Federal Forestry Roundtable Wraps
By 250 News
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 09:22 AM
A Federal Forestry Round table has wrapped up in Ottawa.
Called, “Paths to a Prosperous Future, Innovation and Markets” participants included John Weaver, Chairman of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and FPInnovations, Federal Minister of Natural Resources, Gary Lunn, representatives of industry and the research community.
"We had a productive discussion today about how we will move forward together to achieve long-term prosperity for Canada's forest sector" said Minister Lunn.
Presentations were made by forest industry experts on innovation and its potential impact on the future of Canada's forest sector. Board members of FPAC and FPInnovations, the world's largest public–private research partnership, contributed significantly to the discussions.
"We are very pleased at the continuing progress and commitment the government has shown today and in the last budget," said Dr. Ian de la Roche, President and CEO of FPInnovations. "Innovations and technology are certainly key to the forest sector's renewal and global competitiveness. FPInnovations, along with its research partners in universities and government research organizations, will work together to provide relevant technological solutions."
The roundtable also addressed immediate market challenges and how to position the forest sector to best take advantage of future growth opportunities, among other issues.
Previous Story - Next Story
Email
Print
Facebook
Twitter
Digg
Del.icio.usReturn to Home
Posted by: Andyfreeze on May 14 2008 12:42 PM
;-)