19 h. ago B.C. Forests Minister announces new Forestry Support Bureau, promising action to protect jobs and strengthen the sector

Statement from Scott Lunny, United Steelworkers (USW) Western Canada Director, on new Forestry Support Bureau announced by B.C. Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar: VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At the recent meeting of United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1-2017 in Prince George, B.C.’s Minister of Forests, Ravi Parmar, spoke about acting […]

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8 d. ago Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Human Resource Development Program organized by JCDC

Nine new foreign chefs have completed the JCDC program TOKYO — The Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Human Resource Development Program, organized by the Japanese non-profit organization JCDC (Location: Tokyo, Representative: Yoshihiro Murata), is a training program supported by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), with the aim of developing human resources […]

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1 week ago Two Young Chefs Have Passed the Japanese Cuisine Certification Exam (Organized by JCDC) and Have Newly Acquired Gold Certification!

Based on the “Guidelines for Certification of Cooking Skills for Japanese Cuisine in Foreign Countries” established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan TOKYO — The Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee (JCDC) (Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Yoshihiro Murata; Website: , which supports and promotes the spread of Japanese food […]

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2 w. ago Audit finds B.C.’s forest management hurt by flawed data without clear methodology

VICTORIA — An audit has found that British Columbia’s government did not have a clear method for calculating the carbon being stored or released in provincial forests, which undermined the credibility in reporting from the Forests Ministry. The Office of the Auditor General of B.C. says in the report that defined methodologies to calculate forest […]

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2 w. ago Bureau Veritas Strengthens Its Leading Position in the Chilean Copper Market Through the Acquisition of GeoAssay

PARIS — Bureau Veritas, a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification services (TIC), announces the acquisition of GeoAssay. This transaction cements Bureau Veritas’ position as the Metals & Minerals market leader in Chile, the world’s largest copper producer. Bureau Veritas’ Metals & Minerals operations aim to support our clients throughout the entire mining cycle, […]

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2 w. ago B.C. forest minister says Canada’s relationship with U.S. has ‘changed forever’

Ravi Parmar said that B.C. still relies heavily on the lumber industry with revenue from the forest sector to pay for schools, health care and social services.

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3 w. ago Liverpool, Madrid and Barcelona looking to complete Champions League job as they protect slim leads

MILAN  — Defending champion Real Madrid, Liverpool and Barcelona all have one-goal leads to protect going into the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 this week. For Madrid there is also city bragging rights at stake as it visits Atletico Madrid on Wednesday with a 2-1 advantage from the first leg, while […]

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