uilding tall with structural wood is the aim of many research-minded project teams these days. But the building type is largely outside the scope of current building codes in the U.S., meaning each project requires ample — and often costly — testing to prove it will perform equal to or better than it would if…
On behalf of the Board of Directors of FPInnovations, Mr. Yvon Pelletier, Chairman of the Board, announced today that Pierre Lapointe, President and Chief Executive Officer of FPInnovations is stepping down from his position. A selection process will be started over the next few weeks and Pierre will remain in office until his replacement is…
New Brunswick’s new special envoy to the United States on the softwood lumber tariff dispute says he will begin work immediately to get the province a favourable deal. David Wilkins, who was in Saint John on Tuesday afternoon with Premier Brian Gallant, said his goal is to get a return of the long-standing exemption on…
A rise in U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood will help drive an increase in lumber exports to China and other Asian markets, Canada’s top trade official said. “There’s an enormous opportunity,” said Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne in an interview in Singapore on Monday. “Diversification is the key, that’s why Canada has an ambitious trade agenda.”…
Canada and the United States are unlikely to strike a deal on a dispute over lumber exports by the time talks on renewing NAFTA start in mid-August, a source close to the matter said on Thursday. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said earlier in the day he hoped the issue would be solved before the…
A fairly wet spring has meant fewer wildfires than normal on the Prairies. Saskatchewan has had about 65 wildfires, well below the province’s five-year average of about 120 by this time. Alberta is reporting about 220 wildfires, compared to more than 500 by this time last year. “This spring, we’ve received a lot more rain,…
A racketeering lawsuit launched by multinational forestry giant Resolute Forest Products against Greenpeace should be heard in California, an American court has ruled. Amid a ramped-up public relations offensive by both sides, a district court in Augusta, Ga., found that Montreal-based Resolute had failed to show why the $300-million lawsuit should be held in the…
As the consequences of climate change strike across the United States, ecologists have a guiding principle about how they think plants will respond. Cold-adapted plants will survive if they move “up”—that is, as they move further north (away from the tropics) and higher in elevation (away from the warm ground). A new survey of how…
One building stands out in the old logging town of Prince George, Canada. Encased in a sleek glass facade, the structure towers above most of its neighbours, beckoning from afar with the warm amber glow of Douglas fir. Constructed almost entirely from timber in 2014, the 8-storey, 30-metre building is among the tallest modern wooden…
“There were court challenges in these other disputes. We have won them all.” — Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr on April 25. — Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr has been offering reassuring words as the country prepares to defend its softwood lumber industry yet again from duties imposed by the United States. The latest round…