Don’t miss this comprehensive, one-day educational event that will discuss the 2015 National Code change permitting wood-frame mid-rise construction. We will be taking a look at fire protection, acoustic, structural, building envelope for these buildings. Learn best practices from mid-rise experienced practitioners from BC, where mid-rise wood frame buildings have been permitted since 2009. Join us…
Forestry ministers and industry leaders from across Canada will be discussing innovation and sustainability during meetings this week in Kenora and Thunder Bay. Federal Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford will host provincial and territorial forest ministers, industry leaders, academic and research institutions and Aboriginal community leaders at a National Forest Innovation Summit on Wednesday…
Resolute Forest Products has received a one-year extension to secure confirmation from an independent auditor that it is using responsible forestry management practices in an area of Quebec’s Lac-St-Jean region. The Quebec-based company’s says the auditor, the Rainforest Alliance which suspected its certification in late 2013, has accepted a joint request for an extension from…
The Forestry Safety Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (FSANL) will host their 4th Annual Health and Safety Symposium in Gander on April 23, 2015. Building on the success of its previous three Symposiums, which provided an exceptional opportunity for industry leaders to network, learn and demonstrate their commitment to health and safety in the forestry…
The Ontario Woodlot Association is holding its annual two-day conference and meeting in Brantford starting Friday, March 20. The conference is being held at the Best Western Brant Park Inn and will cover a range of topics including the environment, invasive species, tree-cutting bylaws and the state of the province’s forests. It is being held…
University of B.C. scientists say they have discovered why a certain type of fungus is killing poplar trees. The researchers’ study, published this week in the The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that the fungus, Mycosphaerella populorum, uses extra genes to produce a toxin that can cause fatal lesions on the leaves,…