by Working Forest | Oct 14, 2015 | Archives
British Columbia lumber companies woke up Tuesday morning with Martin Luther King Jr.’s words echoing in their ears: “Let freedom ring.” As in free trade with the U.S. The best-of-a-bad-situation Softwood Lumber Agreement expired Monday, so all the quotas and export...
by Working Forest | Oct 14, 2015 | Archives
A Fort Frances city official said he doesn’t know if the Resolute Forest Products Inc. mill is being sold, but the company, which manufactures pulp and paper, is having ongoing talks with an unknown entity.The official declined comment, as did Seth Kursman, Resolute’s...
by Working Forest | Oct 14, 2015 | Archives
The world’s tallest wood building is ascending at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and architects say it could provide the template for how wood highrises could enter the B.C. mainstream. The $51.5 million UBC building is no architectural showpiece,...
by Working Forest | Oct 13, 2015 | Archives
Council has authorized city staff to enter into a professional services agreement for the completion of a Forest Management Plan for city-owned forest lands. The agreement is with RW. Gray Consulting Ltd, and is up to a maximum value of $13,500, which will be funded...
by Working Forest | Oct 13, 2015 | Archives
The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement doesn’t resolve Canada’s long-running dispute with the United States over softwood lumber, or remove restrictions on log exports from B.C. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday the Canadian government would like...