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News releases, announcements and other corporate releases are listed below.
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December 10, 2008: $11.5 MILLION TO EXPAND MARKETS FOR B.C. WOOD PRODUCTS
VICTORIA - FII has released its annual call for proposals to boost demand for B.C. wood products in Asia-Pacific and other key markets. Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced today.
December 01, 2008: MONGOLIA DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
FII is using Mongolia, a country with a climate similar to B.C., as a test country for affordable wood-frame housing that could then be marketed to other developing economies around the world. Recently the first two demonstration homes were opened in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.
November 17, 2008: B.C. WOOD TRUSS ROOFING TECHNOLOGY SUCCESSFUL IN CHINA
SHANGHAI, CHINA – B.C. forest products and Canadian wood truss technology have experienced a breakthrough with three commercial projects providing new roofs to 38 apartment buildings in Shanghai, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced while visiting a project site in the Putuo district.
November 17, 2008: B.C. WOOD ENHANCES CHINA'S LANDSCAPE
SHANGHAI – Qingdao is the location of a new, $125,000 landscape project, which demonstrates creative new uses of B.C. hemlock and western red cedar products, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced on his trade mission to China.
November 17, 2008: B.C. WOOD SALES IN CHINA SUPPORT JOBS IN B.C.
SHANGHAI, CHINA – New orders for B.C. lumber help provide some stability for mill workers and loggers across B.C., Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell said today at the conclusion of a trade mission to China.
November 16, 2008: B.C. WOOD TO BUILD VANCOUVER VILLAGE IN CHINA
QINGCHUAN, CHINA – B.C. wood products will be used in “Vancouver Village,” a new project to develop rural housing in an area of China that is recovering from heavy earthquake damage, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced today while on a trade mission to China.
November 16, 2008: B.C. WOOD BUILDS XIANG’E PRIMARY SCHOOL CAMPUS
DUJIANGYAN, CHINA – Construction has started on an earthquake-resistant school using B.C. lumber that could soon be a model for institutions and residential buildings across China, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced today as he visited the school’s construction site while on a trade mission to China.
November 15, 2008: B.C. WOOD USED IN CHINA EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY
MIANYANG, CHINA – Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell has officially signed agreements with officials from Mianyang Municipality and Beichuan County on behalf of British Columbia to support the reconstruction of community facilities devastated by the May 2008 earthquake.
November 12, 2008: FORESTS MINISTER HEADS TRADE MISSION TO CHINA
VANCOUVER – A group of B.C. forest sector delegates, led by Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell, left today for a six-day trade mission to China to increase demand for wood products in China’s largest cities and major building markets.
November 08, 2008: B.C.'S WOOD-TRUSS ROOFING SYSTEM EXPANDS TO NANJING
VICTORIA – Chinese acceptance of B.C. wood products and building design has taken a major step forward through a major renovation project in Nanjing, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell said today.
October 28, 2008: 2008 WOOD EXPORTS TO CHINA SET TO BREAK RECORD
VICTORIA – The latest trade statistics indicate that British Columbia softwood exports to China will set a new record in 2008, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell has announced.
September 25, 2008: Tackle Climate Change, Use Wood booklet published by FII
VICTORIA - A new booklet released today by FII and the forest sector will inform global markets and consumers about B.C. forests and how they produce renewable, climate-friendly products that sequester carbon, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell has announced.
September 24, 2008: Mongolia opens door to B.C. wood and housing design
VICTORIA – Two B.C.-designed homes have been officially opened in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar as part of an international strategy to introduce wood-frame housing to developing economies, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced today.
September 19, 2008: B.C. to assist China with earthquake reconstruction
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is recruiting a team of architects and construction managers to send to China to help reconstruct areas in Wenchuan province devastated by a major earthquake earlier this year, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell and Minister responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative Ida Chong have announced.
June 13, 2008: Canada, B.C. send China $8 million for recovery, reconstruction
VANCOUVER – FII is managing the delivery of $8 million in immediate relief housing and longer-term reconstruction to help survivors of the recent earthquake in China, Premier Gordon Campbell and the Hon. Garry Lunn, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources have announced.
April 17, 2008: $11.35 million invested in wood products marketing
KELOWNA - Premier Campbell has announced $11.35 million through Forestry Innovation Investment to promote B.C. wood products by opening up new markets for the Coast and Interior, developing the value-added sector, and dealing with mountain pine beetle challenges.
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