by Working Forest | Nov 29, 2016 | Archives
Catalyst Paper has fought its way out of what it considers an unfair duty on some of its paper entering the U.S. The company announced Nov. 21 that the U.S. Department of Commerce issued preliminary results in its expedited review of Catalyst, finding that Catalyst...
by Working Forest | Nov 29, 2016 | Archives
The owner of a Smithers-based business that uses cutting edge technology to get in-depth pictures of northern B.C. forests has plenty of kind words for Northern Development Initiative Trust. Without help from the NDIT’s forest innovation fund, Larry McCulloch of...
by Working Forest | Nov 29, 2016 | Archives
A third-generation sawmill west of Ottawa is spending $16.9 million to bring its facility up-to-date. Under the expansion project, Lavern Heideman & Sons Ltd. plans to modernize its infrastructure, purchase new equipment and consolidate some of its operations at...
by Working Forest | Nov 29, 2016 | Archives
From learning foundational map-and-compass skills to exploring the link between climate change and spruce bark beetles, students at the College of New Caledonia (CNC) spend a lot of time in the college’s 12,500 hectares of research forest. The two-year Natural...
by Working Forest | Nov 28, 2016 | Archives
The U.S. Lumber Coalition has filed a petition asking the U.S. Department of Commerce to investigate Canadian softwood lumber shipments with an eye to potentially levying new duties, kicking off a fresh round of litigation between two countries with a long history of...
by Working Forest | Nov 28, 2016 | Archives
The American lumber lobby filed a petition Friday with the United States government alleging Canadian lumber is being subsidized by provinces like B.C., and dumped at discount prices into the U.S. market. The coalition’s petition is expected to result in heavy...
