A broad range of public interest groups and experts in New Brunswick says new legislation is needed to ensure our public forests are being managed to meet the needs of all New Brunswickers. The group, which includes representatives from wildlife organizations, the scientific community, private woodlot owners, environmental and conservation organizations, is calling for the…
The Chair of the Board of Forest Products Association of Canada, Curt Stevens, today announced that Paul Lansbergen will be taking over as acting President and CEO of FPAC as of December 14th, 2015. Lansbergen will replace the departing CEO, David Lindsay, who held the leadership position for the last three years. “We wish David…
Canada’s premiers huddled by teleconference call Thursday and agreed that everyone not facing an election campaign will attend December’s climate change summit in Paris with prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau, The Canadian Press has learned. Monday’s surprising Liberal majority has cleared the path for an invigorated Canadian presence at the United Nations climate conference, known as…
Innovation in the forest industry is the focus of a conference at the University of Northern British Columbia this week. It includes the participation of researchers, industry, and government leaders. “The goal is to get the conversations going between industry and research and government to some extent about where can we take forest research to…
The Canadian Institute of Forestry conference is underway in Kenora. Acting Natural Resources Minister and Conservative candidate Greg Rickford covered an array of topics in his opening address. Rickford’s big message was defending the country’s sustainability practices from smear campaigns. He says we have to do a better job promoting the industry and its sustainability…
From the SFI Founder’s Reception to the inaugural 5K Fun Run/Walk, and the Annual SFI Reception and Dinner there is something worthwhile for everyone at the SFI Annual Conference in Olympic Valley, CA, October 6-8 Our fantastic line up of speakers, sessions and networking activities promise to provide unique and exciting opportunities to come together,…
Frontier Centre for Public Policy has released Senior Fellow Elizabeth Nickson’s paper “The Failures of Forest Certification and the Implications for the Public Wealth of the Canadian North“. In this paper, Nickson posits that the forest certification movement not only had a devastating effect on the value of the forest industry, there is evidence it…
A study funded by WorkSafeBC is questioning the effectiveness of a certification program tree-fallers in B.C. have been required to pay for and obtain for nearly a decade, suggesting the certification process has had no effect to reduce injuries. Lead author Chris McLeod, an associate professor in the University of B.C. School of Population and…
Vancouver Island University is expected to use $1 million from the federal government to enhance hands-on training for trades students. The university will use the Western Diversification Program money to purchase equipment for a mobile forestry skills training program. It is expected to benefit students associated with the forest industry, including hand fallers, logging truck…
A Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA) conference this fall will focus on the province’s forestry-connected businesses, according to the organization. NEIA leadership has said Newleef 2015 — the annual event themed around the “green economy” — will be dedicated to discussion around opportunities for growth in the forestry sector. “The forestry sector does not…