A low loonie isn’t something about which you’ll likely hear anyone at Arauco lament. In fact, the Sault Ste. Marie medium density fibreboard producer banks, in part, on the Canadian dollar remaining worth relatively less than the greenback for a continued competitive edge. “It’s been a positive thing,” says Anthony DiGasparro, Arauco’s northern business development…
Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Garneau appeared today in Ottawa, Canada, before the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on International Trade. Testifying in support of free, unencumbered access for softwood lumber exports from Central Canada (Quebec and Ontario) to the U.S. market, Mr. Garneau formally presented his…
You have to like any headline which says “Seeds planted for London’s first wooden skyscraper” for so many reasons. The Greenwood Strikes Back, perhaps? Actually, it’s a very good, very challenging, and potentially very valuable, idea. The question is whether a 300-metre-tall wooden skyscraper can actually be built. The wooden skyscraper idea germinated at Cambridge…
You have to like any headline which says “Seeds planted for London’s first wooden skyscraper” for so many reasons. The Greenwood Strikes Back, perhaps? Actually, it’s a very good, very challenging, and potentially very valuable, idea. The question is whether a 300-metre-tall wooden skyscraper can actually be built. The wooden skyscraper idea germinated at Cambridge…
During the Truck Loggers Association (TLA) board of directors meeting in Port Alberni on April 7, frustration and concern was apparent from coastal logging contractors towards the industry’s major tenure holders. “It’s a challenging environment to be in,” said David Elstone, executive director of the TLA. “You have the contractor that is having to go…
It’s not nearly as much as Canoe Forest Products asked for, but Salmon Arm councillors are giving the company a tax break that will be picked up by property owners and businesses. On Monday, council approved the shift of $25,000 to general municipal taxes from Class 4 (Major Industry). Chief financial officer Monica Dalziel advised…
Conifex Timber Inc. announced today that it has completed a timber harvesting cooperation agreement with Dunkley Lumber Ltd. (“Dunkley”) to conduct coordinated joint timber harvesting operations on certain portions of Conifex’s harvesting areas in the Mackenzie Timber Supply Area. Conifex believes that the coordinated harvesting operations will enhance fibre optimization between the two companies, improve…
Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are accelerating the growth of B.C.’s forests by one to three per cent a year, enough to cancel out the impact on the climate from the mountain pine beetle outbreak by 2020, according to a new study from the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. “This turnaround will happen much…
B.C.’s focus on heavy timber and mass wood construction is reshaping the construction industry, creating a new type of construction expertise, while also showing the private sector that mid and highrise wood structures can make economic sense. “Since the beginning of this year, we are starting to see more interest from developers in these projects…
Changing the Point Tupper biomass generating facility’s must-run status won’t affect employment there and will benefit the province’s ratepayers, a Nova Scotia Power official says. Sasha Irving, vice-president of communications and public affairs, said in an interview Friday they believe it’s the right decision for customers of the utility. “It provides us with more flexibility…