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Canfor’s Plateau Mill near Vanderhoof is to become more environmentally friendly with the installation of a new energy system later this year

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) recently released a study that shows how the Canadian forest sector can become a pivotal player in the new bio-age.

Statistics Canada announced last week it is staffing 35,000 jobs across Canada to work on the 2011 Census collection. The next census will take place in May 2011.

The theme of the recent Truck Loggers’ Association convention was “Positioned to Prosper.” and from the sound of things, activities are ramping up in coastal logging just as they are in the interior.

VANCOUVER (Marketwire) - Imperial Metals Corporation (TSX:III) recently was revealed as British Columbia’s top mineral explorer in 2010. Provincial Minister of State for Mining Randy Hawes announced mineral exploration expenditures for the industry reached $322 million in 2010, a considerable rebound from 2009.

“For this coming year, the chamber is going to focus on serving our member businesses, improving business communication and education, and making chamber something worth being involved with.”