Press Releases 2010 |
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Canadian Forest Industry Prepares For New Opportunities; Celebrates International Year of ForestsDecember 30 2010, Ottawa, ONRecognized globally for its unmatched environmental leadership, Canada’s forest products industry is entering the International Year of Forests with a return to profitability and a growing demand for its lumber, pulp and specialized papers produced from well-managed forests. The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness of sustainable forest management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests. Read This ReleaseForest Products CEOs Discuss Industry Future With Minister FlahertyDecember 08 2010, OTTAWAThirteen CEOs from companies belonging to the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) held a pre-budget meeting with the Minister of Finance, Jim Flaherty, yesterday in Ottawa. The meeting provided an informal opportunity for industry leaders and the Minister to discuss the Government’s priorities for the economy and for the CEOs to provide the Minister with a vision for the forestry products industry as it emerges from the recent recession and continues to transform itself into a green and innovative player in the bio-economy. Read This ReleaseFPAC Welcomes Millar Western as Newest MemberDecember 06 2010, OTTAWAThe Chairman of the Board of the Forest Products Association of Canada, Jim Lopez, today announced that Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. has become the newest member of FPAC and the latest signatory to the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA). The association is the voice of Canada’s wood, pulp and paper producers nationally and internationally in government, trade and environmental affairs. Read This ReleaseStatement by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC)November 19 2010, OTTAWA“The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) welcomes this report on “Building a Green Economy in the Boreal Forest”, said Avrim Lazar, President and C.E.O. of FPAC. “FPAC is partnering with Greenpeace and other environmental organizations in the historic Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement which signifies a new era of joint leadership in the Boreal Forest. The goal remains a better protected, more sustainably managed Boreal Forest and a stronger more competitive forest industry.” Read This ReleaseFOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY URGES SMART GOVERNMENT ACTION TO CREATE JOBS OF THE FUTUREOctober 25 2010, OTTAWA, OntarioFPAC BUDGET 2011 RECOMMENDATIONS:
Forest Industry to Government: Fix Rail Service NowOctober 12 2010, OTTAWA, OntarioTravacon Research Report: http://www.fpac.ca/index.php/publications2/publication-viewer/492/ The Interim Report: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/policy/acg-rfs-review-examen-sfm-rvw-eng-442.htm Op Ed: http://www.fpac.ca/index.php/en/op-eds-full/forestry-industry-to-government-fix-rail-service-now/ The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is calling on the federal government to act quickly and decisively on the problem identified by the Rail Freight Service Review panel. Early In 2008, the federal government committed to addressing the deficiencies in rail service to rural industries. After two and a half years of process and deliberation the time has come to act. Read This ReleaseForest Products Association of Canada Commends Government’s Decision to Limit Employment InsuranceSeptember 30 2010, OTTAWA, OntarioThe Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today commended the Canadian government on its decision to limit Employment Insurance (EI) premiums increases until the economy’s recovery is steady and robust. Read This ReleaseForest Products Association of Canada Supports Government’s Transformative Investment ProgramAugust 02 2010, Ottawa, ONThe Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today commended the Canadian government on the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT), a program dedicated to the integration of transformative investment technology in traditional mills – pulp and paper, newsprint, wood panels, and others – across the country. The $100 million IFIT program is expected to facilitate the transformation of the forest products industry into a world bio-energy leader. Read This Release |
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