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Port Hawkesbury Paper

“Our voices really can make a difference” – Cape Breton’s threatened marten population gets a break

“Our voices really can make a difference” – Cape Breton’s threatened marten population gets a break

January 7, 2021 1 Comment

A proposed Cape Breton clearcut within an area designated as a marten habitat management zone has been downgraded to a less impactful commercial thinning. “Nova Scotians should feel encouraged by this,” says Adam Malcolm, a Cape Breton naturalist who first raised the alarm. “Their voice really can in some cases make a difference.”

Port Hawkesbury Paper aligns with pro-fracking lobby in Guysborough County

Port Hawkesbury Paper aligns with pro-fracking lobby in Guysborough County

March 13, 2018 4 Comments

“Commercial forestry is much like fracking, given that the public had limited knowledge or understanding of either industries,” staff at Port Hawkesbury Paper recently told Guysborough District councillors! Our Guysborough correspondent Alexander Bridge sends this report.

Weekend video: Fiber-farming the Cape Breton Highlands

Weekend video: Fiber-farming the Cape Breton Highlands

October 22, 2016 3 Comments

“This is my favourite place in the world. It breaks my heart that this is happening here.” Ryan Chambers takes us on a short drone ride high above the Cape Breton Highlands.

Northern Pulp’s proposed glyphosate spraying, not just bad for your health

Northern Pulp’s proposed glyphosate spraying, not just bad for your health

August 11, 2016 2 Comments

Northern Pulp’s proposed glyphosate spraying program may be bad for your health, but that’s not the only problem, says Matt Miller of the Ecology Action Centre. Diversity in our forests will help us weather climate change, and a softwood-only forest is a bad economic strategy.

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