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The federal government will invest $467,000 in a new 36-month project called “Gender Equality in Forestry National Action Plan,” run by the Canadian Institute of Forestry, working with a number of industry stakeholders. The project aims to remove barriers that prevent or discourage women from pursuing careers in forestry.
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“Challenging lumber markets and high log costs coupled with log supply constraints have necessitated this difficult decision,” said Ted Seraphim, CEO, West Fraser.
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“Today’s announcement is further proof of the renaissance we are seeing in wood construction in Canada and around the world,” said FPAC CEO Derek Nighbor in response to the Quayside Community Project announcement.
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The 2018 CFI Contractor Survey gave respondents a chance to add their own thoughts to the conversation around logger sustainability. Here’s a sample of what they had to say. There are common sentiments around logging rates, government intervention, and other financial challenges.
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Since 2015, CFI has hosted OptiSaw mill optimization and automation forum in Montreal. This year was no different. Industry professionals, consultants and researchers gathered on Nov. 28 to hear speakers share insights about new innovations, such as FPINnovations’ SM2 Initiative.
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Starting Jan. 1, 2019, Conifex will temporarily reduce operating capacity at its Fort St. James, B.C. sawmill. This is expected to continue until about mid-2019, resulting in an estimated 25 per cent reduction in Conifex’s British Columbia lumber production.
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B.C. is sending more than 40 senior forest sector representatives – the province’s largest-ever trade mission – to Asia from Dec. 5 to 14, 2018, to explore new opportunities for B.C. wood markets and strengthen relationships in China, Japan and South Korea.
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January 16 – 18, 2019
Location: Vancouver, B.C.
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