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Great Lakes Forestry Funding
The Government of Canada announced Tuesday $5-million in new funding for Natural Resources Canada’s Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, ON. The funding will be used for energy-efficiency and infrastructure upgrades to the Centre, which conducts research on sustainable forest management, biological control of forest pests and diseases, forest productivity and forest fire…
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New Forestry Funding, Canada and US
Recent announcements by Canadian federal and provincial governments for forestry funding in technology and innovation as well as employment, and by the US Department of Agriculture, will inject much-needed investment into worthwhile timber-related projects, Canada’s federal Government announced the extension of its program to support the growth of overseas markets for Canada’s forest industry, Revenue…
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Tembec Mill Strike
Tembec ceased production at its lumber mill in Temiscaming, QC, Thursday after workers went on strike late Wednesday. The Quebec-based pulp, paper, and lumber producer says 650 unionized employees of Unifor local 233 have walked off the job at the facility. An additional 200 workers employed at the mill are not unionized. The union and…
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Canada Merchandise Trade : September 2014
Canada’s merchandise imports declined 1.5 per cent in September, while exports rose 1.1 per cent, said Statistics Canada Tuesday. As a result, Canada’s trade balance with the world went from a deficit of $463 million in August to a surplus of $710 million in September. Imports declined to $44.1 billion, as volumes decreased 1 per…
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Madison’s Employment Listings
As part of our ongoing commitment to providing the best quality — and most timely — service, Madison’s will be adding employment listings in the North American forest products industry as a supplement to your weekly Reporter. For the time being we are building out that content live on the website, here: http://162.213.156.131/~madisonsreport/interactions/jobs/ Send us…
