SNB Wood Co-op Ltd & SNB Forest Products Marketing Board

Up Coming Events:
 
Nov.19 & 21 -  SNB Woodlot Owner Meetings.  Click here to find the locations and times.

    Since last spring, there has been a considerable amount of progress with this issue.  The municipalities of St. Martins and Sussex Corner have initiated the development of a rural plan. However, these areas do not have significant amounts of private woodlots in them.
The municipality of Cambridge Narrows has completed their Rural Plan and the Minister of Local Government has formerly adopted it.  Collectively, the four parishes of Kingston, Norton, Hampton and Westfield have began developing their plan in the fall of 2005.
The parishes of Studholm, Sussex, Cardwell, Havelock and Waterford have nearly completed their plan and are expected to begin holding public meetings during the spring of 2006.

    If this is all new to you and you have never heard tell or Rural Planning, what does it all mean?  In December of 2004, the province introduced new legislation to allow unincorporated communities the opportunity to choose a new form of local government. The very minimum that the new rural community can provide is the development of a rural plan. Although the individual plans will be designed to meet the needs of each community, all will incorporate a system of zoning similar to what municipalities now have in place. All land will be zoned for a particular use(s) and future development will be directed to the appropriate area within the community.

    Landowners should make a point of participating during the public consultation process. Should there be something in the plan that you object to, this is the appropriate forum to voice your concerns. In particular, landowners should ensure that their respective properties have been zoned according to their intended use.
To obtain more detailed information concerning Rural Planning in New Brunswick, go to;

SNB Wood Co-op Ltd., / SNB FPMB                 Phone: 1-506-433-9860 / 1-888-762-1555
P.O. Box 4473                                                       Fax: 1-506-433-3623
Sussex, New Brunswick,                                      email: snb@nbnet.nb.ca
Canada, E4E 5L6