by Working Forest | Dec 5, 2016 | Archives
The imposition of import tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber will place a heavy burden on consumers and U.S. workers, a leading American voice for free trade with Canada says. The U.S. National Association of Home Builders says duties or volume caps on imported lumber...
by Working Forest | Dec 5, 2016 | Archives
“We are pleased with our progress and the forest management we carry out,” said Derek Geldart, the woodlands manager for the paper company, in a press release. “Ensuring the long term sustainability of the forest we manage in eastern Nova Scotia is important to us...
by Working Forest | Dec 5, 2016 | Archives
The Canadian Wood Council reinforced its ongoing commitment to sustainable development with the updated launch of the Carbon Calculator tool. With growing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in the built environment, designers are increasingly being...
by Working Forest | Dec 5, 2016 | Archives
The Chinese government is moving to sustainable forest certification of wood products, both harvested at home and imported from other countries, officials told a conference on illegal logging in the capital this week. That includes a crackdown on countries that...
by Working Forest | Dec 5, 2016 | Archives
Canadian Forest Products Ltd. has failed to convince a B.C. Supreme Court Justice it deserves a break on stumpage for timber it had been harvesting in the vicinity of Williston Lake. The concept of “cycle time” played a significant role in the decision,...
by Working Forest | Dec 5, 2016 | Archives
As a retired Nova Scotia forester, I’ve long enjoyed Mike Parker’s colourful books, especially his Woodchips & Beans, which I once reviewed. So I was surprised to find his recent article about clearcutting (May the forest be with you, Oct. 29) so thin on history...
