by Working Forest | Feb 13, 2020 | Archives
Ottawa, Ontario — Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) issued a statement signalling the sector’s serious concern over disruptions to Canada’s rail transport system. “Canada’s forest products sector generates over $73 billion in annual economic activity,...
by Working Forest | Feb 12, 2020 | Archives
CBC NEWS — Thunder Bay is among nine other Canadian cities being recognized for their commitment to urban forestry management by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Arbor Day Foundation. According to a report by CBC News, The Tree...
by Working Forest | Feb 12, 2020 | Archives
GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION REVIEW — The government of France is set to require that all new public buildings must be made at least 50% from wood or other sustainable materials from 2022 as it pushes for sustainable urban development. The local government in Paris had...
by Working Forest | Feb 11, 2020 | Archives
ASSOCIATED PRESS — Environmental groups and timber companies in Oregon, which have clashed for decades, on Monday unveiled a road map for overhauling forest practice regulations, a step that Gov. Kate Brown called “historic.” The agreement came after the two sides...
by Working Forest | Feb 11, 2020 | Archives
THE VERNON MORNINGSTAR — The B.C. NDP government is preparing to overhaul its reforestation program after widespread fires and the Justin Trudeau government’s promise to plant two billion trees across Canada in the years to come. With the forest industry facing...
