P.E.I. YOUNG FARMERS TO HOLD MEETING … RESOLUTE GETS SIX MONTH EXTENSION FOR SUSPENDED FSC CERTIFICATE … UNDERSTANDING FOOD TRENDS … COMMUNITY FORESTS INTERNATIONAL FEATURED IN DOCUMENTARY ON PEMBANS STRUGGLES WITH IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE … SOLIDIFYING PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY KEY FOR NL MINISTER … OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST...

P.E.I. YOUNG FARMERS TO HOLD MEETING
Source: Island Farmer
P.E.I. Young Farmers will be holding its annual meeting January 13 at the Farm Centre starting at 7 pm. Guest speakers include Executive Director John Jamieson of the P.E.I. Federation of Agriculture – P.E.I. Young Farmers is a member organization of the federation) Agriculture and Forestry Minister George Webster and a representative from the Canadian Young Farmers Forum. (read more)

RESOLUTE GETS SIX-MONTH EXTENSION FOR SUSPENDED FSC CERTIFICATE
Source: Pulp & Paper Canada
The Forest Stewardship Council Canada has requested a six-month extension to be granted by the certification body Rainforest Alliance for a suspended forest certificate held by Resolute Forests Products in Lac St-Jean, Quebec. The deadline for the suspension of this certificate is extended from January 2 to July 2, 2015. (read more)

UNDERSTANDING FOOD TRENDS
Source: FCC
What’s next for the retail food industry? John Scott, economist and president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers, examines the current trends in food and which he feels have staying power. Video highlights: Healthy, gourmet, ethnic and convenience food products are huge trends that should continue to grow; Social media has resulted in very informed consumers, although the sources of information need to be scrutinized; Traceability is important to consumers and will impact the cost of doing business going forward. (read more)

COMMUNITY FORESTS INTERNATIONAL FEATURED IN DOCUMENTARY ON PEMBANS STRUGGLES WITH IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Source: Sackville Tribune Post
A New Brunswick filmmaker is on a two-month excursion to the island of Pemba to capture the world-changing work being done by Sackville-based Community Forests International and its Tanzanian sister organization Community Forests Pemba. Craig Norris, an award-winning filmmaker who runs his own production company Videoband, is currently in Pemba with Zach Melanson, a CFI co-founder and communication director, to film a feature-length documentary that will highlight the innovative climate change adaptation technologies and solutions that are being put into practice on the island and which hold promise for other at-risk communities around the world. (read more)

SOLIDIFYING PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY KEY FOR NL MINISTER
Source: The Working Forest
With the volatility of the oil and gas industry, especially, helping another major western Newfoundland industry solidify its future still has immeasurable ramifications. Vaughn Granter, the former parliamentary secretary of Natural Resources and current minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, believes Corner Brook Pulp and Paper is poised for the long haul with the $110 million loan agreement signed earlier this year. (read more)