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A 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 MoreHelping Develop the Future of Forestry: Advancements in Mechanized Forest Equipment Operator Training
The forest sector, like most manufacturing and resource sectors, continues to face challenges in sourcing skilled labour in most areas of the supply chain. Advancements in skills-based training programs are one of many ways that we aim to address the labour gap and bring more opportunities to New Brunswickers to train, live, and work in…
Read MoreVideo: Understanding Canadian Forests & Learning About Your Trees
Canada’s forests are as incredible as they are large. With more than 300 Billion trees across our beautiful country, it can be a bit difficult to truly grasp the scope of our forests. To better understand them so that we can have better discussions about forest management, Andy breaks down your 8,000 trees in our…
Read MoreNew Videos Celebrate New Brunswick Forestry
Forest NB is excited to be sharing regular educational videos highlighting stories and successes of forestry in New Brunswick. With plenty more videos in the works, you can follow our journey exploring many exciting topics, careers, companies, and organizations all working together to manage and protect our forests while growing opportunities for our communities. Here…
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