by Working Forest | Sep 7, 2016 | Archives
Buried in the middle of the province’s new plan for making the forest industry more competitive is a commitment to make the so-called value-added sector exempt from export duties that might come in a new softwood lumber trade agreement with the U.S. “That’s the thing...
by Working Forest | Sep 7, 2016 | Archives
The Environment Department has meted out a penalty to Northern Pulp for exceeding the allowable emissions during a June stack test. “As a result of the mill’s non-compliance with the industrial approval, Environment staff conducted an investigation and served a...
by Working Forest | Sep 6, 2016 | Archives
Tree lover Ira Sutherland thinks Metro Vancouver should do a lot more to showcase the giant trees in a large North Shore recreational area called the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve. Sutherland, who has a masters in forest ecology, said he will suggest putting up...
by Working Forest | Sep 6, 2016 | Archives
Controlled fires could be ignited in Banff National Park later this week in hopes of preserving the long-term health of the forests, experts say. Six fires are planned inside the park this year, some as big as 6,800 hectares and some as small as 25. Erin Tassell, the...
by Working Forest | Sep 6, 2016 | Archives
A spruce budworm outbreak in Quebec could kill off trees spanning an area the size of New Brunswick in the next few years and fuel more forest fires, according to Natural Resources Canada. Yan Boulanger, a research scientist with the Laurentian Forestry Centre, said...
by Working Forest | Sep 6, 2016 | Archives
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterCanadian Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland said growing protectionist sentiment in the U.S. risks escalating a trade dispute between the countries over softwood lumber. Freeland, speaking in an interview with Bloomberg TV on the...
