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Issue date: 
August 1, 2012

More logging won't cure trade's ills

Issue date: 
August 30th, 2012

Forestry’s shrinking talent pool

The National Post made mention today of the shrinking talent pool for Canada’s forestry sector.

Issue date: 
August 15th, 2012

FPAC urging Canada to deepen economic ties with China

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is urging the Canadian Government to follow through on the conclusion of the Canada-China Economic Complementarities Study which states that Canada and China should continue to strengthen their bilater

Issue date: 
August 15th, 2012

Nova Scotia finally defines clearcutting

The province of Nova Scotia has a goal of reducing clearcutting to no more than 50% of the total tree harvest in the province by 2016.

However, that goal proved to be difficult to implement without a technical definition of clearcutting.

Issue date: 
August 15th, 2012

B.C. Timber Supply committee releases report with recommendations to increase timber supply

The Special Committee on Timber Supply today released its unanimous report making 22 recommendations to increase the supply and value of mid-term timber and to strengthen future forest management in the B.C. Central Interior.

Issue date: 
July 17th, 2012

Resolute Forest Products logging under heavy police presence at Barriere Lake

Montreal riot police have been sent 5 hours north of Montreal to the area where the Algonquin First Nation of Barriere Lake are protesting Resolute Forest Products‘ logging activity.

Issue date: 
July 17th, 2012

Quebec releases new 2012-2017 Forest Sector Transformation Strategy

Quebec‘s new 2012-2017 Forest Sector Transformation Strategy was unveiled Monday by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune (MRNF).

Issue date: 
July 18th, 2012

British Columbia Lumber Trade Council pleased with softwood lumber decision

The British Columbia Lumber Trade Council (BCLTC) responded today to the decision by the London Court of International Arbitration that Canada and British Columbia were not in breach of the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) in the pricing of British Co

Issue date: 
July 19th, 2012

Atikokan Generating Station converting to biomass from coal

Conversion of the Atikokan Generating Station in Atikokan, Ontario to biomass rather than coal burning is to begin later this year.

The conversion will create 200 construction jobs and should be complete in 2014.

Issue date: 
July 21st, 2012

More old growth forest protected in British Columbia

British Columbia is now protecting an additional 14,750 hectares of old growth forest on the Sunshine Coast.

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