The city of Edmundston hosted the 28th annual Salon de la Forêt, drawing an all-ages crowd of nearly 8,000 to the St-Jacques Palladium May 20-22. The event provided fun activities for the whole family, including a live chainsaw carving, an indoor zipline, trout fishing and a lumberjack competition. Maple taffy samples were served on snow […]
Staying within the lines – AG report gets off track
As commented in the Telegraph Journal June 26, 2015 editorial, “Audits demand more than nods”, the editorial takes the position that the Auditor General of New Brunswick has become a substitute for government leadership on policy issues, in this case forestry policy. As representing the majority of forest industries in the province, Forest NB would […]
Lost in the weeds on herbicide use
There is renewed debate regarding the use of herbicides to treat regenerated forests in light of a recent report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on the carcinogenic effects of a very common herbicide called glyphosate. People have questions and some of the answers they have received from critics calling for the […]
New Brunswick’s contribution to environmental leadership
In a recent commentary by the Forest Products Association President and CEO David Lindsay, he stated that the Canadian forest products industry has become a world leader in environmental credentials. Statistics show that Canada “now has 43% of the world’s independently certified forests or more than 160 million hectares, which is four times more than […]
Commentary
Feb 5, 2015 Ask anyone connected to the forestry sector, from mill owner to logging contractor and everyone in between what it takes to survive and thrive in the forest industry and they will tell you that it’s a desire to not give up. From 2003 to 2012 that’s exactly what 50% of the forest […]
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