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MCFT Award

Hi All,
Each spring at the MCFT graduation, the NBFTA gives out an award to the New Brunswick student graduating from the college with the highest standing. This year’s award was given out to Mark Wentzell of Fredericton (right). Award being presented by Riley Côté-DeMerchant (left) on behalf of the NBFTA.

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THE AZIMUTH NEWSLETTER SPRING/SUMMER 2014

Hi All,
The Spring/ Summer 2014 edition of The Azimuth has now been published. Dusty Corey has completed a significant amount of work on this and has worked hard to ensure it went out this spring, I would like to thank him for this. I would also like to thank Blair and France for their help.

Please review and distribute widely, please also feel free to provide comments and suggestions for the Fall issue.

Riley

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Open Letter Sent to NB DNR Minister Paul Robichaud over Crown Lands Forest Strategy

Hi All,

The new forestry strategy seems to be staying in the news lately. The most recent addition to the controversy is an open letter written to Minister and signed by 184 professors and instructors. As the forestry world is small, many of our friends and colleagues have signed this. It’s a well worth a read and something to think about this long weekend.

Riley

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Putting Our Resources to Work

The New Crown Land Forest Management Strategy has been in the news quite a bit lately and has sparked considerable discussion around the management of our provincial resources. For those who haven’t had a read yet, you should read through it. It’s a strategy so it isn’t very long.

Here’s the link: http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/nr-rn/pdf/en/ForestsCrownLands/AStrategyForCrownLandsForestManagement.pdf

2013-2014 Annual General Meeting Announcement

The 2013-2014 Annual General Meeting of the New Brunswick Forest Technicians Association will be held at the Delta Beausejour Hotel, Moncton, NB, Room Shediac C. (750 Main St Moncton, NB) April 3rd, 2014 beginning at 1pm. Several positions on the Executive need to be filled.

A draft agenda has been planned and there is an abundance of unfinished business from previous years, including the offer for a joint membership from the Canadian Institute of Forestry.
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