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Owners of forested land throughout Alberta — from the largest multinational forest company to the individual woodlot owner — won’t be getting a property tax break this year, all because of the province’s stubborn small woodlot owners. These smallholders could have signed onto a plan to turn their private “unmanaged” forests into government-certified managed forests, as other stakeholders wanted, and pocketed the money. The smallholders just couldn’t bring themselves to do so. Continue reading →