ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE WEATHER CHANNEL –German firefighters battling a large inferno in a forest southwest of Berlin faced an added challenge in recent days: buried, exploding World War II ammunition that was being set off by the wildfire. According to the Weather Channel, the fire sent thick smoke toward Berlin and forced several nearby villages…
Terra Nova National Park is hoping hundreds of metres of fencing will protect stunted trees from hungry moose. According to a report by the CBC, the park has constructed an eight-hectare moose exclosure and has planted thousands of balsam fir seedlings inside, in an attempt to regenerate a forest in an open meadow that’s been…
This year’s wildfire season is now the second-worst in B.C. history when it comes to the amount of land that’s burned. More than 945,000 hectares have been scorched by fires since April 1. According to a news report by the CBC, last year, the record was set when more than 1.2 million hectares of land…
Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland signed a collaboration agreement on the CERES flagship programme and took a concrete step towards a joint innovation ecosystem in the field of bioeconomy. The aim is to develop materials from renewable resources in order to safeguard a sustainable future. The Academy of Finland has granted…
The latest addition is the Nokian R-Truck product range for demanding on and off-road use – such as earthmoving and forestry applications. “On and off-road use puts special, even conflicting demands on a truck tire”, says Nokian Heavy Tires Product Manager Teppo Siltanen. “It’s like two different worlds – the smooth highway and the rocky…
The Government of Canada is investing $275,000 in Nova Wood Products Limited to renovate its facility and install new equipment to modernize its operations. Nova Wood Products Limited will enlarge its lacquer finishing area and purchase automated equipment to assist with the sanding and spray finishing of wood products. This will enable the company to…
THE CANADIAN PRESS — Wildfires roaring through B.C. timber stands are being linked to both rising lumber prices and rallying stocks for Canadian forest product companies. CIBC World Markets analyst Hamir Patel says lumber buyers appear to be worried about supply disruptions if this summer’s B.C. wildfire toll is as severe as last season. He…
THE CANADIAN PRESS –HALIFAX — A new review of Nova Scotia’s forestry practices is calling for fundamental changes to the way trees are harvested in the province. The report by University of Kings College president Bill Lahey says forest practices should be guided by a new paradigm called “ecological forestry” which treats forests “first and…
Forest Products Association of Canada CEO Derek Nighbor issued the following statement after U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments partially blaming Canadian lumber imports for forest fires in California. “First and foremost our thoughts are with people in Canada and the U.S. who have been displaced from their homes or are on evacuation alert, and with…
KP Tissue and Kruger Products L.P. announced its plan for a capital investment of $575 million in the Brompton area of Sherbrooke, Québec, to build a new, state-of-the-art tissue plant featuring Canada’s largest and most modern through-air-dry (TAD) machine. The project will create more than 180 new jobs in the region. The announcement of this…