VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board released its 2016/17 annual report, which summarizes the board’s work over the past year and highlights current projects underway. “We produce this annual report to show what the board sees in forest practices and forest management performance, what the board is finding in our work, and to give the…
TORONTO – Toromont Industries is significantly expanding its Caterpillar dealership network with the purchase of the businesses and net operating assets of the Hewitt Group of companies. The deal is worth just over $1 billion. Hewitt Equipment Limited is the authorized Caterpillar dealer for the province of Québec, Western Labrador and the Maritimes, as well…
Each year National Forest Week (NFW) is celebrated across Canada by many individuals and diverse governmental and non-governmental organizations. This year’s activities will take place Sept. 24-30. During National Forest Week, Canadians are invited to learn more about Canada’s forest heritage and to raise awareness about this valuable and renewable resource. The Canadian Institute of…
MONTREAL – EACOM Timber has successfully completed the installation of a continuous dry kiln at its Timmins, Ont., sawmill. This new system is designed to accelerate the wood drying process by continuously cycling lumber through the kiln with significant energy efficiency gains. The annual capacity of the sawmill will increase to 160 million board feet…
OTTAWA – The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has launched a new website – cariboufacts.ca – to share facts with Canadians about caribou herds and to urge the federal government to build caribou plans that address the many complex factors that are impacting caribou populations across the country. FPAC also wants to ensure that…
MONTREAL – Canada is hosting the 46th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Montreal this week. Hundreds of scientists and representatives from 195 countries are meeting from September 6 to 10, to decide on the scope of the IPCC’s sixth assessment report. This report will provide state-of-the-art knowledge on climate change,…
VANCOUVER — Canfor presented awards to four of its forestry contractors which harvest timber for the company in B.C. and Alberta. In his blog, Don Kayne, president and CEO of Canfor, said: “These companies play a vital role in our company’s success, which is why I greatly value the opportunity to thank and recognize excellence…
Crews have begun logging wood burned by the Gustafsen wildfire which burned near 100 Mile House, B.C., earlier this summer. A local news site, 100 Mile Free Press, reports that a local logging contractor, Rod Dillman, is the first to begin harvesting in the Gustafsen fire area. Mike Kennedy, woodlands manager with Norbord, which operates…
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. has completed the acquisition of six sawmills and a finger‑joint mill from the Howard Gilman Foundation and other shareholders. The acquisition was announced in July, with an expected purchase price of about US$430 million. The Gilman mills are located in Florida and Georgia. The acquisition is a further step…
OTTAWA – Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, has announced the creation of the NAFTA Advisory Council on the Environment. The ten-member council brings together prominent Canadians from politics, law, and Indigenous groups. The council will advise the Minister as Canada looks to strengthen environmental protections in a modernized NAFTA. This expert…