The B.C. government is asking for the public’s assistance in reporting any erosion concerns or potential flooding risks associated with recent wildfires within the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako. The assistance is requested so the appropriate authorities can be notified and problem areas addressed. Wildfire activity can increase the risk of natural landslides and flooding. Areas…
An Alberta Party government would increase building opportunities in the “forgotten” forestry industry and set out to bring a $1-billion boost annually to the economy, according to a report in the Edmonton Journal. If elected, the party would amend the province’s building code to allow for taller timber buildings as well as create a research…
CBC News — A condo project in Victoria could become one of the largest residential buildings in B.C. made from wood. The proposed development on Speed Avenue, a few blocks outside the downtown core, will have a 12-storey tower with 179 units. Other than the underground parking garage, it will be constructed using entirely mass…
ANACLA, British Columbia — GLOBE NEWSWIRE — Huumiis Ventures Limited Partnership, a limited partnership beneficially owned by the Huu-ay-aht First Nations (“Huu-ay-aht”), and Western Forest Products Inc. have announced the completion of HVLP’s acquisition from Western of a 7% interest in the newly formed TFL 44 Limited Partnership. “The transaction is a positive step for…
Registration for the not-to-be-missed event of the fall, Woodrise 2019, has officially started! Co-organized by FPInnovations and the FCBA (France), 1000 attendees are expected at the Woodrise 2019 international conference on mid-rise and high-rise wood-building construction taking place at the Quebec City Convention Center from September 30 to October 4, 2019. The event, with the…
SAYVILLE, NY – The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading authority in sustainable printing certification for print manufacturers has announced recent achievements in sustainable printing from the innovative certified facility, Bolger. Certified since 2017, Bolger has achieved zero production landfill status, an impressive accomplishment meaning that all waste from its production process is managed…
A team of leading experts has created the world’s first North American Mass Timber Report. Call it disruption in the world of building construction. Call it re-imagining how schools, apartment complexes, and even taller buildings are designed and built. Indeed, support for using mass timber products in construction keeps building across the world…literally…as the building…
ESPOO, Finland — Valmet will supply OptiConcept M containerboard making line with automation solutions and a winder for GS Paperboard & Packaging (GSPP) Sdn., Bhd. in Selangor, Malaysia. With the new production line PM 3, GSPP will produce high-quality testliner and fluting grades as well as strengthen its position in the Malaysian market. The start-up…
Quebec City — CO2 Solutions Inc. provided an update on the Corporation’s first commercial project with Fibrek General Partnership, a subsidiary of Resolute Forest Products Inc., and Serres Toundra Inc. The project involves the deployment of a 30-tonne per day (tpd) CO2 capture unit and ancillary equipment at Resolute’s pulp mill in Saint-Félicien, Quebec and…
Proposed amendments to the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act will expand B.C.’s parks and protected areas system, adding approximately 107 hectares of new land to six existing Class A parks. To reflect ancestral connections and support reconciliation efforts, the amendments also include renaming John Dean Park to ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱/John Dean Park (pronounced Tlay-will-nook), which means…