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Women in Forestry

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will likely reduce forest products export

Trade with Russia will likely decline, impacting long-established international trade flows of forest products, Wood Resource Quarterly reports.


Canfor to sell Mackenzie forest tenure and sawmill assets for $70M

Canfor has reached agreements to sell its Mackenzie, B.C., sawmill and associated assets to Peak Renewables, as well as the Mackenzie region forest tenure to McLeod Lake Indian Band and Tsay Keh Dene Nation, for a combined $70-million price tag.


‘It’s a game changer’: Interfor’s new senior VP for eastern Canada

Interfor’s ownership of EACOM took effect last week and newly announced senior vice-president of eastern operations Éric Larouche says he’s excited about what the future holds for the eastern Canadian mills.
 
 
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Natural Resources Canada

CFS looks at improving diversity in the forest sector

Jean-Sébastien Chevrier, manager of strategic policy at Natural Resources Canada, and Pierre-Olivier Bonin, Ph.D., data scientist and policy analyst at Natural Resources Canada, describe how the Canadian Forest Service took an evidence-based approach to understanding ways to improve gender representation and diversity in the forest sector. » Learn more...
 
Riet Verheggen

Leaving a legacy: Q&A with RPF and consultant Riet Verheggen

Riet Verheggen is a forest industry and public servant veteran and she has a few honest, out-of-the-box tips for women who want to make their mark on the industry. One, don’t settle. Two, prepare to sacrifice. And three, stick with it when it gets hard. » Learn more...
 
NEWS 
 

US single and multi-family growth solid

“As the [U.S.] economy reopened in most parts of the nation during the latter part of 2021, solid home building activity occurred in all regional submarkets,” said National Association of Home Builders chief economist Robert Dietz. » Read more...

‘Namgis plans to protect old-growth area 4 times larger than proposed deferrals

‘Namgis First Nation on Vancouver Island has rejected the B.C. government’s proposed plan to protect old-growth in their traditional territory, and has instead developed a protection plan four times larger. » Read more...

Alberta renews 20-year FMA with West Fraser, Tolko

The Alberta government has renewed its 20-year joint forest management agreement with West Fraser and Tolko Industries covering 245,527 hectares in the Slave Lake and High Prairie areas. » Read more...
 
Events 
 
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Women in Forestry Virtual Summit 2022

Date: March 8, 2022
Location: Online
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Forest NB AGM and Industry Forum

Date: March 16, 2022
Location: Online
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ForestEDWest

Date: March 17-20, 2022
Location: Canmore, Alta.
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Wood Bioenergy Conference & Expo

Date: March 29-30, 2022
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
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