Category Archives: Low Grade Wood

A Reminder: Comments on RRA-NS are due by Friday Dec 6, 2024

Posted on December 4, 2024 by David Patriquin

The Sustainable Biomass Program launched its public consultations on “Regional Risk Assessments” including one for Nova Scotia on Nov 6, 2024 with responses to their Draft Document due by this Friday, Dec 6, 2024. In a post on Nov 7, … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Biomass Program launches public consultations on “Regional Risk Assessments” including one for Nova Scotia 7Nov2025

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Admin

As a compendium of ‘what’s broadly understood about NS forests & wood supply’ (my paraphrasing), this RRA warrants careful scrutiny by Nova Scotians – especially given that the “biomass issue” was not addressed by Lahey in the 2018 Forest Practices … Continue reading →

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From whence came the figure of “5.7 million cubic meters/yr” as the Sustainable Forest Harvest Level for Nova Scotia? 17Sep2024

Posted on September 17, 2024 by David Patriquin

Update Oct 6, 2024: My questions have landed back at Communications NS; latest word (Sep 24): they are “working on it”. ———————————————– There seems to be some reticence by the Nova Scotia Government and the NS Forestry Economic Task Force … Continue reading →

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Questions about stakeholder meetings (re: Feasibility of a new paper mill in Queens Co.) and Sustainable Forest Harvest Levels in Nova Scotia 3Sep2024

Posted on September 3, 2024 by David Patriquin

Recently I viewed an e-mail from a Paper Excellence official, addressed (apparently) to a set of “forestry sector stakeholders”, in which the focus topics for an upcoming meeting to be held in Queens Co in early September are described, and … Continue reading →

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Feedback sought on Wood Pellet Association of Canada’s Regional Risk Assessment for sourcing biomass from Nova Scotia’s harvestable forest land base 16Jun2024

Posted on June 16, 2024 by NSmattersAdmin

UPDATE: Received from Brenda Hopkin Jul 27, 2024 in response to an inquiry, re: when can we expect to be notified: “We are in the final stages of finishing the RRA. We are aiming for the middle of August & … Continue reading →

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On the Northern Pulp Agreement with the Nova Scotia Government 9Jun2024

Posted on June 10, 2024 by NSmattersAdmin

Guest Post by Helga Guderley The last thing that we need is a secretive multinational corporation milking provincial subsidies while taking the last of our standing forests. On May 23, 2024 we learned that the government reached a tentative agreement … Continue reading →

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