MISSISSAUGA – Thanks to every goal scored by Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact teams, Canada will have 17,600 more trees! Husqvarna Canada Inc., the official and exclusive lawn partner of each team during the 2017 season, is working with One Tree Planted to see through its commitment from its Goals for Trees program…
Demand for wood moulding and trim is projected to increase by only 3.7 percent annually to $5.5 billion in 2022, the slowest rate of advance of any material type. However, wood will still account for more than half of moulding and trim sales in 2022. Interior moulding is expected to continue to account for the…
Small business, forestry, mining and other business leaders spoke in Vancouver Thursday to urge the federal government to save the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The group is laying out a strategy to mobilize public support for the project, concerned about Canada’s reputation as a safe place to invest. Participants include Greg D’Avignon, president of…
Researchers at Rensselaer have developed a patented method to use cheap and abundant paper biomass to make lithium-sulfur batteries. A major by-product in the papermaking industry is lignosulfonate – a sulfonated carbon waste material, which is typically combusted on site, releasing CO2 into the atmosphere after sulfur has been captured for reuse. According to NewElectronics,…
Representatives from the DomtarCorporation Dryden Mill presented a cheque for the company’s donation of $30,000 to the Dryden Regional Health Services Foundation. The Dryden Regional Health Services Foundation is the fundraising partner of the Dryden Regional Health Centre. Domtar’s donation will help fund a new CT scan unit for the Dryden Regional Health Centre(DRHC). Domtar’s…
Ontario is improving access to Crown lands by investing in community access and forest roads, allowing for improved forestry management and increased economic opportunities for remote communities. The forestry industry uses community access and forestry roads for their operations, including harvesting and reforestation on Crown lands. The province, in partnership with forest companies and local…
Alliance says despite meaningful progress the Federal government could now derail plans. An Alliance of First Nation and non-First Nation leaders were pleased to see Premier Wynne and the Ontario Government have clearly listened to their concerns and are moving forward with a two-year extension to the current regulation for forest management under the provincial…
MONCTON – Atlantic Canada’s most comprehensive heavy equipment show took place Thursday and Friday, April 5th and 6th in Moncton. The 32nd edition of the Atlantic Heavy Equipment Show sprawled over 200,000 square feet of the Moncton Coliseum Complex showcasing heavy iron, and the supporting products and services that keep forestry & road building industries…
VANCOUVER –FEA Canada/WOOD MARKETS’ 2017 annual survey of “top 20” Canadian and U.S. lumber producers featured mixed production trends despite a runaway lumber market in the U.S. With few mill acquisitions, almost all of the production gains arose from improvements at existing mills. Of the top 40 companies, 8 in Canada and 6 in the…
Twenty industry experts have been invited to speak at the Global Softwood Log & Lumber Conference in Vancouver as well as eight industry experts for the two-panel sessions (one each day). The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver, BC May 9-10, 2018. One of the key topics to be discussed will…