Economy

Lumbering and its associated timber, paper and pulp industries are the most important economic undertaking. Agriculture is less important in view of the severity of the winter and its long duration. Fortunately the maritime influence and the heavy rainfall enable some hardy crops to be raised for local needs. The fertile Annapolis valley in Nova Scotia is the world’s most renowned region for apples. Fishing is, however, the most outstanding economic activity of the Laurentian climatic regions.