The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today welcomed the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers’ (CCFM) new Innovation Action Plan, calling it an “important step” towards a low-carbon economy. Following an all-day meeting yesterday in Dawson City, Yukon on the future of Canada’s forests and forest products sector, the CCFM announced a renewed commitment to…
Ontario is partnering with Bioindustrial Innovation Canada to support a new hub in Sarnia-Lambton that is expected to create 400 high-value jobs, strengthen the province’s industrial competitiveness, and raise the profile of Ontario as a world leader in biotechnology. Ontario will invest $3 million over four years through the Business Growth Initiative to build the…
A South African firefighting agency has apologized to Canada and promised an investigation after a pay dispute led to a strike by 300 firefighters who are battling the blaze near Fort McMurray. But the agency isn’t yet ready to comment on allegations by Alberta Premier Rachel Notley that it violated Alberta’s labour law by paying…
A dipping sauce made from chili and douglas fir, douglas fir vinegar, and even sparkling douglas fir drinks — those are just some of the things Laura Waters came up with when she started experimenting with the needles that come from the large evergreen tree. Waters, who sells gift baskets, home-made cards and food products…
Figuring out the construction of six-storey wood buildings is a learning curve for everyone in Ontario and it takes a little more time to understand the nuances. “It hasn’t been a walk in the park,” said David Moses of Moses Structural Engineers, who is working on both Heartwood The Beach and Cabin Toronto. He worked…
A public meeting is being held to discuss a study looking for a practical use for Grand Falls-Windsor’s richest resource Grand Falls-Windsor’s richest resource has been latent since the closure of the pulp and paper mill seven years ago, but thanks to a $50,000 grant from the provincial government and support by the Forestry and…
Two logging contractors working in the area near Hudson Bay, Sask., have been fined a total of $19,600 after pleading guilty to several charges under the Clean Air Act. Lutz Logging Inc. pleaded guilty to two counts of burning industrial waste and received $14,000 in fines and surcharges. WE Logging pleaded guilty to a single count…
Scientists are putting Alberta at the head of the herd among provinces with a strategy to preserve threatened caribou that includes sectioning off forest to protect calving cows. While the plan for a $40-million restoration of industry-damaged habitat and huge new protected areas has drawn applause, questions remain about whether calving pens will do any good. “It could be an OK idea,…
Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT) today announced that it has been named for the 10th consecutive year as one of the Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada by Corporate Knights Magazine, which reports on corporate sustainability and transparency. “We are proud to be acknowledged for the 10th consecutive year as one of Canada’s Best Corporate Citizens,” said…
There is great potential for new wood fibre products and growing markets in non-traditional product areas says Derek Nighbor, CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada and the potential can be realized with some support from the senior levels of Government. He says from bio-energy to taller buildings made of wood, and even real wooden…