by Working Forest | Apr 18, 2017 | Archives
The U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday it will announce on April 25 whether it will impose the first of two duties on Canadian softwood. A spokesman for the department said any countervailing duties would be applied on imports about a week later. A decision on...
by Working Forest | Apr 18, 2017 | Archives
Nearly a year after the massive wildfire that devastated Fort McMurray, a climate scientist says there may be more forest fires in Canada this summer. “If the forecast’s right that it’s a warmer than normal summer, we’ll probably have more fires,” says Mike Flannigan,...
by Working Forest | Apr 18, 2017 | Archives
Wandering through a Simcoe County forest surrounded by towering trees and thick leaf coverage, it’s hard to imagine 100 years ago the land could best be described as a barren desert. “If you went back 100 years in this area you would have very, very little forest...
by Working Forest | Apr 18, 2017 | Archives
anadian Biomass sat down with Derek Nighbor, CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), to get his thoughts on the 2017 budget, which includes $1.8 billion to support clean technology. It’s going to take some work, Nighbor says, to put forestry...
by Working Forest | Apr 18, 2017 | Archives
The province is tacking on an extra $10 million to the Forest Access Roads Funding Program. The money is a top-up to the $60 million announced by Queen’s Park in last spring’s budget for the program. A Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry news release said the...
