by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2017 | Archives
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...
by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2017 | Archives
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...
by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2017 | Archives
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...
by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2017 | Archives
The Canadian government today announced it will make $867 million in loans available to the forestry industry, workers and communities impacted by softwood lumber tariffs recently imposed by the United States. The deal includes a series of loans and loan guarantees...
by Working Forest | Jun 2, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
The fact that the Dutch have created a program to earnestly foster sustainability certification of small, North American forests is a testament to how important Canadian and U.S. wood pellets are—or will be—to cofiring operations in the Netherlands. The Dutch want...
