CANADIAN PRESS — U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter a day after imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum to call out Canada’s softwood lumber industry, a sector that could provide insight for others on resilience in the face of tariff adversity. Trump criticized Canada’s softwood lumber and agriculture policies, using them as examples of…
BC Bike Race (BCBR) and TimberWest signed a two-year access agreement giving BCBR license to host their annual international mountain biking event on TimberWest’s working-forest in the Cumberland area. For the past twelve years, the BCBR has hosted a seven-day mountain bike stage race along the coast of BC from the mainland to Vancouver Island,…
The annual conservation camp allows students to participate in three days of natural resources education, and the opportunity to spend time outdoors and learn from Domtar Dryden Mill Foresters. Domtar Corporation has announced that it has funded the 62nd Annual Conservation Camp for 9th Graders of Dryden High School, and that employee volunteers from the…
TimberWest has released its 2017 Sustainability Progress Report setting out results for the past year, together with commitments and areas of focus for 2018. The Report focusses on progress in key areas of sustainability including Safety, Environment, First Nations, and Local Communities. “We are on a journey to constantly improve what we do, and how…
THUNDER BAY — The region-wide fire ban has been lifted, though the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry warns there are still some areas of Northwestern Ontario with a high forest fire hazard. The ministry on Tuesday announced the restricted zone, which had been declared two weeks ago, is no longer in effect after recent…
HALIFAX –The provincial government and Port Hawkesbury Paper are promising no more reoccurrences of an incident in which old growth forest was cut in Guysborough County. According to a report in the Port Hawkesbury Reporter, The Department of Natural Resources recently assessed 27 forest stands in the Lawlor Lake area of Guysborough County. The Forest…
A forester by trade, Wade Zammit has worked in the industry for over 35 years. He has touched upon different fields, including business development, sales and marketing, and managing both sawmill and timber operations for large forestry companies. Seeing tremendous potential in EACOM’s culture, its team, and its opportunities, Wade joined in early 2018 as…
Ottawa, Ontario – The Forest Products Association of Canada honoured a series of national award winners for their extraordinary contribution to the forest sector during an industry trade luncheon attended by industry leaders, partners, and government representatives in Ottawa today. The Canadian forest sector directly employs more than 230,000 people in over 600 communities, from…
Ottawa, Ontario – Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) honoured industry partners – each exemplifying the true meaning of partnership, in Ottawa today. “The Canadian forest industry employs more than 230,000 people in over 600 communities, from remote villages to our largest cities – in all regions of the country – and it also has…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that domestic manufacturers and importers of softwood lumber have voted overwhelmingly to continue the efforts of the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB). In the referendum conducted by USDA from April 17 to May 14, 2018, to determine the future of the softwood lumber industry’s market promotion…