Haliburton, Ont. — Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve has partnered with Bluesource Canada to leverage the value generated by the Ontario carbon market. The privately-owned forest is committing to long-term stewardship that maximizes CO2 emissions sequestered by the forest. This first-of-its-kind agreement in Ontario is intended to secure to secure a long-term commitment to GHG…
MONTREAL – WoodRise, a global conference dedicated to mid-rise and tall wood buildings, is running in Bordeaux, France, this week. Organised by the Institut technologique FCBA (France), FPInnovations (Canada), and the Building Research Institute (Japan), with the participation of ADIVbois, WoodRise will bring together more than 1500 international stakeholders from the wood, construction and urban…
A coalition of municipal leaders, chambers of commerce, unions, and the forest sector are raising concerns that draft provincial species at risk policy will jeopardize jobs in northern and rural Ontario. The Ontario Forestry Coalition has been repeatedly requesting that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) consult with municipalities, Indigenous communities, and industry…
The B.C. government provided updated information regarding the 2017 wildfire season, as of Tuesday, Sept. 12. 158: the number of wildfires burning in British Columbia. 1246: the total number of wildfires in the province since April 1, 2017. 1,173,611: number of hectares burned so far this year. 3090: number of firefighters and other personnel currently…
Arsenault Sawmill Ltd. of Richmond, P.E.I., went into receivership almost a year ago owing the P.E.I. government more than $3.7 million. PricewaterhouseCoopers, the court-appointed receiver, is currently preparing to sell off almost 100 different properties connected to the sawmill company. The receiver has said it doesn’t expect their sale will generate enough revenue to cover…
On September 12-15, the city of Bordeaux in France will be hosting the first edition of the WoodRise World Congress, an event aimed at showcasing international scientific and technological excellence in mid-rise and high-rise wood buildings. FPInnovations is an organizer of the WoodRise Congress. As a follow-up to this event, professionals and stakeholders in the…
SHERBROOKE and TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. – Kruger Inc. is will invest $377.6 million to diversify operations at its Brompton and Wayagamack Mills into specialty niches, such as flexible food packaging, labelling and digital printing. This major project, undertaken in partnership with the Government of Québec, will help to maintain more than 500 jobs in the Mauricie…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Louisiana-Pacific has made a commitment of US$1 million to support Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts in Texas, as well as a commitment to match employee contributions to hurricane relief. LP will make a US$500,000 donation distributed to non-profit organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and the United Way of Greater…
W.D. Moore Logging is exiting the contracting business, citing thin profits in a high-risk business, according to a story in the Vancouver Sun. Owner Graham Lasure told the Sun for the capital intensity of the logging business, the profit margins are not worthwhile. “We can maybe make two, three, five per cent (per year),” Lasure…
VANCOUVER – Western Forestry Contractors’ Association invites industry members to attend the group’s annual workshop focusing on the B.C. market forecast for forestry services for 2018 along with a long-term outlook over the next five years, based on the provincial government’s commitments to forest restoration and carbon sequestration. The Annual Summer Business and Market Summit…