阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 receives funding for wood products

"through the ontario wood promotion program, we're helping a key engine of our economy - the province's forest industry - increase its capacity to make and sell value-added products," said ramsay. "building the value-added sector through initiatives such as enhanced training and research is a vital step towards a more competitive industry and more secure local jobs."

by investing $1 million a year, ontario is helping provide existing and new companies with resources related to markets, education, training, technology transfer, and applied research and development for value-added wood products.

funding will be allocated to a variety of programs, including a four-year, $2-million research and training education initiative with four post-secondary institutions. as part of the initiative:

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will receive $560,000 ($140,000 a year for four years) to enhance lakehead's technical support to the wood products industry through a partnership with forintek, canada's wood products research institute, and through enhancement of the wood science facilities at the university.

confederation college will receive $160,000 ($40,000 a year for four years) to develop a specialized training program.

"this allocation of government funds to support and advance efforts in the value-added wood products sector provides a much needed boost in an area that can have a positive bottom-line impact on the forest industry in both the short and long terms," said dr. fred gilbert, president of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . "these funds will enhance research support and facilities to further develop the work that our faculty already has started."

"this funding from the government will help us further the mission of confederation college's forestry centre: to provide enhanced education and training, and technology transfer capacity for forestry in northwestern ontario," said patricia lang, president of confederation college. "it will contribute to innovative and relevant training to support aboriginal and other value-added wood product manufacturing opportunities, and is an investment in the future prosperity of first nations communities and northwestern ontario."

"our government is committed to promoting greater production of value-added wood products," said thunder bay-superior north mpp michael gravelle. "we are working closely with confederation college and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 to enhance that sector in northwestern ontario."

"today's announcement shows that we continue to invest in the future of the province's forest industry," said thunder bay-atikokan mpp bill mauro. "the funds being made available will support ongoing research and training that will boost the competitiveness of this sector that is so vital to the north."

an advisory committee will help guide the ontario wood promotion program. members of the committee will include representatives of government, academia and industry.

the ontario wood promotion program is one of several measures the government has put in place to help make ontario's forest sector more competitive. in total, the government is making $1 billion available through various programs to assist the forest sector over five years. these programs will help stimulate new forest sector investments in value-added manufacturing and co-generation as the industry becomes more competitive and transitions into the future.