Blown down on crown on Algonquin treaty lands in Renfrew and Lanark County could be a process clean up and biomass recovery for tangled bush left now to rot . Some massive overturns and hangups make the case for some remediation and forestry best practice / tree planting .
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On page 10 you note "Ontario supports implementation of sustainable forest
management practices on private woodlots through initiatives like the Managed
Forest Tax Incentive Program."
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First you don’t want trees cut down. Then you want trees cut down. People are caught in the middle.
The forest has an ecological system that needs sustainability.
Don’t make this a job creating and all about money government project.
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On page 10 of the draft Forest Biomass Action Plan it says: "Ontario’s private woodlots and other forested lands also provide a source of sustainable forest biomass.
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"To the benefit of the province's forest industry, heavy industries......"
Your mission statement would be appropriate in 1850.
In 2021 you should consider opening with " to the benefit of the provinces wildlife and environments, the forest industry and the people of Ontario........."
Spend a lot of time in the Bush around Dryden. The forests are managed as well can be expected in terms of where and when to cut. My peeve is the waste left behind that are not desirable or profitable species to harvest for whomever is cutting these bush limits.
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This looks like a great plan, the one thing I did not see here but might have missed.
The practice on slash pile open air burning of hundreds if not thousands of ton of potential biomass material.
I always saw this as wasteful energy.
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I hope the panel is aware of the first few years after initial cutover, and in sandy soil, low bush wild blueberry bushes grow...and are hand picked by local residents...picking blueberries is part of our lives.
These blueberries are small and richer in flavour than commercially grown berries.
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This strategy is great to see and well put together. The focus on community energy, indigenous participation and capacity-building is fantastic.
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There are two first-class biomass generating facilities in Northwestern Ontario (Resolute Fort Frances and OPG Thunder Bay) which were substantially paid for with taxpayer money and both of which are now in the possession of demolition companies.
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Several years ago the MNRF authorized the use of Bio Fuel for the St. Mary's Paper Mill in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario (Algoma District) and as such a Logger was selected to harvest the Bio Fuel which he did to great effect.
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As a logging company in northwestern ontario we supply logs,chips and biomass to area mills. Our company is a firm believer in the idea of utilizing the entire forest.
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Ontario has lost 10 of the 15 pulp mills operating in the province in 2000. Only 5 remain and several are at risk of closure. This has resulted in a reduction in timber harvest of 50% compared to 2004 levels.
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