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KELOWNA, B.C. – The Government of Canada is investing more than $9 million to help Canada's forest sector expand overseas markets and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from forest industry transportation.
The announcement was made by the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, at the Council of Forest Industries (COFI) convention.
"This investment will help the Canadian wood-products industry become more innovative and competitive as it builds on emerging opportunities in offshore markets, particularly in
The investment will support more than 100 projects, including initiatives to expand offshore markets for high-quality wood products. In addition, funding will support activities in the areas of wood-frame construction training, building codes and standards development, product testing, market acceptance and accreditation of Canadian wood products.
The Government of Canada's funding contribution to Canada Wood, administered by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), will be accompanied by funding from the wood-products industry and the provinces of
"This investment to develop
The Canada Wood Program is part of the $127.5-million Forest Industry Long-Term Competitiveness Initiative announced as part of Budget 2006 to promote the continued competitiveness of the Canadian forest industry in Asian markets and the European Union.
The Canada Wood Program is part of the $127.5-million Forest Industry Long-Term Competitiveness Initiative announced as part of Budget 2006 to promote the continued competitiveness of the Canadian forest industry in Asian markets and the European Union.
The balance of the funding announced today is a $1.4-million ecoTRANSPORT investment over four years through NRCan's ecoENERGY for Fleets program. This funding will promote the use of new and emerging technologies in forest industry transportation to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The investment is part of an agreement between NRCan's Office of Energy Efficiency and Feric, a division of FPInnovations.
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