$250M forestry deal for New Brunswick
The Lord government has unveiled it's $250 million dollar plan to help the ailing Forest Industry in New Brunswick.
The plan includes:
-More tree planting on Crown and private woodlands.
-Study for the feasability of burning wood waste for electricity.
-Worker skill upgrading.
-A 5 year guarantee on the amount of wood that can be harvested from N.B forests.
-25% reduction in stumpage fees.
-Money for R&D.
All in all a good plan I think. IMO. Of course i've only seen the media report so far, and will be intrested to see what the industry thinks of it. This is a sector that needs the help of late. Glad the Government moved on this finally. It took awhile coming, and probably won't stop the bleeding everywhere, but hopefully some will survive and prosper, and some new offshoots to this industry will evolve with the R&D money.
I give credit where credit is due, and overall a pretty good plan IMO.
The plan includes:
-More tree planting on Crown and private woodlands.
-Study for the feasability of burning wood waste for electricity.
-Worker skill upgrading.
-A 5 year guarantee on the amount of wood that can be harvested from N.B forests.
-25% reduction in stumpage fees.
-Money for R&D.
All in all a good plan I think. IMO. Of course i've only seen the media report so far, and will be intrested to see what the industry thinks of it. This is a sector that needs the help of late. Glad the Government moved on this finally. It took awhile coming, and probably won't stop the bleeding everywhere, but hopefully some will survive and prosper, and some new offshoots to this industry will evolve with the R&D money.
I give credit where credit is due, and overall a pretty good plan IMO.
