Ottawa Sets up Dollars to Help Expand Wood Markets Overseas

Saturday, April 19, 2008 04:58 AM

Prince George, B.C. - Ottawa 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 major portion of this funding – $7.69 million – will support the activities of the Canada Wood Export Program, known as Canada Wood, and is expected to leverage more than $15 million in offshore market development opportunities

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 balance of the funding 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.

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Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 04:58 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: invisableman on April 19 2008 9:52 AM

Now if these people spending our money could figure out that if you sent a loaded truck with finished wood products down the road it cost less than moving raw logs over those same roads. Dried finished lumber weights less than wet raw logs.If you are moving these logs into prince george from north of ft st james they pass four or five inactive or time shorten production facilities.With the extra trucks needed it makes driving difficult,wears the roads faster uses more fuel cost increases for truck repairs and kills the small towns.You have police,medical,and fire plus water and sewers in these small towns.But no we will spend money rebuilting these roads building new intrastuctures so the few who have the money can live in the city and not where the work can be done at greater savings to the enviroment,commiuities,the government and and and are you ready for it more profitablity to the companys.

Posted by: Andyfreeze on April 19 2008 9:57 AM

You are using reasonable "logic"invisableman,...nobody understands that anymore!

Posted by: tinyapplecork on April 20 2008 6:05 PM

So true you two! But, at least the feds are trying to assist our economy overseas! We do need to expand our markets that's for sure! :)