Forestry’s bright future cannot resemble a bygone era

Forestry will continue to provide good jobs for thousands of Canadians from coast to coast, but the diversity of those jobs, the skills needed, and the products they produce, will be as diverse as the forests themselves.

If managed properly, forests can play an important part in our fight against climate change. How we harvest the trees, what we do with branches, small trunks, and other debris that are normally left unused or burned, and what products we produce from the harvested timber are all critical parts of that process, writes Richard Cannings.Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

June 16, 2021

The forest sector is facing unprecedented challenges in Canada, but with those challenges come opportunities to build a strong industry based on truly sustainable harvesting practices that can provide long-lasting, dependable jobs, preserve biodiversity, protect our watersheds, and cushion the plane...

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