicate that in 2015, both the overall harvest and the proportion of trees removed by clearcutting continued to increase. And ironically, the national body used data supplied by the […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Bruce Nunn, clearcutting, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Ecology Action Centre, Forest Nova Scotia, Jeff Bishop, National Forestry Database (NFD), Northern Pulp, Ray Plourde

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