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March 28, 2014

Hall of Famer

March 28, 2014/ RuralLife.ca

Dirk van Loon, the publisher of Atlantic Forestry Review, was inducted into the Nova Scotia Forestry Hall of Fame at a ceremony held March 20 in Truro, in conjunction with the joint meeting of the Nova Scotia Forest Technicians Association, the Canadian Institute of Forestry - Nova Scotia Section, and the Registered Professional Foresters Association of Nova Scotia. Several associates of the magazine were present for the celebration; from left: David Palmer, George Fullerton, David Sutherland, Wim van Loon (the inductee's son, accepting the award on his behalf), and David Lindsay. Also inducted to the Hall of Fame was David Barrett, a veteran lumberman from Beaver Bank, N.S. (Don Cameron photo)