Wouldn’t there be more forestry jobs if clearcutting were banned?
The number of forestry and forestry related jobs in Nova Scotia has varied over the years depending on several factors such as availability of trained workers, the cost to employers of workers compensation rates, the overall rate of employment in the province, market conditions, and the number and type of jobs available in the forest industry. It is difficult to determine if there would more jobs available in forestry if clearcutting was banned. Today’s forestry operations are much more highly mechanized – even in thinning, shelterwood and selection harvesting- and they require a much higher skilled and better-trained forestry worker than ever before. The forestry industry has become extremely high –tech in order to remain competitive in today’s global economy. It is not unlike the advancements in technology in any other industry. Imagine the employment possibilities if we reverted to the days when farming was carried out without the modern equipment it uses today. Or should we build h
