by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2016 | Archives
It stands 18 storeys tall and is now the tallest wood building in the world. University of British Columbia’s Brock Commons student residence is the first mass wood, steel and concrete hybrid project taller than 14 storeys in the world. It will provide additional...
by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2016 | Archives
Nova Scotia’s natural resources minister says the province will not place restrictions on the amount of clearcutting private woodlot owners can do on their land. “That’s up to the private landowners as to how they harvest their property,” Lloyd...
by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2016 | Archives
While the rise of protectionism dominated the discussions among world leaders during the latest G20 summit, aViewpoint published today by the MEI shows among other things that the tariff barriers imposed on Canadian softwood lumber threaten nearly 22,000 jobs...
by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2016 | Archives
Despite multiple legal setbacks before World Trade Organization and NAFTA tribunals, American softwood lumber producers are still calling for the imposition of limits and tariffs on Canadian imports, arguing that they represent unfair competition because they’re...
by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2016 | Archives
Bill Gates has thrown his weight behind a small U.S. firm that hopes to licence its innovative biomass energy technology in Alberta and worldwide. The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, who has backed several other U.S. biofuel startups over the years, is the lead...
