HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government has announced a new 10-year forestry plan for Crown lands in the western part of the province, although the number of hectares and where companies will be allowed to harvest trees is yet to be determined.
The plan will see 698,000 green metric tonnes made available for harvest.
Government officials say the amount of timber available for harvest is about the same as the last plan, but they couldn’t say how it compares as a percentage.
Natural Resources Minister Zach Churchill says allocations will be based on a percentage of available trees that are ready for harvest rather than a fixed volume, and spruce and fir trees account for 52 per cent of the total harvest.
Sixteen mills will jointly hold one harvesting licence and establish a consortium to manage the harvest.
The consortium will take up to eight months to set up and during that time the mills will be allowed to harvest up to six months worth of their allocation.
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