West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSX:WFT), citing the impact of a lower Canadian dollar, has reported an increase in fourth quarter revenue and earnings. Vancouver-based West Fraser said net income in the quarter rose to $49 million or 58 cents per share from $43 million or 51 cents in the comparable 2014 period. Revenue improved…
The Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) welcomes Premier Wynne’s 2015 Provincial Budget and its support of Ontario’s renewable natural resource – forestry, the province’s second largest industrial sector. As a cornerstone of Ontario’s green economy, the forest products sector is doing its part to help the province achieve its fiscal and environmental objectives through sustainable…
A preliminary decision on alleged violations of international trade law by a Canadian papermaker that directly competes with mills in Madison and Minnesota will be delayed until July at the request of the U.S. paper companies that filed the complaint. The U.S. Department of Commerce has been investigating the subsidies paid to Port Hawkesbury Paper,…
Linwood Custom Homes is the big dwarf of the North American home-building market, its chief executive likes to say. But even the giants got trampled by the U.S. housing crash seven years ago. “It was ugly,” said Bill Mascott, head of the Delta, B.C.-based manufacturer of home designs and building kits. “I think it is…
The strongly worded document essentially puts non-governmental organizations such as Green Peace and the Rain Forest Action Network on notice that their campaigns to undermine the provincial forest industries in Ontario and Quebec will no longer be tolerated. The resolution contends that all forest products companies in Ontario are governed by the Crown Forest Sustainability…
The Forestry Safety Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (FSANL) will host their 4th Annual Health and Safety Symposium in Gander on April 23, 2015. Building on the success of its previous three Symposiums, which provided an exceptional opportunity for industry leaders to network, learn and demonstrate their commitment to health and safety in the forestry…
Another milestone has been reached at the new Resolute Forest Products sawmill at Sapawe, as the first board was dressed, trimmed and graded in the planing mill on April 4. “The new planer is going to do a wonderful job dressing our lumber,” said Richard Blanchette, planer superintendent. “We are still working the bugs out,…
A new exhibition at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada explores the history of Canadian-made water bombers — known as “super-scoopers” by those in the business of fighting forest fires. Built originally by Canadair in the 1960s and now in Montreal by Bombardier, the strikingly painted yellow and red aircraft are sold around the…
Following years of debate surrounding the project, top Forest Service officials yesterday hailed a key step forward for the nation’s largest forest restoration initiative. The agency yesterday announced that Coconino National Forest Supervisor Earl Stewart and Kaibab National Forest Supervisor Mike Williams have signed the final decision document for the Four Forest Restoration Initiative’s first…
Scientists have demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a key feature of hardwoods. The finding, published in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could improve the economics of the pulp, paper and biofuels industries and reduce those industries’ environmental impact. “What…