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Sweeney asks Minister to clarify decision not to issue wood
permits from Carbonear forestry office January 11, 2006
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George Sweeney, MHA for the District of Carbonear-Harbour Grace, is asking
Natural Resources Minister Ed Byrne to explain why government has decided to
no longer issue wood cutting permits from the forestry office in Carbonear. Residents of Carbonear and surrounding area usually obtain their wood cutting permits from the forestry office in Carbonear. Individuals now requesting a permit in the Conception Bay North area have been told to travel to Whitbourne, Paddy’s Pond or Heart’s Content on specified days to get their wood cutting permit. "I have received several calls from concerned constituents who cut wood to heat their homes during the winter," said Mr. Sweeney. "Unlike previous years, these individuals are now being told that the forestry office in Carbonear will no longer issue wood cutting permits. Office staff are directing people to forestry offices that are as much as an hour or more away and these people are finding it very difficult to pay for the extra gas it is costing them to drive to these communities. There was no advance notice that the Carbonear office would no longer be issuing permits and residents have not been given any detailed explanation for this decision. "I am calling on Minister Byrne to explain why this service has been removed from the Carbonear area. If this is another service reduction in a rural part of our province, it should be reversed immediately. Individuals are trying to secure enough wood to get them through the winter and this service reduction is causing them major problems."
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