The new owners of Hefler Forest Products in Middle Sackville, N.S., are slowing re-opening the shuttered sawmill, building on the solid foundation of the mill’s biomass power plant. The 3.1-megawatt power plant is under a 20-year contract with Nova Scotia Power. Stan Mason of Katalyst Wind and Trevor Hennigar of Hawthorne Capital purchased the lumber…
Tahtsa Group has rebuilt and upgraded Corewood Sawmill in Houston, B.C., to operate cooperatively with Canfor and Pinnacle Renewable Energy. An article on HoustonToday.com explains that Corewood will use low-grade material that is unsuitable for commodity lumber from a local Canfor mill. Corewood will extract value from the material in the form of other wood…
MONTRÉAL – Resolute Forest Products reported a net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, of US$74 million, compared to a net loss of US$42 million in the same period in 2016. Sales were US$858 million in the quarter, down $33 million, or four per cent, from the second quarter of 2016. Excluding special…
VANCOUVER—To honor the safety efforts taking place across its operations, TimberWest recognized three contractors for their contribution and leadership in 2016 by awarding three Safety Leadership Awards. The three safety leaders are: Crew Safety Champion: Andy Harvie from Wolf Lake Logging Safety Leader in Innovation: Coastline Forest Group, Don Bahen and Mary DeLury Best Safety…
VANCOUVER – Western Forest Products has decided to indefinitely curtail operations at its Somass sawmill located in Port Alberni, B.C. The decision “is in response to the lack of log supply to operate the mill efficiently, as well as the uncertainty caused by duties recently applied to Canadian softwood lumber products sold into the United…
VANCOUVER, BC – Wood products manufacturer Louisiana-Pacific will acquire International Barrier Technology Inc. for $22 million, making the British Columbia company a wholly-owned subsidiary of LP. “We are confident that this acquisition will help accelerate our growth into new markets,” LP CEO Brad Southern said. Barrier manufactures the fire retardant coating used in LP® FlameBlock®…
A harvester in central New Brunswick says logging with horses is serving a niche market. “I kind of saw there was a niche market for wood that you couldn’t really cut with a harvester, and there was people who really didn’t want harvester damage,” Craig Sabean says in a CBC News story. Sabean is the…
A former employee of the B.C. Forest Service criticizes forest management decisions being made by public servants in Victoria “that work against the sound management of local forests,” in a recent opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun. Anthony Britneff worked for the B.C. Forest Service for 40 years, holding senior professional positions in inventory, silviculture…
TORONTO – Norbord Inc. reported Adjusted EBITDA of $165 million for the second quarter of 2017 versus $94 million in the second quarter of 2016 and $103 million in the first quarter of 2017. The improvement is primarily due to higher North American oriented strand board (OSB) prices and shipment volumes. “Our second quarter Adjusted…
MONTREAL – The Forest Stewardship Council Canada, an independent certifier of forest management practices, is pleased the federal government has issued a draft action plan to support Canada’s boreal caribou population, but believes the plan must do more to encourage better forest management practices as a vital element to protecting caribou and other species at…