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The reciprocity treaty of 1854 allowed for duty-free export of Ottawa Valley's lumber into the United States. [12] Both the market was changing, as well as the entrepreneurs running the businesses. An American September 30, 1869 statement showed that lumber was, by far Canada's biggest export to the U.S., at over 424 million feet, worth $4,761,357.
Formerly a significant timber tree providing durable, multi-use wood. Most of the trees have already been cleared, aside from limited numbers in protected areas. It is listed as Chamaecyparis nootkatensis in Canada's inventory. Uses: timber; landscaping. [1] [20] [21] [22] BC
Canada's Golgotha is a 32-inch-high (810 mm) bronze sculpture by the British sculptor Francis Derwent Wood, produced in 1918.It illustrates the story of the Crucified Soldier from the First World War and depicts a Canadian soldier crucified on a barn door and surrounded by jeering Germans.
Today, less than 1% of Canada's forests are affected by logging each year. [2] Canada is the 2nd largest exporter of wood products, and produces 12.3% of the global market share. [6] Economic concerns related to forestry include greenhouse gas emissions, biotechnology, biological diversity, and infestation by pests such as the mountain pine beetle.
Canada has the biggest trade surplus in relation to forest products ($21.7 billion in 2015). [6] As the largest market, the U.S. is heavily dependent on Canada's lumber. The needs of the US outweigh the domestic supply. Canada has also been expanding rapidly into the Asian market, with China being the second-largest importer.
The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) is a lobbying organization founded in 1959 which represents the Canadian wood products industry through a national federation of associations. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] References
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Wood Buffalo National Park is the largest national park of Canada at 44,741 km 2 (17,275 sq mi). [3] It is in northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories . Larger in area than Switzerland , [ 4 ] it is the second-largest national park in the world. [ 5 ]