Tolko Industries Ltd.: Supporting Forestry Jobs in Alberta
Press Release A renewed forest management agreement means long-term investment in northern Alberta communities and forests. This news release originally appeared on the Government of Alberta’s news page. Original link…
Ontario Collaborating with Far North First Nations to Promote Economic Growth and Job Creation
Press Release Proposed amendments to the Far North Act will improve competitiveness in natural resource sector and maintain cultural and environmental protections November 09, 2021 TORONTO – The Ontario government…
Ontario Strengthens Forest Sector in Parry Sound Region
Press Release November 05, 2021 Province supports market analysis on underused wood PARRY SOUND – The Ontario government is providing $18,671 to help Westwind Forest Stewardship Inc. conduct a market…
BC’s Hot Potato Handling of Old Growth Stonewalls Indigenous Decision-Making and Lacks Fulsome Supports for First Nations
`Press Releases (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – November 4, 2021) Earlier this week, Forests Minister Katrine Conroy announced the province’s identification of 2.6 million hectares of…
BC First Nations Forestry Council Statement on Proposed Old Growth Deferrals
Press Release Maps prepared by the Technical Advisory Panel identify old growth deferral areas throughout the province will impact all BC First Nations, not just some. First Nations have been…
Canada’s Natural Resources Sector Should Be a Climate Action Model at United Nations COP26
Press Release CALGARY, AB, Nov. 3, 2021 – “Canadian energy should stand as a model for progress on climate action this week in Glasgow“, says Canada Action, a grassroots-built coalition.…
Western Provides Initial Response to B.C. Provincial Government’s Old Growth Review Update
Press Release November 2, 2021 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) (“Western” or the “Company”) today provides an initial response to the British Columbia provincial…
Government taking action on old-growth deferrals
Press Release Nov. 2, 2021 VICTORIA – The Province has announced its intention to work in partnership with First Nations to defer harvest of ancient, rare and priority large stands…
Old Growth Deferrals: “What Will It Take to Recognize Indigenous Jurisdiction in BC?”
Press Release (Victoria, BC) – The Ministry of Forests, Land, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development sent an email to several BC First Nations outlining old growth deferral areas in their…
Minister Wilkinson to Deliver Formal Remarks and Hold a Media Call-Back at COP26
Press Release OTTAWA — The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, will deliver formal remarks during COP26 from November 3 to 6 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. A media call-back…
