Ottawa investing $50 million in high-tech forestry centre in New Brunswick
The project would use artificial intelligence to create a digital twin of the province's forests and predict wildfires and pest infestations.
- On Tuesday, Federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson announced Ottawa plans to invest $50 million in a new digital forestry centre in New Brunswick, a collaboration between the Northern Hardwood Research Institute and Research New Brunswick.
- The Strategic Innovation Centre in Digital Forestry aims to leverage AI technology to build a digital twin of New Brunswick's forests, enabling prediction of wildfire and pest infestation locations.
- Federal officials estimate the centre's total value at $86 million, with the government's $50 million contribution conditional on final project approval.
- Hodgson stated the government is developing a national forest sector strategy to create conditions supporting similar initiatives across Canada.
- The forestry sector faces tightening supply, increased operational costs, and U.S. tariffs; Natural Resources Canada believes the centre could become a model for other regions.
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Ottawa announces N.B. digital forestry centre to transform industry
The New Brunswick Strategic Innovation Centre in Digital Forestry, which will be a collaboration between the Northern Hardwoods Research Institute and ResearchNB, will create new tools to “improve how fibre is managed across supply chains,” according to Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
Feds support New Brunswick Strategic Innovation Centre in Digital Forestry
Today, federal minister of energy and natural resources Tim Hodgson announced an investment of “up to $50 million” to help establish the $86-million New Brunswick Strategic Innovation Centre in Digital Forestry. Led by the Northern Hardwoods Research Institute in collaboration with ResearchNB and in partnership with the Canadian Forest Service, the centre is intended to...
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Ottawa investing $50 million in high-tech forestry centre in New Brunswick
The Strategic Innovation Centre in Digital Forestry will leverage AI technology to keep the forest industry profitable while protecting the environment.
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