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Stay up-to-date on the latest news and information on how Canada's forest products sector is building resiliency, adapting to meet the changing environmental and economic needs of our country, and working to keep our forests as forests forever.
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October 1, 2024
Kevin Diep: Blog 5: End of Summer in Forestry: FPAC 2024 Green Dream Internship Program
Kevin Diep: Blog 5: End of Summer in Forestry: FPAC 2024 Green Dream Internship Program
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News Releases
December 16, 2024
FPAC Concerned With Lack of Movement on Investment Tax Credits
FPAC Concerned With Lack of Movement on Investment Tax Credits
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October 25, 2024
Forestry For The Future and Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group (OSEG) Team Up to Kick Off a Game-Changing Partnership for Sustainable Canadian Forestry
Forestry For The Future and Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group (OSEG) Team Up to Kick Off a Game-Changing Partnership for Sustainable Canadian Forestry
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September 19, 2024
Lana Wilhelm and Sarah Curtis Recognized with 2024 Women in Forestry Award for Contributions to Canada’s Forest Products Sector
Lana Wilhelm and Sarah Curtis Recognized with 2024 Women in Forestry Award for Contributions to Canada’s Forest Products Sector
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September 19, 2024
The Transition Accelerator Receives 2024 Partnership Award from Canada’s Forest Sector
The Transition Accelerator Receives 2024 Partnership Award from Canada’s Forest Sector
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August 18, 2021
Carter Wilde: Work Hard Play Hard: FPAC 2021 Green Dream Internship Program
Work has been great lately. Myself and my coworker have been working on a larger construction project. The transloading part of the mill needed a new scale to weigh trucks with incoming materials, as I described in the last blog. The project so far has gone on for just over a week.
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August 18, 2021
Arianna Loogman: Adventures with Establishment Surveys: FPAC 2021 Green Dream Internship Program
Any day that involves learning and being out in the field makes for a fun day!
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August 17, 2021
Andy Goodson: Eight Ways to See the Pasquia-Porcupine Hills: FPAC 2021 Green Dream Internship Program
Here are some of my personal favourite things to do and trip ideas, all accessible with Hudson Bay as your base camp.
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August 16, 2021
Sarah Collins: Off the Beaten Path: FPAC 2021 Green Dream Internship Program
Oh, the things we find off the beaten path! Nature is unexpectedly beautiful and you find all manner of neat things when you explore and keep aware. I always strive for minimal impact when I explore.
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August 11, 2021
Canada’s Forest Sector Strongly Supports National Adaptation Strategy
Canadian forestry welcomes the opportunity to do our part so that Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy sets clear targets and performance measures for action that will better protect Canadians and Canadian jobs from climate-related threats like drought, pest outbreaks, wildfires, and floods.
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August 11, 2021
Shane Fulton: FPAC 2021 Green Dream Internship Program
I started my forestry career in 2017 fighting wildfires for Strategic Natural Resource Consultants. That was one of BC’s worst fire seasons to date and it was quite the experience to say the least.
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August 11, 2021
Megan MacPhee: How Did I Come to Apply to Canfor? FPAC 2021 Green Dream Internship Program
The words Green Energy, 100% Utilization, Sustainability, and Good Neighbours are some of the first to come up. I know if managed correctly, forestry can restore health to a forest. It is a renewable resource that can improve plant growth and with the proper forest practices, it can reduce severe forest fires.
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August 10, 2021
Carter Wilde: A Day in the Life: FPAC 2021 Green Dream Internship Program
It’s always cool to see your education and workplace come full circle and realize why you worked so hard in school to get here.
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August 6, 2021
Ian Penninga: That’s a wrap folks! FPAC 2021 Green Dream Internship Program
Classes start back up in the beginning of September, so my time living in Slave Lake and working for Tolko are coming to an end as well.
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August 2, 2021
Ian Penninga: That's a Wrap Folks! FPAC 2021 Green Dream Internship Program
If someone would have asked me what I would be doing during my work term for Tolko, writing blog posts on the side would not have been anywhere close to the top 100 things I would have thought of. Even though this internship was very unexpected, working with FPAC and Tolko to create these blog posts has been a wonderful experience.
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