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COFI Annual Convention 2005

April 14-15, 2005

Delegate feedback from the Council of Forest Industries 2005 annual convention indicates it was a resounding success! Over 860 delegates attended the two days of panel sessions and networking opportunities. Thank you to all those who participated and helped us re-establish BC’s premiere forestry convention. Speakers presentations are available below.
Click Here to link to the COFI newsletter article and photo collage of the convention.

Speakers Presentations

Panel #1: "State of BC's Forest Industry"
 
State of BC's Forest Industry
Craig Campbell, PricewaterhouseCoopers
(16 pages, 1.1MB)
   
Industry Perspective
Reid Carter, Brascan Financial Corp.
(16 pages, 380KB)
   
Investment Perspective
Don Roberts, CIBC World Markets
(33 pages, 980KB)
 
Panel #2 : “Market Risks”
   
Market Perceptions
Bruce Anderson, Decima Inc.
(pending)
 
   

Environmental Issues
Avrim Lazar, Forest Products Association of Canada
(28 pages, 2.4MB)

   
Buyers’ Perspective
George Finkenstaedt, Lanoga Corporation
(n/a)
 
 
Panel #3: “Market Opportunities”
   

Wood in North America
Pauline Rochefort, Canadian Wood Council
(46 pages, 4.9MB)

   
New Pacific Rim Markets
Paul Newman, COFI
(20 pages, 1.6MB)
Vancouver 2010
Kelly McCloskey, Wood Promotion Network
(pending)
 
   
Address by the Honourable Gordon Campbell
   
Check Against Delivery
Premier, Province of British Columbia
(7 pages, 112KB)
 

 
Panel #4: “Global Supply & Demand”
   

Softwood Lumber Dispute
John Allan, COFI
(n/a)

 
   

Emerging Producing Areas
Russ Taylor, R.E. Taylor & Associates
(43 pages, 985KB)

   

Traditional Producing Areas
Tom Temple, Canfor Corporation
( 26 pages, 213KB)

   
Panel #5: “BC’s Forest Policy, Risks & Opportunities”
   

BC’s Forest Policy Changes
Dr. George Hoberg, UBC
(43 pages, 985KB)

   

Potential Beetle Epidemic Impacts
Mayor Rick Gibson, City of Williams Lake
(26 pages, 213KB)

   
BC’s Forest Policy Changes / Beetle Action Plan
Doug Konkin, Ministry of Forests
(4 pages, 25KB)
   

“BC Forest Safety Council – Progress Report”
Jim Shepherd, BC Forest Safety Council
(4 pages, 713KB)

   

“The Importance of BC’s Rural Economy”
Jock Finlayson, Business Council of British Columbia
(33 pages, 149KB)

   
Panel #8: “ Forest Sector: Risks & Opportunities 2010 & Beyond”
   

An Industry Perspective
Hank Ketcham,
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
(21 pages, 609KB)

Hon. Michael de Jong,
Minister of Forests
(n/a)
 
   
Address by the Honourable Frank McKenna
 
Ambassador of Canada to the United States
(6 pages, 96KB)
 
Sponsors & Exhibitors
 
Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors!
(1 page, 787KB)

For more information, contact the COFI North office:

Phone: 250-564-5136
Fax: 250-564-3588
Email: ac2005@cofi.org