Forestry workers are back on the job after a week-long production curtailment affecting Canfor-owned sawmills across B.C. The Vancouver-based company announced the temporary shutdown on April 24, with mills closing five days later and resuming operations on Monday, May 6. The curtailment comes amid low lumber prices and the high cost of fibre. “We regret…
BC Liberals say Premier John Horgan and the NDP’s Bill 22 puts ideology ahead of what’s best for the hard-working B.C. families who depend heavily on the forestry sector by creating division within forestry-dependent communities. These measures mean B.C. will risk losing high-paying forestry jobs to the United States. “John Horgan and the NDP aren’t…
Papier- und Kartonfabrik Varel reduced web breaks to a minimum with the implementation of Procemex web monitoring and inspection systems. The solutions substantially increased knowledge about problems and their root causes which led to a significant decrease of unknown web breaks. A story between two companies that shows how investments in quality management and inspection…
According to Alberta Wildfire, the province saw 1,288 wildfires in the 2018 season, which burned close to 60,000 square hectares. As of Thursday, it reported, the province has seen 230 wildfires in Alberta’s forest protection areas, burning an area of about 625 hectares. According to a report in the Edmonton Star, Glenn McGillivray, managing director…
B.C. forestry companies concerned about proposed legislation that would give government a veto over the transfer of timber cutting rights. According to a report in the Vancouver Sun, several forestry companies have written the government to make the case that what is bad for them is also bad for the B.C. economy and thousands of…
Domtar Corporation has reported net earnings of $80 million ($1.27 per share) for the first quarter of 2019 compared to net earnings of $87 million ($1.38 per share) for the fourth quarter of 2018 and net earnings of $54 million ($0.86 per share) for the first quarter of 2018. Sales for the first quarter of…
CBC NEWS — The union representing four workers who died in two British Columbia sawmill explosions in 2012 says it hopes a new review of worker safety ordered by the provincial government will lead to overdue justice for survivors and families of the victims. In a report by CBC NEWS, Steve Hunt, district director for…
OTTAWA — Friends of the Earth Canada, represented by Ecojustice, filed an application seeking an investigation by the Competition Bureau into false and misleading claims made by the manufacturers of 23 so-called flushable wipes and other single-use products. The single-use wipes, which include baby wipes and personal wipes, sold under the Cottonelle, Charmin and President’s…
For the first quarter of 2019, the Company reported an operating loss of $69.9 million, an improvement of $9.2 million from the operating loss of $79.1 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2018. The modest increase in financial performance reflected improved operating earnings for the pulp and paper segment and one month of Vida…
CBC NEWS — Hundreds of ash trees are being removed from Winnipeg neighbourhoods as the city’s forest canopy is hit by another invasive species. According to a report by CBC News, the cottony ash psyllid — also known as jumping tree lice — has been added to a list of threats to Winnipeg trees, which…