While it seems that the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the labour crisis for the forest industry, both here in New Brunswick and across Canada, the pending labour shortages have been on the horizon for some time now in Atlantic Canada. The New … [Read more...]
Economic Recovery and Climate Change: Forest Sector Contributions to a Low Carbon Economy
As we find ourselves learning to live with a global pandemic, we are also facing some realities that have long been hovering at the edges of our collective conscious. Racism is real. Climate change is happening now. Economic health is directly … [Read more...]
Celebrating the 24 000 Employees
People in New Brunswick are all connected in some way to our forests. The many values we have are rooted in cultures, livelihood, conservation, and recreation. Many of these people work in the New Brunswick forest sector – 24,000 of them in fact. I … [Read more...]
My Friend Daryl
I’ve got a friend. Let’s call him Daryl. Daryl has some strong opinions regarding the fairness of softwood prices received by private woodlot owners in the face of skyrocketing lumber prices. Daryl’s opinion is not entirely unreasonable, its just … [Read more...]
Press Release : LACK OF ACTION ON RAIL BLOCKADES CONCERNS NEW BRUNSWICK FOREST SECTOR
Press Release LACK OF ACTION ON RAIL BLOCKADES CONCERNS NEW BRUNSWICK FOREST SECTOR Fredericton & Feb. 20 - Forest NB believes it imperative to weigh in on the matter of ongoing rail and other infrastructure blockades taking place in … [Read more...]
