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Legislative and regulatory changes that support a more competitive forest sector are now in effect. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. Changes made to the outdated five-decade-old Forests Act will bolster Alberta’s competitive forest sector by supporting reliable and consistent access to trees. These changes come at a time when North America is experiencing record demand for wood products. “As the third largest resource sector in Alberta, forestry is playing a critical role in our economic recovery. At a time when m...

  FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick First Nations say the province's announcement Tuesday that existing tax collection agreements will not be renewed is an insult and a crushing attack on their economic viability. "The decision to tear up these tax agreements is unfair and offensive when the premier has yet to show First Nations any morsel of fairness throughout his tenure as leader of this province," Madawaska Chief Patricia Bernard said in a statement on behalf of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick. She said the government's only interest is to see "how much more money it can leech from...