Information released on the impact of potential tariffs on New Brunswick’s forestry sector
For immediate release: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 New Brunswick – In response to questions about the impact of potential 25 per cent tariffs imposed by the U.S. government on Canadian goods including lumber and forest products, the New Brunswick Lumber Producers, Forest NB and J.D. Irving, Limited is releasing the following information about the forestry…
Read MoreForest NB visits Finland
In October 2024, Forest NB led a dynamic innovation tour to Finland, a journey focused on enhancing collaborative efforts to grow a strong future for communities across New Brunswick through sustainable forestry. This visit serves not only as a cultural exchange – but a strategic initiative to learn from Finland’s renowned forestry practices. The attendees…
Read MoreA look back at the Christmas Mountain Blowdown of 1994
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the historic Christmas Mountain Blowdown. These 10 mountains, named in 1964 as North Pole Mountain, Mount Saint Nicholas, and the eight famous reindeer (with the notable exception of poor Rudolph), are located approximately 60km west-northwest of Miramichi. In the early afternoon of November 7th, 1994, sustained high winds exceeding…
Read MoreLetter: Reality Check: New Brunswick’s Forest Products Industry is Vital to the Province
New Brunswick’s forest products industry employs more than 24,000 New Brunswickers (direct and indirect jobs) and encompasses more than 600 businesses, including small and medium sized and Indigenous-owned businesses. Tax revenues, employment, and spinoff businesses generated by the forest sector are the basis for rural economic sustainability for many New Brunswick communities. Annually, the sector…
Read MoreStatement on the impacts of rail strikes on NB’s forest sector
Rail disruption will have crippling impacts to an already challenged forest sector in New Brunswick, and across Canada. Prolonged stoppages of rail service will have devastating impacts on many critical sectors in New Brunswick, driving up prices and exacerbating affordability challenges, and jeopardizing the livelihoods of thousands of New Brunswick workers. The disruption will almost…
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