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Originally Posted by moncton golden flames
For the record, I am opposed to any clear cut logging, regardless of location. There are much better ways to manage forest resources.
But when part of the argument against is "we are not opposed to logging, but not here", it sounds very 'not in my back yard'. I only say this because I work in the residential development industry and we hear this all the time from opposing points of view; "I'm not opposed to affordable housing, but I support it elsewhere" or "I'm not opposed to increased density, just not next door, it should be somewhere else". See the current re-zoning discussions for recent examples.
I am not saying this to start a flame war, but in my experience in my field, this approach doesn't get very far for sympathy from the people making the decisions. The language is difficult to digest and comes across as "may way or else".
Instead, perhaps you could support alternative strategies to harvesting the resources needed, rather than a clear cut method. If you're not opposed to logging, maybe you would support select harvesting or some other more sensitive forest management?
If you want your voice to be heard, trying to work with the opposition tends to work better than simply opposing them.
Just my 2 cents, take it for what it's worth.
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Part of the issue is the trees that they are going to be harvesting. There is a 70 year growth span, if Fraser replants with the same trees they take. It's also a denser wood, so more valuable. Not the kind of wood that you see in builds around this area, but maybe in the acreage type lots, or shipped to the States, were Fraser is based.
This was the worry when SLS sold to Fraser. Local benefit goes way down. As the OP noted, they have most of the west side of Alberta as their playground, but they chose Bragg Creek for easy access and wood quality. They simply don't care about anything but the bottom line, similar to a Canadian company clearing land in Brazil. It's just too far away to ever really effect them.
They could stretch the area in pace with fire breaks, but the logistics and transportation costs go up, so why should they, when the UCP suger coated this land for them as part of a deal just before Kenney left.