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Stay up-to-date on the latest news and information on how Canada's forest products sector is building resiliency and adapting to meet the changing environmental and economic needs of our country.
Editorials
November 9, 2026
My Favourite Things about my Silviculture Internship | Green Dream Internship 2026 | Blog
My top 5 favourite things about my job as a Silviculture Summer Student at Canfor
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News Releases
November 5, 2026
FPAC response to Budget 2026 and forthcoming Forest Sector Transformation Strategy
Encouraged by the Government Direction, Sector Needs to See Movement
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November 4, 2026
FPAC Media Advisory: Budget 2026 and Implications for Canada’s Forest Sector
FPAC leadership available for comment on the Budget
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November 3, 2026
FPAC Statement on the Canada–EU Summit
A stronger Canada-EU partnership can strengthen reliable trade
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October 23, 2026
FPAC Welcomes Federal Action to Improve Access to the Work-Sharing Program
By addressing flexibility in the equal work-sharing requirement, the government improves accessibility for unionized workplaces, enabling more forest-sector employers and employees to participate.
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September 22, 2022
Susan Yurkovich, Mark Tamas, and Joerg Goetsch Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award from Canada’s Forest Products Sector
Today, FPAC announced that Susan Yurkovich of the BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) & BC Lumber Trade Council, Mark Tamas of Tolko Industries, and Joerg Goetsch of Mercer International have each been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award from Canada’s forest products sector.
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September 22, 2022
Canada’s Forest Sector Honours Ntityix Resources LP of West Kelowna, BC with Indigenous Business Leadership Award
As National Forest Week is celebrated across the country, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) announced that Ntityix Resources LP of West Kelowna, BC is being honoured with the Indigenous Business Leadership Award.
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September 22, 2022
Canada’s Forest Sector Announces Awards of Excellence Recipients, Celebrating Its Best and Brightest
As National Forest Week is celebrated across the country, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is seizing the opportunity to announce the recipients of its annual Awards of Excellence program.
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August 25, 2022
Basil Cooper: Blog 5: FPAC 2022 Green Dream Internship Program
Many of my hobbies have me finding myself surrounded by oceans, lakes and forests.
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August 25, 2022
Basil Cooper: From forest to lumber boards: FPAC 2022 Green Dream Internship Program
In this post I’d like to share my experience of learning about the value chain and business activities from ‘end to end’.
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August 25, 2022
Basil Cooper: Goat Lick Trip: FPAC 2022 Green Dream Internship Program
I have been very excited to share this story as it’s one of the most memorable experiences from my time at Canfor and could not have happened without the support of my managers and some amazing colleagues. I like to call this story “the goat lick trip”.
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August 25, 2022
Basil Cooper: Blog 1: FPAC 2022 Green Dream Internship Program
My Extended Sustainability Co-op at Canfor!
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August 25, 2022
Andy Goodson: Show and Tell: FPAC 2022 Green Dream Internship Program
Let's start with... well, why not Andy, since he's clearly not paying attention. He looks like he had an interesting summer. Tell us how you got those freaky tan lines. Or maybe that thousand-yard stare? Is that bug spray I smell?
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August 25, 2022
Andy Goodson: Interview with a Forester, Chad Wilkinson: FPAC 2022 Green Dream Internship Program
When I met Chad, I found it amusing how he always seemed to have a piece of grass to roll between his teeth, even when there was no grass to be found.
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August 25, 2022
Andy Goodson: Interview with a Forester: Rod Pshebnicki: FPAC 2022 Green Dream Internship Program
I got my first impression of Rod, a woodlands supervisor at Tolko, during my internship training when I overheard him discussing the merits of a day at the beach: “I’d rather be doing anything else. I don’t get it. You’re just lying on dirt.”
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