Posts Tagged ‘New Brunswick’
Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of Sustainable Forestry Initiative, explains the difference between deforestation and responsible forestry
As President and CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), Kathy Abusow understands the importance of responsible forest management and forestry practices. While she feels that forest conservation is necessary, she also explains how regulated harvesting and replanting are key components to healthy forests. “Working forests also provide quality jobs that can sustain rural communities.…
Read MoreForest NB members heat thousands of New Brunswick homes with wood pellets
With the holidays just around the corner, many New Brunswickers are firing up woodstoves to keep their homes warm for the season’s festivities. While some are turning up their thermostats, others are filling their stoves with wood pellets. Three Forest NB members, H.J. Crabbe & Sons Ltd. in Florenceville-Bristol, Marwood Limited in Traceyville and Groupe…
Read MoreEnvirem Organics: Recycling organic and industrial waste
Envirem Organics specializes in organic and industrial waste recycling. They manufacture various products, including fertilizers, soils, mulches and more. They manage and process more than 500,000 tonnes of forestry and industrial residuals annually through nine facilities. We visited their bagging plant in Miramichi to take a closer look at their composting process.
Read MoreThe Garant Sawmill: Woodstock’s Hidden Gem
Located in the beautiful riverside town of Woodstock, N.B., the Garant sawmill is a staple of the local economy, employing nearly 30 people and manufacturing more than 20 thousand wooden tool handles used across Canada every day. Originally called Maple Wood Turnings, the company relocated from Quebec to Woodstock in 1961, where they made solid…
Read MoreForest Industry to benefit from Fredericton start up CanCross’ portable bridge design
A group of recent University of New Brunswick graduates is developing a solution to the New Brunswick forest industry’s issue with crossing culverts and waterways in the woods. CanCross, a Fredericton based infrastructure start up consisting of five graduates of UNB’s engineering program, is in the final stages of patenting their Rapid Modular Spanning System…
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