Paper Excellence offers a non-update in response to Mayor Greg Dionne’s State of the City Address. Don’t hold your breath for the Prince Albert Pulp Mill to re-open, Mayor Greg Dionne said during Thursday’s State of the City Address. “If the pulp mill opens, it will be six to eight years out,” he estimated, noting…
Erickson Incorporated, a leading global provider of aviation services, has renewed a contract with Canadian aerial heavy lift company Helifor Canada (Helifor), a subsidiary of Columbia Helicopters, to continue providing aerial timber harvesting services in British Columbia and western Canada. The contract is the fifth renewal with Helifor and provides for year-round services with one…
In the snowy woods of northern New England and other forested parts of the country, the lumberjack is an endangered species. As high-tech machinery replaces chain saws, which themselves replaced the axe, a generations-old way of life is disappearing, one that historically saw fathers pass on to their sons their love and knowledge of the…
In light of the global stock market turmoil, the deep dive of the Canadian dollar and the ongoing commodities sell-off, what is the outlook for B.C.’s forest sector? On fundamentals, softwood lumber prices – in U.S. dollars – should not be as low as they are today. B.C.’s northern kraft pulp prices are weak because…
The Canadian dollar’s nosedive has disrupted North American lumber markets to the point that Canada is expected to face currency-induced pressure to make concessions in the next softwood lumber agreement with the United States. Henry Spelter, a leading analyst at the U.S. consulting firm Forest Economic Advisors, said the effect of currency changes is likely…
It could be weeks, if not months, before investigators and the public know exactly what happened at a New Westminster lumber yard where two people were killed in a workplace incident. Two men, reported be to in their 60s, were killed after being crushed by a load of lumber at the United Gateway Logistics Inc….
The annual WoodWORKS! International Wood Symposium this year is all about tall towers. Towers constructed from timbers, that is. Among the themes: Who is building them, what are the latest materials and techniques and how are developers getting them built in a sector still geared toward concrete and steel? Designers of the world’s tallest timber…
Damning reports indicate WorkSafeBC found multiple infractions at a New Westminster lumber yard where two workers were killed last weekend. The accident, which occurred at United Gateway Logistics on January 23, involved lumber falling from a forklift. The two victims were 60 and 65 years old. After the accident, investigators issued a stop work order in…
On the eve of a long-awaited land-use agreement for the Great Bear Rainforest, scientists are decrying the fact that Gribbell Island — the greatest habitat on the coast for B.C.’s official mammal, the Spirit Bear — won’t receive official protected-area status. One of those scientists, veteran bear biologist Wayne McCrory, a director of the Valhalla…
Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) would like to respond to the Jan. 14 letter to the editor in the Cochrane Eagle regarding the Alberta Forestry model. The assertion by Mr. MacMahon that forest management practices in Alberta are outdated is simply incorrect. Alberta’s forest management regime is based on best practices and takes into consideration the…