Local Living Economies and BALLE-Nova Scotia

Here is an organization I’m proud and happy to have  joined – the Nova Scotia chapter of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. Which makes me wonder, as a web designer, what is my contribution to a local, sustainable green economy? Hmm… well, there’s the commute. Most of the time, I just head downstairs [...]

Posted Under: Business in Nova Scotia,Economy,Enterprises,Environment,Forests
This post was written by Heather on January 17, 2010 Comments (0)

Buy Back Nova Scotia

J.D. Irving Ltd. is selling off vast holdings of land in southwestern Nova Scotia that it has been logging. “Professional forestry management” is what they’ve been doing there, and apparently it’s not worthwhile for them to continue. The lands include whole lakes and lake systems, rivers, watersheds and huge tracts of forest land. It’s near [...]

Posted Under: Forests,Lakes and rivers,Land ownership
This post was written by Heather on April 4, 2009 Comments (0)