Lands and Forestry Minister Iain Rankin says the government currently doesn’t have the authority or regulatory powers it needs to manage the province’s biodiversity. Continue reading →

The groups allege that the province has failed to protect and maintain 34 endangered, threatened and vulnerable species including the mainland moose, wood turtle, and bank swallow. Continue reading →

The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre marked the special occasion with a children’s story explaining the origin of the Mi’kmaw Honour Song, told through the eyes of a residential school survivor. Continue reading →

Nova Scotia’s lands and forestry minister says the province isn’t currently planning for the potential shutdown of the Northern Pulp mill if it can’t solve its effluent problem. Continue reading →

In the report, University of King’s College president Bill Lahey said forest practices should be guided by a new paradigm called “ecological forestry” which treats forests “first and foremost” as ecosystems. Continue reading →

According to federal figures, about 90 per cent of wood harvested in Nova Scotia is clear-cut. Continue reading →

The “Tree for Boston” was carefully cut down this morning under blue skies as about 200 people watched, including carol-singing schoolchildren Continue reading →

For the second day in a row, fishermen have successfully rebuffed a survey ship from leaving Boat Harbour in an attempt to chart a route for the planned effluent pipe, which would carry waste away from the Northern Pulp mill into the Northumberland Strait. Continue reading →

The new legislation that would provide clear rules on what can and cannot be done in areas next to the coast. Continue reading →