by Working Forest | Feb 16, 2017 | Archives
The next federal budget is expected to include a radical overhaul of the way Ottawa spends some $5 billion annually on business innovation programs, sources say. Government officials say the 2017 budget will be heavy on measures to promote innovation and skills....
by Working Forest | Feb 15, 2017 | Archives
A former federal cabinet minister has been appointed the B.C. government’s trade envoy to try and reach a new softwood lumber deal with the United States. The province says David Emerson will also work with the federal government to get a new agreement. Emerson...
by Working Forest | Feb 15, 2017 | Archives
The city wants you to help grow a new urban forestry strategy. Council signed off on $150,000 last year to hire a consultant to lead the creation of a strategy to grow, monitor and protect Hamilton’s urban tree canopy. The two-year study is expected to include...
by Working Forest | Feb 15, 2017 | Archives
The provincial government’s Throne Speech kicks-off the last session of the legislature before the May 2017 election. The speech, read by Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon, lays out the Liberals’ agenda and hints at what’s to come in next week’s provincial budget....
by Working Forest | Feb 14, 2017 | Archives
The Canadian Institute of Forestry Annual General Meeting and 64th Annual International Night is Friday February 17th at the Canadian Ecology Centre in Mattawa, Ontario.
