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Viewpoint newsletter - Spring / Summer 2006 (Issue 04)

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Investing In Being Smarter
Brian EmmettAccurately predicting the future is a tough business at the best of times. Preparing for the future, however, is possible and is, in fact, one of the key services Canadians look for from their governments.

Fibre Centre Is Not A Silver-Bullet Solution, says Executive Director
George BruemmerGeorge Bruemmer says he is a strong believer in shining a light on a situation to obtain the desired results: “Where there’s a problem, you put a focus on it and get a lot of really smart people looking at it. By doing this, you’ll find answers. You’ll find opportunities.”


Canada's Pulp And Paper Industry "At A Crossroads"
Don RobertsThe new Canadian Forest Service Fibre Centre is a key component in the struggle to prevent this country’s pulp and paper industry from taking “a frightening spiral downwards,” says Don Roberts, Managing Director of World Markets for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).

If Canada Can't Do It, Then Who Can? Asks Environmental Spokesperson
Cathy WilkinsonInterview with Cathy Wilkinson, Director, Canadian Boreal Initiative.


The Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI)
Ottawa-based, non-governmental organization was formed in January 2003 with a mandate to work with a wide range of conservation organizations, First Nations, industry and other interested parties to link science, policy and conservation activities in Canada’s boreal forest.

New Fibre Centre Should Focus On Uniqueness Of Canadian Wood
Micheal J. BradleyInterview With Michael J. Bradley, Director of Technology, Canfor Pulp and Paper Marketing




Canada Wood Program
House beign builtA growing desire for western style accommodation, due partly to a rise in disposable income among middle-class wage earners, augers well for Canadian wood products in China.


Publishing Credits & Contacts

Editor in Chief: Bob Burt
Editorial Board: Jim Farrell, Sylvie Letellier, Gordon Miller, Geoff Munro
Production: Sylvie Provenzano, Roberta Gal
Writer: Tom Douglas
Editorial Staff: Benoît Arsenault, Florence Houssais, Donna Colterman, David Tuck
Email: cfs.viewpoint@nrcan.gc.ca
URL: viewpoint.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca

Canada Post Mail Agreement #: 40062948
ISSN# 1712-266X
J. David Andrews photos from the collection “ The Forests of Canada” by Ken Farr (Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service/Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2003)

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