No Logging Trucks on Hawthorne Drive

  Below is a news release received today. Good decision on behalf of MNR. Well done local citizens. UPDATE: Here is the Almaguin News story. _____________     NEWS Ministry of Natural Resources NO LOGGING TRUCKS ON HAWTHORNE DRIVE Ministry of Natural Resources Makes a Decision in Restoule NEWS Date:  Feb 5, 2009 Eric Doidge, [...]

Letter from Minister Cansfield re: Logging in Restoule

Following is a letter from Minister Cansfield. It looks like a decision will be made by the Regional Director by Feb. 10, 2009. Likely the project will continue but with all the new infrastructure money now available, perhaps we will see some real road and bridge improvements including the section of Hwy. 534 from Sand [...]

MNR Minister tours Restoule

For those non-local folks who are interested in the logging issue in Restoule, here is a link to the Almaguin News article detailing the Minister of Natural Resources recent discussions with the Restoule Local Citizen’s committee. It appears the Minister made no immediate decisions and will continue to investigate the issues raised at the meeting.

Restoule Protests in Powasan

UPDATE: Here is the link to the news article in the Almaguin News. Below is a picture of some of the signs posted outside the MNR meeting held in Powassan where the future of logging in Restoule was discussed. The meeting was well attended and now the NNR has 15 days to make a decision. [...]