Last season Husqvarna Canada Inc. teamed up with Vancouver Whitecaps FC as the Official Garden & Home Lawn Care Equipment Partner, working with One Tree Planted to fulfill its Goals for Trees program. The initiative focused on making a commitment to planting 100 trees for every goal scored by Whitecaps FC. In 2017, Whitecaps FC…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC – The Canada North Resources Expo is preparing for its return to the CN Centre in Prince George, BC on May 24th & 25th2019. The biennial trade event focuses on major resource sectors vital to Northern Canada’s economy, including forestry and heavy construction. The list of manufacturers and dealers already signed on…
Unique mobile application puts forest Big Data to more efficient use. Europe is looking for new ways to use farm, forest and fishery resources more responsibly and sustainably and to promote the production of the best possible raw materials in order to increase the availability of food, energy, and biomaterials. VTT Technical Research Centre of…
FPAC – -Kate Lindsay, a forest industry leader, environmental champion, and conservation steward has been named to Canadian Forest Magazine’s Top 10 Under 40. The annual Top 10 Under 40 highlights the significant contributions of some of Canada’s rising stars in forest management. Lindsay was selected for her commitment to excellence and the leadership role…
TimberWest has announced that it is committed to pursuing carbon neutrality over the next 10 years and has taken the first significant step in the process by measuring a total carbon footprint going beyond just its operations to incorporate supply chain energy use, forest carbon and its distribution network. Working with KPMG as an advisor…
The CIF-IFC Southern Ontario Section is proud to present the upcoming 2018 Annual General Meeting. The event will include a field tour which takes place in the Rice Lake area. Date: Friday October 12, 2018 Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Meeting Location: 4639 Robson Road, North of Baltimore Reservations are required before October 10th…
The union representing workers at 13 northern B.C. sawmills has directed its members to cease working overtime as a first step in job action after entering a legal strike position on Saturday. According to a report in the Prince George Citizen the United Steelworkers Local 1-2017 and Conifer, the employers’ bargaining agent for the region,…
According to a report in The Guardian, a non-profit Berlin tech startup has offered to buy the remaining 200 hectares of an ancient German forest to save it from being destroyed for coal surface mining. Ecosia, a search engine which donates the majority of its advertising revenue to conservation initiatives and funded the planting of…
Catalyst Paper Corporation has announced that Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corporation and Catalyst have entered into an agreement under which Paper Excellence has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company. Paper Excellence is a BC-headquartered company with close to two million tonnes of pulp production capacity through five operating…
On October 2nd, students from Pine Glen Public School in Huntsville took part in Forests for Kids, a tree planting event run by Forests Ontario and sponsored by Algonquin Forestry Authority (AFA). During this event, twenty grade seven and eight students teamed up to enhance their recently redesigned outdoor learning centre by planting trees. Grade…