Wood is a strong and versatile building material, but it rots, gets eaten by bugs, and blocks light. Plain sheets of glass aren’t much better. They shatter easily and let a lot of energy leak into or out of a building. But engineers have recently figured out how to find the best of both worlds…
Resolute Forest Products Inc. reported a GAAP net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, of $42 million, or $0.47 per share, compared to a GAAP net loss of $4 million, or $0.04 per share, in the same period in 2015. Sales were $891 million in the quarter, down $35 million, or 4%, from…
The Canadian Forest Service announced Wednesday it is releasing parasitic wasps in Ontario and Quebec this week in an effort to control the population of emerald ash borers. Krista Ryall, a research scientist for the Canadian Forest Service, told CBC News that 1,600 of the non-stinging wasps native to China are meant to combat the emerald ash borers…
Pictou, N.S., resident Terry Dunbrack is keenly aware of the Northern Pulp mill’s presence in his community. “That particulate matter that they’re spewing out gets into my lungs and the lungs of everybody else and eventually it causes harm,” Dunbrack told CBC’s Information Morning, adding that the Nova Scotia Lung Association and doctors in the area have attested…
This summer Canfor Corp. officially marked the opening of its two new pellet plants collocated at company sawmill sites in Chetwynd and Fort St. John near Vancouver, British Columbia, with a grand opening event at each facility, including a ribbon-cutting ceremony and plant tour attended by local delegates and others. Combined the plants have a…
Firefighters in Algonquin Park deployed water bombers for a second day on Friday, to battle an out-of-control blaze that forced the evacuation of several campsites. Fire Information Officer Shayne McCool says early morning rainfall aided the efforts of the six crews working to contain the blaze, but “quite a bit of hard work” remains before…
A battle is brewing over the future of Wildwood, the renowned 31-hectare Vancouver Island ecoforest founded by the late Merv Wilkinson. Each side maintains that its plan is best suited to manage and protect the property and honour Wilkinson’s vision. Created as a demonstration site for sustainable forestry, the site has been owned for the…
Though it has seemed pretty crispy-crunchy in many parts the province for several weeks now, the number of forest fires recorded so far this season is below the 10-year average, provincial officials report. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, there have been 578 fires province-wide so far, compared to an average amount…
The 650-kilometre trek of a radio-collared moose named Alice is the inspiration for a proposed hiking trail from Ontario’s forested Algonquin Park to the heart of New York’s Adirondack Mountains. Planners of the A2A — Algonquin to Adirondack — Trail liken it to Spain’s famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, with the added benefit of…
As of 9 a.m. Aug. 10, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) spokesperson Andrew Preeper said the Seven Mile Lake fire had grown from 240 to 350 hectares since the previous day but about 15 per cent of the blaze was contained. “They’re saying that there was good progress,” he said, noting that they’ve seen fire…