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Sustainable Growth: Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy

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41727

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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy, Environmental Registry of Ontario number 019-0880. As a resident of a small forestry community and employee of a major forest products company, this strategy is of paramount interest to myself, my family and friends. Read more

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Sustainable Growth: Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy

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41740

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I am a Ontario resident of Eastern Ontario. All my life living in Ontario have enjoyed the forest and the wildlife in the Highlands, Algonquin Park, North Bay etc. The Boreal Forest is in need of protection from harvesting and we have managed this area for sustainability. Read more

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Sustainable Growth: Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy

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41742

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Good things: Good to consider sustainable packaging 77% of crown forest certified by forest industry Important to maintain focus on working with Indigenous communities and providing jobs for Indigenous youth Reducing carbon footprint by using wood materials instead of fossil fuels Read more

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Sustainable Growth: Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy

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41748

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As a Registered professional Forester, conservationist, and outdoor enthusiast; I strongly support a long-term solution for the forest sector which recognizes the Crown Forest Sustainability Act (CFSA) as an equivalent process to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Read more

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Sustainable Growth: Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy

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41750

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Joe Maure Forest Sector Strategy - Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry 70 Foster Drive, Suite 610 Sault Ste Marie , ON P6A 6V5 Canada Submitted Online Via the Environmental Registry of Ontario Re: Support for Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy, ERO# 019-0880 Mr. Maure, Read more

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Sustainable Growth: Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy

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41765

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I found there was not a lot of explanation in terms of “how” everything will be accomplished. For example, there were a few statements about “reducing regulatory burdens for industry to access wood” and “reducing red tape”. Read more

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Sustainable Growth: Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy

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41801

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Quinte Field Naturalists

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Your Forest Sector Strategy aspires to double the amount of logging in Ontario from 15 million to 30 million cubic metres of wood per year. There are no commitments to set aside more forests to support wildlife conservation. We need the preservation of forests to help mitigate climate change. Read more

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Sustainable Growth: Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy

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41812

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The Boreal Forest is the largest intact forest on the planet which acts as a carbon shield, capturing and storing an enormous amount of carbon that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. We need to conserve it, not open it up for more development. Read more

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