Technology aids BC wildfire fight

NEWS/GOV.BC — A new research chair at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will help chart a new course in wildfire prediction and response in British Columbia. Driven by technology and expanded collaboration with emergency responders, communities, and industry, the...

U.S.Forest Development Slows

BLOOMBERG LAW — Development projects planned for national forests have been delayed or stalled more often than sped up in recent months, despite President Donald Trump’s June executive order for work to be accelerated because of the Covid-19 pandemic. An...

Resolute shares surge

TIMES COLONIST — Shares of Resolute Forest Products Inc. surged as much as 48 percent Thursday after the lumber, pulp, and paper producer beat analyst profit expectations in the second quarter despite a 19 percent decrease in revenues. The Montreal-based...

Weyerhaeuser reports Q2 results

SEATTLE, PRNewswire/ — Weyerhaeuser Company has reported second-quarter net earnings of $72 million, or 10 cents per diluted share, on net sales of $1.6 billion. This compares with net earnings of $128 million, or 17 cents per diluted share, on net sales of $1.7...