Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) applauds the Canadian government and, in particular, the efforts of Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Ambassador David MacNaughton, and the Canadian negotiating team, on reaching an agreement with the United States and Mexico, to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), now called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)….
The Ontario government is looking to develop a strategy to promote economic growth in the forestry sector. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry will be holding a series of roundtable discussions across the province in preparation. Those sessions will be held in Sault Ste. Marie, Kitchener, Kenora, Kapuskasing, North Bay, Thunder Bay, Pembroke, and…
The B.C. government and the Tŝilhqot’in Nation will work together to ensure a sustainable moose population and harvest in the Tŝilhqot’in territory (Chilcotin) through an agreement signed Sept. 28, 2018. “This agreement accelerates our commitments under the 2016 Nenqay Deni Accord,” said Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. “We…
To mark National Forest Week, representatives of Domtar Inc., EACOM Timber Corporation and Forests Ontario gathered in Northeastern Ontario to unveil a new billboard as the most recent development in the province-wide It Takes A Forest initiative. The billboard promotes Ontario’s world-class forest management standards, as well as the importance of our forests and forest…
In Less Than 100 Days, Ford Government Announces Forestry Strategy Consultations Today, the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) celebrated National Forest Week with a Forestry Advocacy Day at Queen’s Park. OFIA and its member companies met with members of Premier Ford’s cabinet, including Honourable Jeff Yurek, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. OFIA and its…
FPInnovations has announced the renewal of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Forest Growers Research (FGR) of New Zealand to widen the scope of their information exchange in the area of steep slope harvesting, and to facilitate the international exchange of their combined research. FPInnovations and FGR are mutually interested in forest technology and will…
More than 350 dealers, customers, and special guests descended on Bandit Industries’ world headquarters in Mid-Michigan on Sept. 12 to celebrate 35 years of continued success, and to check out what’s in store for the coming years. That celebration included tours of Bandit’s facilities, a behind-the-scenes look at the process of building the most powerful…
Professor Torgny Näsholm received the 2018 Marcus Wallenberg Prize from the hands of King Carl XVI Gustaf. Photo: Johan Gunséus. The 2018 Marcus Wallenberg Prize of SEK 2 million was awarded to Professor Torgny Näsholm for his groundbreaking research of the role of organic nitrogen in the nutrition of trees. Professor Torgny Näsholm, the Swedish…
Weston Forest is one of 37 recipients of the 2018-19 Canadian Business Excellence Awards for Private Businesses. This is the third year for these awards, presented September 25th, 2018 in Toronto by Excellence Canada. This is the second consecutive year Weston Forest has received this recognition. “Excellence Canada would like to congratulate the entire team…
Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) will appear before the Finance Committee of the House of Commons tomorrow (Tuesday), as part of pre-budget consultations. In doing so, the Association representing 230,000 forest sector workers will seek investments to accelerate innovation, commitments to improve competiveness and increase trade, and support for a vision to secure healthy…