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.
Canada’s Forest Products Sector Applauds Build Canada Homes Initiative, Calls for Bold Action on Rapid Housing Delivery
Canada’s Forest Sector Welcomes New Measures to Strengthen Strategic Canadian Industries
Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) welcomes the federal government’s announcement of new measures to support trade-exposed Canadian businesses and employees and to enable economic transformation.
Drew Ackerman: A Day in the Life at Tolko: FPAC 2021 Green Dream Internship Program
As an HR Student, I am exposed to a lot of entry level HR recruiting work. My supervisor receives applications for various open positions at our plant and gets me to set up interviews between the candidates and the appropriate managers. I sometimes sit in on these interviews to observe the interviewers and develop a better understanding of the hiring process.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
