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Derek Nighbor is the CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada.

Heat of the moment: Canada’s wildfires call for more sustainable forest management, not less

  • Canada is facing one of its most extreme wildfire seasons in history. Amidst the smoke, a ray of opportunity for climate adaptation and Indigenous
Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR, JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 19, 2023
A wildfire located on southeast of Edson, Alta. At last count, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said nearly 440 fires have burned 3.9 million hectares of forest across nine provinces and two territories in recent weeks—more than 13 times the 10-year average for this time of year. Image courtesy of the Government of Alberta

Heat of the moment: Canada’s wildfires call for more sustainable forest management, not less

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR, JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 19, 2023
  • Canada is facing one of its most extreme wildfire seasons in history. Amidst the smoke, a ray of opportunity for climate adaptation and Indigenous

Heat of the moment: Canada’s wildfires call for more sustainable forest management, not less

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR, JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 19, 2023
  • Canada is facing one of its most extreme wildfire seasons in history. Amidst the smoke, a ray of opportunity for climate adaptation and Indigenous
A wildfire located on southeast of Edson, Alta. At last count, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said nearly 440 fires have burned 3.9 million hectares of forest across nine provinces and two territories in recent weeks—more than 13 times the 10-year average for this time of year. Image courtesy of the Government of Alberta

Heat of the moment: Canada’s wildfires call for more sustainable forest management, not less

  • Canada is facing one of its most extreme wildfire seasons in history. Amidst the smoke, a ray of opportunity for climate adaptation and Indigenous
Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR, JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 19, 2023
A wildfire located on southeast of Edson, Alta. At last count, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said nearly 440 fires have burned 3.9 million hectares of forest across nine provinces and two territories in recent weeks—more than 13 times the 10-year average for this time of year. Image courtesy of the Government of Alberta

Heat of the moment: Canada’s wildfires call for more sustainable forest management, not less

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR, JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 19, 2023
  • Canada is facing one of its most extreme wildfire seasons in history. Amidst the smoke, a ray of opportunity for climate adaptation and Indigenous

Heat of the moment: Canada’s wildfires call for more sustainable forest management, not less

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR, JOHN DESJARLAIS | June 19, 2023
  • Canada is facing one of its most extreme wildfire seasons in history. Amidst the smoke, a ray of opportunity for climate adaptation and Indigenous
A wildfire located on southeast of Edson, Alta. At last count, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said nearly 440 fires have burned 3.9 million hectares of forest across nine provinces and two territories in recent weeks—more than 13 times the 10-year average for this time of year. Image courtesy of the Government of Alberta

Why Pride still matters

  • OTTAWA—Like many boys who grew up in the Ottawa Valley, I loved hockey. During the NHL playoffs, I remember racing down to the kitchen
Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | June 16, 2021
Derek Nighbor, pictured top centre in 1986-87, with his hockey team in Pembroke, Ont. 'I lived in constant fear that someone would find out I was gay, my parents wouldn’t love me anymore, and I would have no friends. It was an exhausting existence,' he writes. Today, Mr. Nighbor is now married to his husband Joey Taylor and is president and CEO of Forest Products Association of Canada in Ottawa. Photograph courtesy of Derek Nighbor

Why Pride still matters

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | June 16, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Like many boys who grew up in the Ottawa Valley, I loved hockey. During the NHL playoffs, I remember racing down to the kitchen

Why Pride still matters

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | June 16, 2021
  • OTTAWA—Like many boys who grew up in the Ottawa Valley, I loved hockey. During the NHL playoffs, I remember racing down to the kitchen
Derek Nighbor, pictured top centre in 1986-87, with his hockey team in Pembroke, Ont. 'I lived in constant fear that someone would find out I was gay, my parents wouldn’t love me anymore, and I would have no friends. It was an exhausting existence,' he writes. Today, Mr. Nighbor is now married to his husband Joey Taylor and is president and CEO of Forest Products Association of Canada in Ottawa. Photograph courtesy of Derek Nighbor

Sustainable forest management can help drive net-zero future

  • Governments and stakeholders agree that we must urgently work together to build our net-zero carbon future. The cost of inaction is simply far too
News | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | March 24, 2021
The UN and forested countries around the world recognize forestry as one of the few industries that have the potential to meet, and go beyond, net-zero emission targets. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Sustainable forest management can help drive net-zero future

News | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | March 24, 2021
  • Governments and stakeholders agree that we must urgently work together to build our net-zero carbon future. The cost of inaction is simply far too

Sustainable forest management can help drive net-zero future

News | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | March 24, 2021
  • Governments and stakeholders agree that we must urgently work together to build our net-zero carbon future. The cost of inaction is simply far too
The UN and forested countries around the world recognize forestry as one of the few industries that have the potential to meet, and go beyond, net-zero emission targets. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Leaning in by leading the way: Canada’s forest sector embraces UN sustainable development goals

  • Dire warnings from the latest UN report on the environment in November 2019 say that as the world warms, we will see more frequent
Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | February 10, 2020
Canada is an undisputed global leader in sustainable forest management, writes Derek Nighbor. Photograph courtesy Pixabay

