Port Hawkesbury Paper’s old newsprint building will be torn down as the company moves forward with other ventures, including a proposed sugar extraction plant. Company spokesman Marc Dube said there’s no reason to keep the shop because there has been no turnaround in the declining newsprint market. “Every paper expert would be quick to tell…
Forestry is the second largest industry in Timmins-James Bay, but the industry still recovering from a decade of decreased demand for timber brought on the crash of the U.S. housing market during the mid 2000s. Mills closed and very likely many will never be coming back. Economic fortunes in the U.S. are improving, but it…
Yellowhead candidates in the upcoming federal election agree on the severity of the mountain pine beetle infestation in Jasper National Park, but representatives from two of the major parties have varying opinions on why more hasn’t been done to this point. Liberal Party candidate Ryan Maguhn took aim at the Conservative Party during a Sept….
Domtar Corporation has been awarded the Pulp and Paper International (PPI) 2015 Environmental Strategy of the Year Award for The Paper Trail®, its newly revitalized digital transparency tool. When using the tool, customers are able to learn where their paper comes from and track the gate-to-gate environmental impact of their paper purchase across five categories:…
One of the tallest wood buildings in the world will soon be constructed at UBC, providing housing for hundreds of students. When completed, the $51.5-million residence building will stand 53 metres tall (about 174 feet). “This beautiful, new tall wood building will serve as a living laboratory for the UBC community,” said Martha Piper, interim…
Mining and forestry are key industries in British Columbia, but both sectors have taken a hit in recent times. Given that, they’re hoping whoever forms Canada’s next government will offer some concrete help. “Right now, we continue to be in a prolonged downturn,” said Mining Association of B.C. president and CEO Karina Briño. “It’s difficult…
A Timber Tower design for a 42-story wood tower, the tallest yet envisioned, has been published in a report by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM), world renowned architects. Its carbon footprint is smaller than a steel tower. The building would be constructed using “Mass Timber Products,” says SOM, including CLT or Cross Laminated Timber, and…
The molecules of plant fibers are being transformed into a light-weight material five times stronger than steel that can be used to make everything from auto parts to electronic displays. No wonder the technology, called cellulose nanofiber, has piqued the interest of executives in Japan, where manufacturers in the world’s third-largest economy import almost all the metal and fuel…
UK scientists have successfully germinated seeds from the critically endangered Japanese Birch, a species that has just 21 known trees remaining. The seeds were collected last year during an expedition to a remote location in mountains near Tokyo. Experts suggest that the remaining wild population of Betula chichibuensis is too small to sustain itself unaided. The young…
The Institute for the Study of Corporate Social Responsibility at Ryerson University in downtown Toronto held a panel discussion last week exploring the challenges and best practices regarding forest sustainability in Indonesia. Using Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) as an example of a company that has turned around its reputation in recent years, the panel…