The Newfoundland and Labrador Forestry Service is proposing an amendment to the Five Year plan for Forest Management District 2, to accommodate a commercial harvesting request. The request for the amendment was registered with the Department of Environment on Aug. 28, and public comments are welcomed until Oct. 5. The minister’s decision is due by…
An innovative Christchurch start-up has signed a lucrative agreement with a Canadian company for its laminated timber technology. The deal could see a product developed by Prestressed Timber after the Canterbury earthquakes used in buildings throughout North America. The firm is part owned by the University of Canterbury, where the technology that uses pinus radiata…
The B.C. government is investing $2.2 million in the Wood First program to promote the use of B.C. wood both locally and internationally, and help advance innovative wood-building systems and value-added wood products. The funding is being awarded to six industry trade associations and institutions with proven records in research, development and marketing of wood…
Firefighters were working to ensure that California’s famed giant sequoias were protected as a wildfire in the state continued to burn and threaten the land on which the majestic trees stand. The Rough Fire has grown to more than 100,000 acres in Central California, fire officials said in a Friday morning update. Andy Isolano, a Clovis…
Soon after Prem Watsa — the investor known as Canada’s Warren Buffett — became the largest shareholder of Tembec Inc., the bond market started betting creditors may be taking over instead. The forestry firms’ bonds plummeted to about 68 cents on the dollar after the Montreal-based company warned that if its earnings continue to fall it could breach…
Grassy Narrows First Nation, in northwestern Ontario, is taking legal action Monday to stop Ontario’s plan to allow logging near the community’s traditional territory. Research shows that clear cutting can release methylmercury — a neurotoxin — into the environment, a pressing concern among Grassy Narrows residents already suffering mercury poisoning. Chief Roger Fobister said the court action is…
Note to Nova Scotia Power: don’t burn green wood or wood left out in the rain. And don’t sign contracts with an affiliated company that dings you for energy you didn’t use. Along with revealing such remarkable management practices, new evidence confirms the per-megawatt cost of burning biomass at the utility’s power plant in Point Tupper…
Coun. Don Cody suggests that more can be done to reignite the mill. It’s been almost two years since Paper Excellence provided the last public update about the Prince Albert Pulp Mill’s future. At the time, they estimated that the mill would be developing fluff pulp by the summer of 2014 — a target that…
Reactions continue to pour in to the news that the Canal Flats saw mill will close permanently in early November. On Wednesday, Canfor announced the permanent closure of the mill effective Nov. 9, 2015, which will impact roughly 80 jobs. The USW Local 1-405 immediately decried the announcement, as president Doug Singer noting that the…
Wood pellets have become a favourite for those who shy away from electricity or fuel to heat their home. But they’re becoming harder to find. “My advice is to get them while you can, as soon as you can,” said Home Hardware employee Daniel Anstis. “People have been buying them in August.” In the last few…