by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archives
Forestry was one of our province’s earliest, and most successful, industries. Today, it’s an industry that over 65,000 workers and their families rely on – an industry worth defending. That’s why, as minister of forests, lands and natural resource operations, I was...
by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archives
Millbrook Chief Bob Gloade says the provincial government has violated its agreement with Nova Scotia’s First Nations by failing to consult over the spraying of glyphosate.In a letter to Premier Stephen McNeil and Environment Minister Margaret Miller released...
by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archives
The offer of $2.5 million in tax breaks to Tolko Industries has not persuaded the B.C. – based company to keep its paper mill in The Pas. The Pas recently offered Tolko over $840,000 in tax relief in each of the next three years. The Pas Mayor Jim Scott says he...
by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
As the provincial government continues to face criticism for a recent update to its natural resources strategy and its decision to allow companies to spray herbicides, one long-time forester says there is an even bigger problem at hand: the lack of a real long-term...
by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archives
If the Chevron suit isn’t thrown out, it will be another embarrassment for the Canadian legal system Corporations have become increasingly vulnerable to reputational damage inflicted by powerful environmental organizations that misrepresent business activities and...
