Private woodlot owners are having a more difficult time selling and cutting their own fibre, according to Gerald Keddy.
He’s part of a group of people concerned about Westfor; 13 companies licensed by the Nova Scotia government to cut trees on western Crown land.
Keddy says the group feels Westfor is flooding the market and hurting their ability to make a living.
“Westfor has overproduced especially last spring. That puts extra fibre on the market. The price is lower because of supply and demand and when there is more supply, the price goes down.”
WestFor is currently negotiating a 10-year agreement with the province to be the sole operator on crown lands in western Nova Scotia.
A public meeting will be held Wednesday night for private woodlot owners to discuss the effect Westfor is having on their business.
It starts at 7 p.m at the Forties Community Centre in New Ross.
