New Brunswick’s Greatest Natural Resource is Renewable

By Kim Allen | June 1, 2011

New Brunswick’s greatest resource is renewable. We have more than 6 million hectares of forest land. Our forests have sustained our communities for centuries and because of intelligent management our forests will continue to provide prosperity and a healthy environment for centuries to come. Our vast and healthy forests provide for our very existence, energy…

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The New Brunswick Forest Products Association’s LeanSigma Productivity Improvement Initiative is Working

By Kim Allen | November 20, 2010

FREDERICTON (NB) – November 20, 2010 – The New Brunswick Forest Products Association announced the funding for its LeanSigma productivity improvement initiative today. Industry and government leaders are working together to implement a process improvement program. This program has allow government and industry members to establish working groups to co-operatively find efficiencies, eliminate waste and…

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New Brunswick Forestry Looks to the Future

By Kim Allen | November 18, 2010

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…

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Efficiency NB

By Kim Allen | June 9, 2010

(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…

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