John Rustad is taking over the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, after former minister Steve Thomson was acclaimed as speaker for the BC Legislature. Rustad will also continue as Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. He is quoted by local media saying he has a solid forestry background. Read the full story…
A rural municipality in southwest Nova Scotia is pushing back against the provincial government and a mill consortium over concerns it has with clear cutting, and is urging for a moratorium on the practice in its region, according to CBC News. The County of Annapolis wants Crown land that falls within its boundaries excluded from…
NANAIMO, BC – TimberWest has announced its First Nation Cultural Art Showcase Program, which recognizes and supports three First Nation artists representing their major language group on Vancouver Island. The program commissions the artists to design, create and showcase their cultural art work at a seven-week art show in September hosted at the Nanaimo Art…
VERNON, BC –Tolko Industries is restarting its oriented strand board mill, located near High Prairie, Alberta, in response to improving market conditions. The mill has been closed since 2008 when North American housing starts fell to a generational low, resulting in a loss of markets for oriented strand board. With markets improving and optimism that…
Welland, ON — Bosch Rexroth Canada has added TRC Hydraulics as authorized distributor for industrial and mobile hydraulics products for all of Atlantic Canada. The agreement provides Bosch Rexroth Canada a stronger footprint in Atlantic Canada. TRC will support MRO, end user and reseller business in the region. Bosch Rexroth Canada will be primarily responsible…
In recent years, the participation of First Nations in forestry has begun to transform dramatically, says Corey Lamb, in a recent Vancouver Sun article. Lamb, who is president of a forest management company, suggests that within the last decade, participation by First Nations in B.C.’s forest sector has increased 10-fold. The increasing involvement of First…
Forest Products Association of Canada has announced the winners of the 2017 Green Dream program. The ten chosen students will receive a scholarship and an iPad mini or GoPro camera to help them blog about their experiences working in Canada’s forest products industry throughout the summer. “These youths are the future of the forest products…
QUEBEC CITY, QC – The Government of Quebec is providing $2.7 million in financial assistance to DK-Spec Inc. to design a new generation of cutting tools for the forest products sector. These will include grinders, debarker rotors and canter heads. Quebec’s Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Luc Blanchette, visited the DK-Spec plant in Lévis…
An economic analysis that quantifies the cumulative, historical economic contributions of community forests to rural communities in B.C. was recently released. Community Forests — Community Benefits: The Economic Contributions of Community Forest to Rural Communities, examines the significant value of the province’s community forests. The report was commissioned by the Southern Interior Beetle Action Coalition…
Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has voiced its support for the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change announcement of $2 billion in federal funds over the next 5 years for the Low Carbon Economy Fund. “Canada’s forest products sector is a leader in the fight against climate change. We were the first major Canadian…