e-Newsletter--January 2012 Province Undertakes Major Land Purchase
Province Undertakes Major Land Purchase
On January 6, the province announced it reached an agreement with Bowater Mersey to purchase 25,000 acres of land that will help Nova Scotia meet its goal to protect 12 per cent of its land mass, provide more recreational opportunities and save jobs along the South Shore and in southwestern Nova Scotia. The land includes productive forests, old-growth timber stands, ocean and lake frontage, wetlands and some land of cultural significance to the Mi'kmaq. The Province will now work to increase public access to trails as part of the agreement with Bowater. This will ensure more Nova Scotians have a chance to experience the areas' natural beauty. Most of the land, located in Annapolis, Hants, Lunenburg, Queens and Shelburne counties, was identified by the Colin Stewart Forest Forum as having high conservation values and will be included in the protected land process. The purchase is part of the province's plan to protect jobs at the Bowater Mersey pulp and paper mill. The total price of the land purchase is $23.7 million. The land purchases are consistent with the Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement. A map and descriptions of the land are available at http://gov.ns.ca/natr.
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