Leaning in by leading the way: Canada’s forest sector embraces UN sustainable development goals

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | February 10, 2020
  • Dire warnings from the latest UN report on the environment in November 2019 say that as the world warms, we will see more frequent

Leaning in by leading the way: Canada’s forest sector embraces UN sustainable development goals

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | February 10, 2020
  • Dire warnings from the latest UN report on the environment in November 2019 say that as the world warms, we will see more frequent
Canada is an undisputed global leader in sustainable forest management, writes Derek Nighbor. Photograph courtesy Pixabay

This Remembrance Day, let’s pay tribute to the Canadian Forestry Corps

  • On Nov. 11, Canadians will pay tribute to the men and women who have served our country during times of conflict, and honour those
Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | November 7, 2018
Members of the Canadian Forestry Corps pose for a photo while loading timber in Gérardmer, France, in February 1919, just after the First World War. Department of National Defence photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

This Remembrance Day, let’s pay tribute to the Canadian Forestry Corps

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | November 7, 2018
  • On Nov. 11, Canadians will pay tribute to the men and women who have served our country during times of conflict, and honour those

This Remembrance Day, let’s pay tribute to the Canadian Forestry Corps

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | November 7, 2018
  • On Nov. 11, Canadians will pay tribute to the men and women who have served our country during times of conflict, and honour those
Members of the Canadian Forestry Corps pose for a photo while loading timber in Gérardmer, France, in February 1919, just after the First World War. Department of National Defence photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Federal government fails to see forest for the trees in caribou recovery

  • OTTAWA—Canada’s leading forest-products companies and the 230,000 people we employ in hundreds of communities across the country are urging the federal government to give
Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | August 21, 2017
Canada's boreal forest in Iroquois Falls, Ont. The Forest Products Association of Canada says industrial activity is not always a determining factor in how well caribou populations survive, and public policy should reflect that. Photograph by James Vincent Wardhaugh

Federal government fails to see forest for the trees in caribou recovery

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | August 21, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Canada’s leading forest-products companies and the 230,000 people we employ in hundreds of communities across the country are urging the federal government to give

Federal government fails to see forest for the trees in caribou recovery

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | August 21, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Canada’s leading forest-products companies and the 230,000 people we employ in hundreds of communities across the country are urging the federal government to give
Canada's boreal forest in Iroquois Falls, Ont. The Forest Products Association of Canada says industrial activity is not always a determining factor in how well caribou populations survive, and public policy should reflect that. Photograph by James Vincent Wardhaugh

Forest sector future strong: hinges on clean tech transformation, innovation

  • Not everyone thinks of innovation when they think of Canada’s forest products companies. But the federal government has fully recognized that the future of
Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | July 10, 2017
The importance of this transformation was underscored by Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, right, with Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, in Ottawa’s response to the new round of U.S. tariffs against Canadian softwood lumber imports. On June 1, Carr announced the federal government would provide $867-million in funds to help the forestry industry in the wake of the unwarranted U.S. duties aimed at Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Forest sector future strong: hinges on clean tech transformation, innovation

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | July 10, 2017
  • Not everyone thinks of innovation when they think of Canada’s forest products companies. But the federal government has fully recognized that the future of

Forest sector future strong: hinges on clean tech transformation, innovation

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | July 10, 2017
  • Not everyone thinks of innovation when they think of Canada’s forest products companies. But the federal government has fully recognized that the future of
The importance of this transformation was underscored by Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, right, with Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, in Ottawa’s response to the new round of U.S. tariffs against Canadian softwood lumber imports. On June 1, Carr announced the federal government would provide $867-million in funds to help the forestry industry in the wake of the unwarranted U.S. duties aimed at Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Remembering the Canadian Forestry Corps

  • November 11th marks Remembrance Day, a time to remember those who have served in the armed forces—including a little known group called the Canadian
Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | November 11, 2016
A war-time poster advertising the role played by Canadians in the forestry industry. Photograph courtesy of The Forest Products Association of Canada

Remembering the Canadian Forestry Corps

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | November 11, 2016
  • November 11th marks Remembrance Day, a time to remember those who have served in the armed forces—including a little known group called the Canadian

Remembering the Canadian Forestry Corps

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | November 11, 2016
  • November 11th marks Remembrance Day, a time to remember those who have served in the armed forces—including a little known group called the Canadian
A war-time poster advertising the role played by Canadians in the forestry industry. Photograph courtesy of The Forest Products Association of Canada

Growing the forest of tomorrow

  • Whether it’s reduced ice cover and longer summers in Canada’s Far North, or rising water levels in the tropics, the effects of climate change
Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | October 3, 2016

Growing the forest of tomorrow

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | October 3, 2016
  • Whether it’s reduced ice cover and longer summers in Canada’s Far North, or rising water levels in the tropics, the effects of climate change

Growing the forest of tomorrow

Opinion | BY DEREK NIGHBOR | October 3, 2016
  • Whether it’s reduced ice cover and longer summers in Canada’s Far North, or rising water levels in the tropics, the effects of climate change
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