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Co‑operators Celebrates Women in Wildfire Resiliency

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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GUELPH, ON, May 1, 2024 /CNW/ - Co‑operators, FireSmart BC, and FireSmart Alberta have come together to recognize women who have contributed to furthering wildfire resiliency in their community, agency, or province through the Lynn Orstad Award – Women in Wildfire Resiliency.

Key Points: 
  • GUELPH, ON, May 1, 2024 /CNW/ - Co‑operators, FireSmart BC, and FireSmart Alberta have come together to recognize women who have contributed to furthering wildfire resiliency in their community, agency, or province through the Lynn Orstad Award – Women in Wildfire Resiliency.
  • It is presented each year at the Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit, an event focused on educating participants in various wildfire-related topics and enhancing the effectiveness of wildfire professionals.
  • Lynn Orstad was a highly respected fire safety advocate dedicated to furthering wildfire resiliency across all jurisdictions and levels of government.
  • She also acted as a mentor to many; including young women that sought and built a career in wildfire risk reduction.

Driverless Tech Leader RRAI Rebrands as Forterra

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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CLARKSBURG, Md. , Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Robotic Research Autonomous Industries (RRAI) is pleased to announce that it has changed its name to Forterra, solidifying its focus on ground-based autonomy innovation in the defense and commercial sectors.

Key Points: 
  • "Since our founding over 20 years ago, we have been focused on the deployment of groundbreaking autonomy systems," Forterra CEO Josh Araujo said.
  • "Our rebrand to Forterra represents who we are today, while reflecting our history and the mission that drives us.
  • By avoiding the regulatory risks faced by robotaxi and on-highway driverless trucking firms, Forterra expects a quicker trajectory to profitable growth than its competitors.
  • Forterra is the only company competing on all four DOD ground autonomy programs and the only firm currently producing driverless vehicles for the military.

Government of Canada Contributes $13.5 Million to Advance Innovative Forest Technologies and Clean Energy Projects in British Columbia

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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Natural Resources Forum , the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced a contribution of $13.5 million to two forest industry transformation projects and six clean energy projects in British Columbia.

Key Points: 
  • Natural Resources Forum , the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced a contribution of $13.5 million to two forest industry transformation projects and six clean energy projects in British Columbia.
  • These eight projects have been funded through the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program and the Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) program .
  • "The Government of Canada is pleased to support a competitive and sustainable future for the forest sector as well as clean energy development and deployment across B.C.
  • "Daizen would like to thank the Government of Canada for its support for our fibre stabilization technology from concept to reality.

FPInnovations and the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts present at Woodrise 2023 on Québec’s wood construction sector

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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MONTRÉAL, Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FPInnovations and Quebec's Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (MRNF) are joining forces to foster the development of Quebec's mid- and high-rise wood construction industry at the Woodrise congress, a flagship event for the ecological transition in sustainable construction.

Key Points: 
  • MONTRÉAL, Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FPInnovations and Quebec's Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (MRNF) are joining forces to foster the development of Quebec's mid- and high-rise wood construction industry at the Woodrise congress, a flagship event for the ecological transition in sustainable construction.
  • Addressing the themes of decarbonization, competitiveness, and timber construction projects from around the world, the 4th edition of Woodrise takes place from October 17 to 20 in Bordeaux, France.
  • The event will bring together over 3,000 participants from 20 different countries, some 50 keynote speakers, and more than 100 exhibitors.
  • Woodrise, by its relevance, has already established itself as a key event in the sustainable construction sector, bringing together the latest developments and innovations in wood construction from all over the world.

A greener asphalt solution to be tested by the ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable

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Monday, September 11, 2023
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The new trials, conducted on behalf of the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable (MTMD), are being carried out in collaboration with Eurovia, a subsidiary of VINCI Construction.

Key Points: 
  • The new trials, conducted on behalf of the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable (MTMD), are being carried out in collaboration with Eurovia, a subsidiary of VINCI Construction.
  • The FPInnovations project, which is funded by Natural Resources Canada, aims to reduce the carbon footprint of road construction.
  • VINCI Construction’ Centre Technique Amériques has tested and submitted to the Ministry conclusive preliminary results on mixtures containing 15% lignin as a replacement for bitumen.
  • in Québec City in 2021 with a lignin-based asphalt showed no signs of weakness compared with conventional mixtures after two years.

