Government Appoints Cabinet

By Forest NB Forêt NB | November 9, 2019

9 November 2019 FREDERICTON, N.B. – Forest NB congratulates the recently appointed ministers and looks forward to working with the cabinet as it moves to deliver on its mandate of returning fiscal balance to New Brunswick. The appointment of Mike Holland to the energy and resource development portfolio is viewed as a positive step in…

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NB Government Investment in Conservation

By Forest NB Forêt NB | November 1, 2019

30 October 2019 FREDERICTON, N.B– Forest NB, in responding to the recent announcement by Natural Resources and Energy Development minister, Mike Holland, believes that the proposed doubling of protected and conserved land and water resources has the potential to have positive benefits for New Brunswick and the forest sector but with some reservations. “We are…

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Forest Sector Professionnals Concerned About Bill 9 and The Softwood Lumber Agreement (Can-US)

By Forest NB Forêt NB | March 15, 2019

15 March 2019 FREDERICTON, N.B. – 2019 Industry Forum and the annual general meetings of Forest NB and the Association of Registered Foresters of New Brunswick (ARPFNB) welcomed several forest sector professionals and leaders as well as Premier Blaine Higgs and Minster of Energy and Resource Development, Mike Holland. On March 13, New Brunswick Premier…

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Health Canada Concludes No Concerns with Glyphosate

By Forest NB Forêt NB | January 11, 2019

11 January 2019 FREDERICTON, NB – On January 11, 2019, Health Canada issued a statement that objections raised over glyphosate could not be scientifically supported when considering the entire body of relevant data. Health Canada also states there is no pesticide regulatory authority in the world that currently considers glyphosate to be a cancer risk…

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