Japan is a good news story for Canada’s wood pellet producers. As recently as 2014, Canada exported just 62,000 tonnes to Japan, but by 2016, this had increased by a whopping 350 per cent to 272,000 tonnes. Canada presently accounts for 78 per cent of Japanese wood pellet imports and we aim to maintain this…
The effort to get Fort McMurray back to normal following last spring’s massive wildfire continued Saturday, as volunteers lined up to help plant trees in the region. Tree Canada president Michael Rosen told the Alberta Morning News that they’re starting by planting trees in the city itself. “We’re not going to have a chance to…
Many in the log hauling industry in B.C. would like to see the province fall in line with other jurisdictions and permit the use of 9-axle configurations. A B.C. Forest Safety Council (BCFSC) panel discussed the benefits and challenges of going from eight to nine axles, which are currently only granted on a case-by-case scenario…
British Columbians need to rethink everything about the way we manage our forests and the products they provide, according to research by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. If we do, the payoff can be substantial. Better forest management, more thorough extraction of wood from harvested areas and a focus on long-lasting wood products could…
An almost century-long endeavour to preserve and enhance York Region, Ont.’s managed forests reached another milestone earlier this year with the LEED Platinum certification of the Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre. Set in the Hollidge Tract in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, the 362-square-metre (4,000-square-foot) single-storey building is the first regionally owned facility to…
A cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturer based in St. Mary’s, Ont., will build 30 houses for the First Nations in Grand Rapids, Man. The project is a first for CLT in First Nations housing but the manufacturer suggests there are good reasons to think it won’t be the last. The assembly can save money on building…
Montreal-based lumber, paper and pulp producer Tembec has received an $807 million US offer to take over the company from Florida-based conglomerate Rayonier Advanced Materials. Jacksonville-based Rayonier is offering Tembec shareholders $4.05 Cdn per share, or 0.2302 shares in the new combined company for every share that they own. The deal, which would see Rayonier…
As climate change makes urban forests more important than ever, students and staff at the University of Toronto’s faculty of forestry are worried about their future.The university is considering changes to its academic structure, inspiring more than 300 supporters to sign a petition to save the faculty.U of T vice-president and provost Cheryl Regehr said…
The USA imported a total of 8.456m m³ of softwood lumber from Canada in the first quarter of this year which, according to the figures from the US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), equates to a reduction of 16% against last year. After imports in January had still been slightly higher than a…
Spray Lake Sawmills is the horse that has taken the lead in the way of donations for the coming fifth annual Cochrane Fair.The local lumber kings are donating $15,000 to the Aug. 18 to 20 weekend event that will also host the annual Cochrane Classic Bullriding on the Saturday evening.The sizable donation makes it possible…