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Title:
Assessment of spiral grain on lumber quality of black spruce grown in Labrador
Agreement Number:
CWFC2326-013
Agreement Value:
$143,000.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 9, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
Investigate and understand the influence of spiral grain patterns in black spruce trees grown in Labrador in terms of the quality and potential end uses of the resulting products.
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Expected Results:

Wood industry in Labrador would spur economic benefits to the entire area and provide much needed employment; the residues from a sawmill operation can be converted solid bio-fuels; successful implementation of a small, yet sustainable, forest initiative could be used as a model to other rural areas; obtaining the detail description of the fibre attributes for the black spruce wood in Labrador will provide a clear path forward; remove uncertainties of the quality of the wood, being that it is provided by an unbiased third-party; and decision makers will be able to provide assistance to better utilize the resources.

Location:
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick, CA E3B 5A3
Reference Number:
115-2024-2025-Q4-16302
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Academia
Additional Information:

Amendment: Value / Award previously disclosed for the 4th Quarter of 2023-2024. Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Amendment Date
Feb 13, 2025
Recipient's Operating Name:
University of New Brunswick
Recipient's Legal Name:
UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK
Program:
Grants and Contributions in support of the Forest Innovation Program
Program Purpose:

The objective of the Forest Innovation Program (FIP) is to enable transformation in the Canadian forest industry. More specifically, the FIP will help drive forest sector transformation, sparking enterprises in their move beyond a dependence on commodity products toward value-added, high-value and specialty products – sustainably extracting the maximum value from the fibre resource. To achieve this, the FIP will facilitate and promote a value-chain approach that addresses innovation from the seed to the end markets and products in which the right fibre is matched to the right product.

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