The province of New Brunswick recently cut back its Crown Land silviculture program from $8 million to $4 million.

Forestry company UPM is being forced to cut 50 of its contractor jobs that were tied to the assistance from the program.

Although UPM shut down its Miramichi mill last year, it continues to actively maintain almost a million hectares of crown land.

1000 jobs are estimated to be lost across the province because of the funding cut.

Read more about this:
Contractor jobs: UPM cuts more jobs (Miramichi Leader)
Silviculture deal won't prevent job losses (The Daily Gleaner)
Woodlot owners 'not happy' with silviculture deal (Telegraph-Journal)
1,000 jobs expected to be lost in silviculture (The Daily Gleaner)
Silviculture cuts debated in legislature (Miramichi Leader)