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Canada, B.C. Helping Japan Rebuild

NATORI, Miyagi Prefecture – Contributions from the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia to the Tohoku Reconstruction Project will support rebuilding of the Yuriage City Public Market, a significant first step in helping the local farming and…

Federal Government Renews Funding for Forest Industry

The Canadian Federal budget released on 29 March 2012 demonstrated a renewed support for the forest sector with announcements of $105 million funding over two years for market development and research targeted at the forest sector. More details can be found…

Canada, B.C. announce Tohoku reconstruction project

B.C. wood products will be used to build new community facilities in the area of Japan devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 through $4.5 million in funding from B.C., the provincial forest sector, and the Canadian government.…

Chinese centre showcases B.C. wood

Chinese interest in wood-frame construction is being showcased through a new design centre in Hebei province featuring B.C. wood products and building systems, announced Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at the opening ceremony.

Canada – B.C. complete China earthquake reconstruction

The official openings of an elderly care centre and elementary school complete the $8-million Canada-B.C. Earthquake Reconstruction Initiative, managed by FII.

Read the official press release

Investigating India: Opportunities for Canadian Wood Products

Recently completed research in India has outlined opportunities and challenges for Canadian wood product and pulp and paper producers considering exporting to India. India is a fast growing, emerging economy with significant potential. FII, in partnership with Forest Products Association…

Trend data show mixed picture for BC Exports

Recently published global trend data for wood products show a mixed picture for B.C. with strong growth in China and slow progress in the United States and some other traditional markets. Trend analysis was completed by FPInnovations and provides an…

Creating homes for Japanese seniors

B.C.’s platform frame construction methods are gaining traction in the burgeoning market for elderly care facilities in Japan. With Japan’s demographic shift towards an aging population, there are significant waiting lists for Japanese seniors to enter elderly care facilities. Recent research…

Research Supports B.C. made Cross Laminated Timber

Cross laminated timber (CLT) is a new building material in North America. In Canada interest in CLT is growing, in part driven by the availability of large amounts of mountain pine beetle killed wood. FII has recently released a research…

China looks to B.C. for wood-frame housing solutions

VANCOUVER – Senior Chinese housing and urban-rural development officials are meeting with their Canadian counterparts in Vancouver this week to discuss how B.C. wood-frame construction can help solve China’s housing and building needs, Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell…