Greenpeace, paperworkers agree on Northern green jobs strategy.

• Position: IN BRIEF

The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) is hailing a new report by Greenpeace as a means of stimulating Northern Ontario's forestry industry, creating hew green jobs, and preserving the ecological value of the Boreal Forest.

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The document, entitled Building a Green Economy, includes such recommendations as providing green tax credits and conservation funding, and adopting ecosystem-based management and Forest Stewardship Council certification. It also suggests allocating more Crown forests for community-based initiatives and value-added processing, and supporting non-timber forest products and services such as wild food and ecotourism.

"Forest workers have taken a major hit over the last few years," said Kim Ginter, CEP's Ontario Region vice-president, in a release.

"Provincial and federal governments need to take immediate concrete steps to stimulate the forestry sector so northwestern...