Bio-Sourced Asphalt Paves a New Road for Clean Economy in Quebec

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Monday, September 11, 2023
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FPInnovations, in collaboration with the construction firm Eurovia and the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable du Québec, will conduct an on-road pilot in Ange-Gardien, Quebec.

Key Points: 
  • FPInnovations, in collaboration with the construction firm Eurovia and the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable du Québec, will conduct an on-road pilot in Ange-Gardien, Quebec.
  • Pilots have also been conducted in other provinces to test the asphalt's performance in the wide range of climate conditions we see in Canada.
  • The new asphalt being tested contains a renewable bioproduct, lignin, which is intended to replace a portion of the petroleum-based bitumen currently found in the asphalt used in roads.
  • in Quebec City in 2021 with a lignin-based asphalt showed no signs of weakness compared with conventional mixtures after two years.

Minister of Transport announces funding to support clean energy adoption in the trucking sector

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
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Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, announced an investment of nearly $3 million under the Zero-Emission Trucking Program to support of three projects in Québec, British Columbia and Nova Scotia.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, announced an investment of nearly $3 million under the Zero-Emission Trucking Program to support of three projects in Québec, British Columbia and Nova Scotia.
  • Of this investment, $1.5 million will be used to establish a Zero-Emission Trucking Testbed in the Montréal area.
  • It is intended to fund additional zero-emission trucking projects across Canada and is open to a broader contingent of eligible recipients.
  • Applicants are invited to submit a proposal to Transport Canada by October 3, 2023, at 17:00 Eastern Standard Time, through the Zero-Emission Trucking Program online application portal .

FPInnovations announces the successful completion of the baseline tests of the truck platooning project

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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MONTRÉAL, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FPInnovations , a private not-for-profit organization specializing in the creation of solutions that support the global competitiveness of the Canadian sector, announces the completion of the baseline phase for its truck platooning tests.

Key Points: 
  • MONTRÉAL, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FPInnovations , a private not-for-profit organization specializing in the creation of solutions that support the global competitiveness of the Canadian sector, announces the completion of the baseline phase for its truck platooning tests.
  • FPInnovations’ truck platooning project aims to accelerate the adoption of the off-highway, automated vehicle technology to support the sustainable development of Northern communities and to address the critical shortage of truck drivers.
  • FPInnovations will continue its efforts to attract other partners to support the project and make the technology available to future end-users.
  • The project reflects the future of autonomous commercial trucking by providing increased safety benefits with the ability to go to market today.

FPInnovations and Deloupe leading the way: Impressive achievements highlighting sustainable innovations in forest transportation sector

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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The prototype trailer, developed in collaboration with Deloupe, features an electric drive axle implemented by FPInnovations with support of Voltari Power, a subsidiary of Voltari Marine Electric, and shows the possibilities for the forest transportation sector to fight climate change.

Key Points: 
  • The prototype trailer, developed in collaboration with Deloupe, features an electric drive axle implemented by FPInnovations with support of Voltari Power, a subsidiary of Voltari Marine Electric, and shows the possibilities for the forest transportation sector to fight climate change.
  • FPInnovations is leading the way by implementing innovative projects that will have a real impact on the forest transportation sector.
  • Deloupe is proud to contribute to the discovery of alternative solutions to enable the transportation sector to be in symbiosis with environment challenges.
  • The promising work done by FPInnovations shows that Canadian innovators can implement these solutions to help drive sustainable economic growth.

Forest sector helps Canada reach net-zero target through decarbonization of lime kilns

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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This strategy developed under Natural Resources Canada leadership and FPInnovations expertise will facilitate the use of local forest residues in replacement for the fossil fuels currently used to feed lime kilns, thus ensuring the maximization of forest supply.

Key Points: 
  • This strategy developed under Natural Resources Canada leadership and FPInnovations expertise will facilitate the use of local forest residues in replacement for the fossil fuels currently used to feed lime kilns, thus ensuring the maximization of forest supply.
  • Lime kilns are the largest emitters of non-biogenic GHG emissions in a pulp mill; therefore, they were identified as a well-defined and viable opportunity to target decarbonization.
  • Fuel switching our Lime Kilns represents a significant and economically viable opportunity for decarbonization.
  • We are confident that, with the ongoing support of FPInnovations and NRCan, this can be implemented broadly across the industry.”