A guide indicating how Aboriginal and other communities may become involved in renewable electricity generation and earn economic benefits through the provincial Community-based Feed-in Tariff (ComFIT) program.
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APCFNC)
Year of publication:
2011
First Nations must become more familiar with renewable energy for many reasons: rising fuel costs, rising electric utility bills, budget constraints, or the potential for economic development in renewable energy. More than Wind: Evaluating Renewable Energy Opportunities for First Nations in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, provides an in-depth overview of the various renewable energy technologies, funding, government policy, community energy planning, conservation, and energy efficiency.
This report outlines the chief characteristics of the forest resource and of Canada’s forest products industry. It describes the crisis that the industry is currently experiencing, identifies the key causal factors, and highlights the impact of the crisis on forest communities. Lastly, it defines the factors likely to contribute to a resolution of the crisis so that the Canadian forest products industry can once again become prosperous, efficient and sustainable for the benefit of all Canadians.
The report provides an assessment of how potential market opportunities match with New Brunswick’s Crown and private timber base and its manufacturing capacity and industry capabilities . The report provides an evaluation of the prospects for the industry and product mix . The province’s best prospects for additional investment capital may well be its existing investors . Furthermore, even before the province tries to attract new investment, it is important to understand the conditions necessary to preserve existing investment .
Registered Professional Foresters Association of Nova Scotia
A $750 bursary is available for Nova Scotia students in 3rd year of study in the following programs: Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management for those in the UNB Forest Ecosystem Management Program or Forest Engineering Program (RPF option). This annual award is intended to create awareness of, and future participation in, the various professional foresters associations in Canada, and more particularly in Nova Scotia.
The National Forest Strategy, a broadly based public initiative, identifies and charts the direction that Canadians, as stewards of the forest, need to move toward in order to deal with evolving social, cultural, institutional, environmental and economic factors in our journey toward sustainable forest management. As Canadians, we have reason to be proud that Canada was the first nation to form a national forest strategy, thus establishing a clear and widely based commitment to the pursuit of the sustainable forest. The 2003- 2008 Strategy continues this leadership tradition.
