Growing the Forest Sector Workforce

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 Brunswick Labour Market Outlook 2018-2027, released by Post-Secondary Education, Labour and Training (PETL),…

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New Brunswick forest industry stakeholders discuss provincial carbon pricing options

Forest NB members and industry stakeholders attended a carbon pricing workshop in Fredericton on Friday to explore options regarding a provincial carbon pricing model. Chris Walton from Arbora Management Services delivered a presentation describing Ontario’s implementation of their carbon taxation model in recent years. The meeting was called in anticipation of the carbon tax policy…

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Forest NB member AV Group recognized as one of Atlantic Canada’s top employers

Congratulations to Forest NB member AV Group on being recognized in the Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers 2016 competition. The competition, now in its 8th year, highlights the region’s best workplaces based on an 8-point evaluation scale. These include: Physical workplace Work atmosphere & social Health, financial & family benefits Vacation & time off Employee communications…

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