Category Archives: SW Nova Scotia

Citizen Scientists of SW Nova Scotia ask DNR Minister to put a hold on new forest harvest decisions pending end of the Woods Ban 11Aug 2025

Write the Citizen Scientists: Aug 8, 2025 To: Honourable Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources, Nova Scotia Topic: Stop the clock on all harvest approvals Dear Minister Rushton, Please pause all harvest approvals on crown land until the woods are … 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

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

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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