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August 8, 1997
(Forest Resources and Agrifoods)

 

Silviculture projects in Terra Nova District

Tom Lush, MHA - Terra Nova, and Kevin Aylward, Minister of Forest Resources and Agrifoods, are pleased to announce the award of a $40,000 contract to carry out a silviculture project in the Terra Nova District. The Gambo Indian Bay Development Association in Trinity was awarded the contract for precommercial thinning in the Fleigher's Ridge area.

Mr. Lush said: "This project will get underway by mid-August for a scheduled completion for mid-November. I am pleased that seven people will be able to secure 14 weeks of employment on this worthwhile project. The thinning work on this 27 hectare site will reduce stand density to concentrate growth on residual crop tress."

This project is made possible through a commitment of $2.5 million under the provincial government's Employment Initiatives Fund for the development and maintenance of the forest resource and the jobs associated with this resource.

"Silviculture projects provide meaningful work that will contribute to the long-term viability of the over 80 rural Newfoundland communities the rely on various levels of foresty related activity," stated Mr. Aylward. "Moreover, this investment is an effective way to stimulate short-term employment as silviculture projects create immediate wealth through the simple fact that 70 per cent of each dollar spent is salary-related."

Government has continued to provide strong support to the ongoing silviculture program. For 1997, government announced a total of $12.4 million to be spent on silviculture-related work. This amount represents direct provincial contributions combined with partnership arrangements with the two pulp and paper companies, Abitibi Consolidated Inc. and Corner Brook Pulp and Paper, plus a combination of federal/provincial government investment through the Transitional Jobs Fund.

Contact:

Anna Buffinga
(709) 729-3750

Ed Blackmore
(709) 256-1451

1997 08 08 2:30 p.m.

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