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EAC calls for new Crown land license agreement for Port Hawkesbury mill

December 20, 2011

EAC calls for new Crown land license agreement for Port Hawkesbury mill

December 2011


Matt Miller and Raymond Plourde

Now that the Bowater ransom has been paid to save half the jobs at the mill in Liverpool, all eyes turn towards the bankrupt Stora/NewPage mill in Port Hawkesbury.

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At Last: Positive Steps Forward for Nova Scotia’s Forests

December 01, 2010

After much anticipation, Minister of Natural Resources John MacDonell released positive news today on his Department’s new forestry strategy.

“We’re very pleased to see the Minister’s and his Department’s commitment to substantially reduce clearcutting.  A 50% reduction within five years is a major step forward for both the health of our forests and

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NSPI / NewPage Biomass Plant: Increase forest cutting and increase carbon emissions

October 14, 2010

The UARB approved today NS Power Inc.’s proposed forest biomass energy project with NewPage Corp.

“We respect the Board’s decision,” says Jamie Simpson, forestry program coordinator with the Ecology Action Centre, “but we are extremely disappointed that our Government has created the legal conditions to allow this project.”

“This p

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EAC's reaction to forest report

May 12, 2010

The Ecology Action Centre applauds several of the forestry recommendations put forward by the Natural Resources Policy Review Steering Panel last week, and is urging the Province to act on them.  The panel, headed by retired Justice Constance Glube, is calling for clearcutting regulations, mandatory management plans to guide all forestry operations, and a ban on whole-tree harvesting. 

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December 20, 2011

EAC calls for new Crown land license agreement for Port Hawkesbury mill

EAC calls for new Crown land license agreement for Port Hawkesbury mill

December 2011


Matt Miller and Raymond Plourde

Now that the Bowater ransom has been paid to save half the jobs at the mill in Liverpool, all eyes turn towards the bankrupt Stora/NewPage mill in P

December 31, 1969

news

December 01, 2010

At Last: Positive Steps Forward for Nova Scotia’s Forests

After much anticipation, Minister of Natural Resources John MacDonell released positive news today on his Department’s new forestry strategy.

“We’re very pleased to see the Minister’s and his Department’s commitment to substantially reduce clearcutting.  A 50% reduction within fiv

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