Forest companies need healthy woodlots

On behalf of the Board of Directors and members of the New Brunswick Forest Products Association, I would like to open a direct dialogue with all New Brunswick private woodlot owners, As the current crisis deepens the need to work together to deal with the global pressures facing our sector has never been greater. Weathering…

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Forest Industry Gears Up for the Future

Fredericton, NB – With a forward looking agenda the New Brunswick Forest Product Association (NBFPA) showed optimism for the future during its 2007 SAGM. Over 75 members and industry representatives attended the event held at Kingswood Lodge in the provincial capital. The agenda for the day-long event included Business New Brunswick Minister Greg Byrne, Elizabeth…

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Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle (BSLB) Voluntary Moratorium

In response to a decision taken at a special meeting of the Board of Directors held on June 7, 2007, the New Brunswick Forest Products Association unanimously supports a voluntary one-year 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…

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Power Rate ‘Shock’ Threatens NB Industry’s Competitiveness & Viability

Amid speculation of a looming double-digit hike in electricity rates this year, New Brunswick’s manufacturing and resource sectors are calling for a longer term plan for dealing with NB Power’s debt and for greater certainty in future power costs. “A reliable, cost effective supply of electricity is essential to our competitiveness,” said CME’s energy committee…

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New Brunswick Forestry Has A Future

The mandate of the Self-Sufficiency Task Force is to generate conversation and stimulate the free-flow of ideas on our future prosperity and independence in New Brunswick. Whether you agree or disagree with the recommendations, there remains one indisputable fact – the status quo for New Brunswick’s forest industry is no longer acceptable if we expect…

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