Thread by @BigJMcC

@NSLandsForestry has proposed that more than 455 hectares (1,124 acres) of forests in the St. Margaret’s Bay area be put on the chopping block, w. roughly 207 hectares (511 acres) within the boundaries of the community proposed Ingram River Wilderness Area (IRWA). #NSForests

https://twitter.com/Tim_Bousquet/status/1372979099409473539

LP: Docs obtained through #FOIPOP dating back to 2016 revealed that the decision to build the access road was years in the making and was made in part to reduce transportation costs for @NS_Aggregates.

@HealthyForestNS @gleboutillier @NovaScotiaNick

onenotsoboredhousewife.ca/2019/12/24/the…

The (former) Minister also stated that it is custom for @NS_TAT to build a road through the woods to private quarries for twinning projects.

What? Really? TIR builds roads for road building companies to their private quarries, so that they can build roads? #ScotianMaterials

900 people showed up for a public meeting in #Tantallon in 2018 to show their opposition to the asphalt plant.

@HRMLovelace @hfxgov @dubehalifax1 @MikeSavageHFX

Story @pambermancbc. cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

The St. Margaret’s Bay Stewardship Association has been working and consulting with NS Lands and Forestry (formerly Natural Resources) for about 10 years, to develop a protected site, in this same area, the Ingram River Wilderness Area. #SMBSA @_ForestNS cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

1/2 Iain Rankin went on later to claim that misinformation, lies, were being propagated regarding this site, that there was no old growth there and that he is very disappointed w. these claims from various members of the public.

He also asked the local Masthead News to cancel

2/2 his subscription after they published photos and a story about the cut and cited his failure to uphold his promise to SMBSA.

A Minister cancelling his subscription to a local paper because he doesn’t appreciate being called out for this cut? themastheadnews.ca/images/Issues/…

SHANNI BEE on @HealthyForestNS FB page:

I note the "Concerned Private Landowners Association" (aka @_ForestNS) has now formed a website and a FB page.

Clearly, they want to silence anyone who disagrees with them.

@HfxExaminer @Tim_Bousquet @joan_baxter #NSForests

@threadreaderapp Unroll please.

PANNOZZO: As for the parcels within the proposed wilderness area boundaries — they can be deferred and even cancelled.

Premier @IainTRankin could do that in a heartbeat if he wanted to send a clear signal that real change was in the air.

@ns_advocate discovers that @LiberalPartyNS leadership hopeful Iain Rankin's campaign commitments have been, um, lost to history.

#InternetIsForever

https://twitter.com/DevetRobert/status/1373278434512756739?s=20