Opinion: Collaboration for the Future of our Forests

We can all agree on the important role forestry plays in the economy of New Brunswick by providing jobs and income for thousands of people across the province and supporting dozens of communities around the province. The sector in New Brunswick is older than anywhere else in Canada and continues to thrive thanks to a…

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Lost in the weeds on herbicide use

There is renewed debate regarding the use of herbicides to treat regenerated forests in light of a recent report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on the carcinogenic effects of a very common herbicide called glyphosate. People have questions and some of the answers they have received from critics calling for the…

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New Brunswick’s contribution to environmental leadership

In a recent commentary by the Forest Products Association President and CEO David Lindsay, he stated that the Canadian forest products industry has become a world leader in environmental credentials. Statistics show that Canada “now has 43% of the world’s independently certified forests or more than 160 million hectares, which is four times more than…

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