Who will control Ontario's Crown Forests?

Workshop with Webex live viewing - Thursday, Nov. 25^th - 7 pm to 9 pm

TORONTO, Nov. 25 /CNW/ - Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry Michael Gravelle is expected to announce a new tenure system.  The question is whether it will be business as usual or if a new system that encourages economic diversification, community control, and market pricing is in the works. 

The University of Toronto's Faculty of Forests is hosting a workshop on this topic on Thursday, November 25^th, 7 pm to 9 pm at the University of Toronto.

Speakers include:

• Avrim Lazar, President • Forest Products Association of Canada
  
  
• Colin LaChance, Corporate Secretary to the Northeast • Superior Regional Chiefs' Forum
  
  
• Mark Speers, Director Tenure and Pricing Review • MNDMF
  
  
• Desneiges Larose, Sustainable Development Coordinator • Hearst Economic Development Corporation
  
  
• Jeremy Williams, Resource Economist and co-author • Foundations for a 21st Century Forest Economy

Live viewing of the workshop is available by Webex link (during and after the event) at:

http://mediacast.ic.utoronto.ca/20101125-FOF/index.html

The workshop is hosted by the University of Toronto Faculty of Forestry, and sponsored by the Ivey Foundation and the Canadian Institute of Forestry.

For further information:

Tim Gray, Ivey Foundation, 416 986 2408 or [email protected]