A commercial logging operation in Nova Scotia s Annapolis County has temporarily halted its work after environmentalists raised the alarm about the presence of several at-risk species of lichens.
Jamie Lewis, the president of WestFor Management Inc., is pushing back against calls from environmentalists for a moratorium on cutting on public land.
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A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has issued a permanent injunction against a blockade of logging roads in southwestern Nova Scotia.
Justice Kevin Coady says in a written decision issued Thursday that Westfor Management Inc. established a strong case against Extinction Rebellion, and that the forestry group would suffer irreparable harm if the blockades were permitted to resume.