FREDERICTON – The New Brunswick government has lifted restrictions on forestry operations as the risk of forest fires fades. On Aug. 3, the government put a halt to harvesting, forwarding, site preparation or pre-commercial thinning between noon and 8 p.m.…
New Brunswick’s Energy and Resource Development Minister, Rick Doucet, has issued a ministerial order effective noon on Thursday that orders restrictions on forestry operations throughout the province. The order, under the Forest Fires Act, is one step to “reduce risks…