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The Province's forest industry provides
nearly 10,000 direct and indirect jobs. The value of shipments from this
industry is nearly $600 million. This becomes even more important by virtue of
the contribution to rural economy of the Province.
From an industry development perspective,
the Industry Services Section provides technical advisory services as well as
interagency liaison to individuals and companies in support of expanding
socioeconomic returns from the Province's forest resource.
Objectives include:
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promotion of primary production from underutilized portions of
the resource such as the Labrador softwood resource and hardwoods on the
Island;
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promotion of secondary and value-added production both from
current primary products and from new operations based mostly in birch;
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promotion of improved fibre efficiency in sawing facilities
through analytical procedures such as a sawmill improvement program for
microcomputers;
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promotion of an enhanced image of the industry as a whole
through support for and liaison with industry associations such as the
Newfoundland and Labrador Lumber Producers Association; and
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overall non-specific support for technology and information
transfer through the provision of library services; through skilled professional
and technical staff in liaison with educational institutions, manufacturers
associations and equipment manufacturers nationally and internationally; and
through participation in federal and provincial government policy development
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