PENTICTON WESTERN NEWS — The Garrison Lake fire, 33 km from Princeton, jumped Highway 3 Saturday, Aug. 14. A spokesman from BC Wildfire told the Spotlight Sunday morning that more aggressive fire behaviour is expected, and it’s possible Highway 3 will be closed as a result. “We might see a really bad uptick in fire…
CBC NEWS — Some companies in Nova Scotia’s forestry sector have launched a lobby group to support restarting the idle pulp mill in Pictou County. The group, called Friends of a New Northern Pulp, launched a website and social media pages this week to build support for Northern Pulp’s new $350-million plan to reopen the mill. “We’d like to see the public…
The 20th Commonwealth Forestry Conference will bring together more than 186 speakers who will share their knowledge of the most pressing topics in forestry today from their homes and offices located in 46 countries in 17 time zones. Hosted by the Faculty of Forestry at UBC from August 16-18 2021, the Conference will foster one of the most…
IndexBox has just published a new report: ‘U.S. – Particle Board – Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights’. Here is a summary of the report’s key findings. Last year, the American particleboard imports grew by +13.2% y-o-y to 6.1M cubic meters or $2.1B in value terms due to an intensive housing building. Canada remains the…
MOSCOW, THE WASHINGTON POST — For Russia, there are two types of fires raging across Siberia: the kind the authorities are fighting and the others they are allowing to burn. That’s because Siberia is so vast that huge fires can burn without threatening any major settlements, transportation systems or infrastructure — but are still part…
IndexBox has just published a new report: ‘World – Wood Pellets – Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights’. Here is a summary of the report’s key findings. Global wood pellet imports spiked by +9.2% y-o-y to $4.5B, reaching the highest point ever. The UK remains the largest wood pellet importer, accounting for 35% of the…
WESTERN STANDARD — The BC government has extended the provincial state of emergency until 12:01 a.m. on August 18, 2021, in order to “support the ongoing co-ordinated response to the wildfire situation and ensure public safety.” At the time of the extension, which was issued late Tuesday afternoon, 254 wildfires were burning in the province…
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS — Lumber prices haven’t shown signs of rebounding yet, as OSB continues to have triple digit declines – According to Random Lengths, the Framing Lumber Composite fell by $16 w/w to $463, the 11 th consecutive weekly drop. Buying demand has been slow to come back, with the recent curtailments in BC over…
PHYS.ORG., BY EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY — Forests are not only key to moderating our climate by sequestering atmospheric carbon, but they also create a cooling effect by increasing low-level clouds. A first global assessment using satellite observations has shown that for two-thirds of the world, afforestation increases low-level cloud cover, with the effect being strongest…
NEW YORK, GLOBE NEWSWIRE — Mercer International Inc. The Company has announced that it received approval from the applicable Bankruptcy Court for a sales Order approving the acquisition by its wholly-owned subsidiary of a state-of-the-art CLT manufacturing facility located at Spokane, Washington (the “Facility”) for a price of $50 million, subject to customary adjustments. The…