FPInnovations welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement of support to Canada’s forest sector for market and product diversification and forestry-based indigenous communities. The announcement, made by the Honourable James Carr, Minister of Natural Resources; the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, highlights the importance of the…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s retreat from the Paris climate agreement is sure to feature prominently in an upcoming high-profile trade mission to China, the world’s largest carbon polluter, says Canada’s point man on energy. “No doubt there will be conversations with the Chinese about what that means,” said Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr in an…

The American lumber lobby at the heart of the softwood trade dispute is attacking Ottawa’s new $867-million aid package for the Canadian forestry industry as another “government subsidy,” raising the possibility that Washington could impose further punitive duties on producers from Canada. The Trudeau government unveiled a significant support program for the Canadian softwood industry…

While logging is beginning in the Upper Clearwater Valley, residents concerned about potential flood damage and threats to mountain caribou are awaiting an appeal to the federal government and a change in the legislature in Victoria. Trevor Goward, a scientist and one of the community leaders opposed to logging by Canfor, said the legal application…

New Brunswick would do well to look to European countries for guidance on how to take advantage of the bioeconomy. At least that’s the idea BioNB is aiming to get across through Finnish bioeconomy expert Jussi Manninen of the VTT Technical Research Centre in Helsinki, the keynote speaker of the 6th annual Atlantic Biorefinery Conference…

Rayonier Advanced Materials will “come to bat” to protect the interests of Tembec in the cross-border battle over softwood lumber, the head of the Florida-based company said Thursday after announcing a friendly takeover of the Quebec forestry firm. The deal, valued at US$807 million including debt, would see the merged entity keep a Canadian headquarters…