The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) is unhappy with the new building guide in Quebec allowing 12-storey wood structures. The group alleges the guide is part of a pro-wood agenda and potentially puts the public at risk. However, the organization behind the guide is not addressing the allegations head on. “As a research institute, who…
The deaths of three firefighters in Washington State are a reminder of how much these brave people are putting on the line, on both sides of the border. Last Wednesday, three U.S. Forest Service firefighters died after their vehicle crashed and was likely caught by flames as they battled the Okanogan complex of fires near…
With days left for a 30-day contract to use the Mars water bombers on forest fires the province has announced no intentions of extending the agreement. The arrangement between Coulson Flying Tankers and B.C.’s Ministry of Forests expires on Tuesday. Over the last month the Hawaii mars bomber was deployed from it’s Sproat Lake base…
Much of central and southern Alberta, including Lethbridge, Calgary, and Red Deer and Edmonton, was put under a special weather statement Monday because of drifting forest fire smoke from Washington State. Alberta Health Services issued an air quality advisory for the Calgary Zone, which will stay in effect until further notice. The air quality statement for…
Today the Globe and Mail pegged the Forest Products Industry as one of the promising sectors in the country for young Canadians looking for a prosperous career. The Forest Products Association says they need to find 60,000 new employees across Canada in the next five years to keep pace with industry growth which has been spurred onward…
As Alberta conducts annual aerial surveys of its forests, the province’s forest expert says she expects they’ll start to see the signs of drought — including more mountain pine beetles. This year’s surveys, which started on Aug. 15 and run until Sept. 15, come after extremely dry weather hit the province throughout the summer. “Drought has a variety of effects on the forests and…
On the surface, biofuels sound like a great idea. Using waste biomass to generate power sounds like a win-win-win proposition: you generate power without incurring an environmental cost, and as a bonus the power is expected to be carbon neutral. In British Columbia 20 per cent of our total energy use is derived from waste biomass, but…
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard along with the Minister of Labour, Sam Hamad, recently announced the publication of a wood building construction guide using mass timber called “Construction of Mass Timber Buildings Up to 12 Storeys.” The guide, meant to inform and outline the technical guidelines for wood construction up to 12 storeys, follows similar steps…
Shares of Canfo have earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the company, AnalystRatings.NET reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target… Shares…
I am back from a week on the fire line, covering the savage Rock Creek fire. It was a welcome change from covering the city, and it got me out into the country, even if it seems like half of the province is on fire. After covering the human aspects of the Rock Creek fire…