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Forestry sector needs federal support to grow Central Interior Logging Association The federal government needs to offer money, training and incentives to ensure a technological revolution in the forestry industry creates well-paid jobs at home rather than abroad. Canada’s traditional forestry products – softwood lumber and pulp-and-paper – have struggled in recent years, as American housing construction fell sharply after the 2008 global meltdown and as more consumers get their information digitally rather than on paper. The bio-fuels and bio-materials industries offer fresh opportunities for Canadian producers to make up for the losses – but the high-tech equipment to produce them are increasingly coming from abroad. A report by Groupe DDM says Ottawa and the provinces should start offering incentives for mills to buy Canadian technology rather than looking to foreign manufacturers. The federal government also needs to provide more worker train-
ing, and to finance marketing campaigns to help sell these new hightech Canadian products to more customers. “Canadian wood transformers … heavily rely on foreign-made equipment, even in those fields where Canada seems to have equivalent equipment,” says the study from March. “Canadian forest equipment manufacturers are competing against world giants in spite of their relatively smaller size. High-tech, well-paid jobs in innovation and development are provided to other countries, especially Sweden, Finland, Germany, Austria and the United States.” There are an estimated 365 Canadian firms in the forestry-equipment manufacturing sector, employing more than 57,000 people and worth about a $1-billion annually. Canada’s traditional expertise is in sawmill-equipment manufacturing, but many firms have struggled in the wake of the American housing downturn. Even with recent improvements in housing construction south of the border, and rising demand from China, South Korea, India and
elsewhere, the sector remains battered, says the 38-page report. “One of the Canadian anchor forest industries, the sawmill equipment manufacturers, finds itself in a dire situation, as their traditional customers, saw mills, do not seem capable of investing and upgrading their assets,” says the document. “One of the reasons comes from the fact that lenders have been recently hurt by the sector and commercial credit has become hard to obtain.” The authors suggest Ottawa should help these struggling manufacturers get better access to bank credit. A softwood-lumber deal with the United States, which reduces duties on exports, expires in October next year. Quebec says it has been treated unfairly by the deal and wants better terms for itself in the next extension to the agreement. The 2014 federal budget earmarked $90-million over four years to help forestry companies become more efficient and environmentally responsible, and to develop new products.
Jumping rope for healthy hearts Grade 6/7 teacher Kevin Bamsey jumps high as he takes part in the annual Jump Rope for Heart at Raft River Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon, May 14. Coordinator Laura Pickering, a Grade 3/2 teacher, reported that students had fun, mingled with other grades and staff, and improved their fitness and knowledge of heart-healthy activities. Each student was asked to bring a loonie for the Heart and Stroke Foundation (similar to the Terry Fox Run) and received a booklet about heart-healthy snacks and habits. Photo submitted