Commentary
New Brunswick Forestry Looks to the Future
Forestry leaders will meet this Friday in Fredericton at a summit called by Premier David Alward. More that 75 forest sector stakeholders will engage in discussion on many of the issues, challenges and opportunities for a main contributor to our economy. Mark Arsenault, President and CEO of the New Brunswick Forest Products Association welcomes this…
Read MoreNew Brunswick’s forest products industry looks to the future – Forestry Summit 2010
Forestry leaders will meet this Friday in Fredericton at a summit called by Premier David Alward. It’s the ideal time to take a look back on our rich history in forestry with a view to recognize our past successes, address our current challenges and, more importantly, chart our course for the future. Forestry touches all…
Read MoreEfficiency NB
(Fredericton, NB) Efficiency NB is holding energy efficiency workshops for the New Brunswick forestry sector this week on June 9 and 10. Thirty five individuals representing at least 16 different sawmills in the province will take part in an English workshop in Fredericton and a French workshop in Grand Falls. The workshops are being delivered…
Read MoreNB Agrees to Voluntary Moratorium on Spruce Log Imports from NS’s BSLB Containment Area
In response to a decision taken at a special meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 13, 2010, the New Brunswick Forest Products Association unanimously supports a voluntary moratorium that provides for the prohibition and/or restriction of movement of the BSLB and associated host spruce materials including: trees, logs, wood with bark attached,…
Read MoreThe NBFPA is calling for an immediate freeze to rising power rates
Mark Arsenault, President and C.E.O. of the New Brunswick Forest Products Association is calling on the Government of New Brunswick to intervene and impose an immediate energy rate freeze on NB Power. “There is no long term, or even a short term, plan to control run-away energy rates. The government needs to take control and…
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