Corner Brook Pulp and Paper's five year forestry plan gets government go ahead

    Monday, 15 September 2025 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    The project takes in five main operating areas, including Long Pond, Rocky Pond, Mark’s Pond, Mary Ann Lake, and Cassandra Pond in central NL.

    Government has given the green light to a five year forestry operating plan by Corner Brook Pulp and Paper. The project takes in five main operating areas, including Long Pond, Rocky Pond, Mark’s Pond, Mary Ann Lake, and Cassandra Pond in central NL.  The plan outlines proposed timber harvesting, resource road construction, silviculture, and other forest management activities and covers the period from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2030. The project has been released from environmental assessment subject to conditions. 

     

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