The Sultan Industrial Road is a logging road near Chapleau, ON, frequently taken by people wanting to save as much as an hour off an east-west trip between Highways 144 and 129. Northern Ontario mayors for decades have lobbied for the Sultan Road to become a provincial highway, according to a story on CBC News….
TORONTO – With forest fire season well underway in Ontario, the province has increased the maximum fines for individuals and corporations for starting forest fires. If found responsible, individuals can now be fined up to $25,000 for starting a forest fire, with fines for corporations going up to $500,000. The Ministry of Natural Resources and…
The British Columbia Institute of Technology is developing both an Associate Certificate and a Diploma of Technology in Industrial Wood Processing to address increasing labor market demands. The college is seeking a variety of instructors who might also contribute to course development in the following areas of study: Lumber fundamentals Sawmill technology Wood cutting tools…
Skeena Sawmills is spending $10 million for the first phase of modernizing its sawmill in Terrace, a move that allow the mill to better handle second growth timber, according to a report in the Terrace Standard. The upgrade has already started, with the mill buying a high-speed canter saw for small logs. “This is part…
MONTREAL – The annual general meeting of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Canada was held in Montreal June 28-29 to finalize the organization’s new forest management standard. “Our annual general meeting brings together representatives from our four chambers – economic, social, environmental and Aboriginal – who together reach consensus on the standard and actions needed…
EDMONTON – Wood pellet manufacturer Pinnacle Renewable Energy has joined the Alberta Forest Products Association. The company’s new plant at Entwistle, AB, represents an $85-million investment in Alberta’s economy. Pinnacle has seven manufacturing facilities in Alberta and British Columbia and shipping capacity through the Port of Prince Rupert. “I am very pleased that Pinnacle has…
Instead of relying on a negotiated agreement in the softwood lumber dispute, an associate of the C.D. Howe Institute, a public policy think tank, suggests that a better, more permanent solution would be to address U.S. grievances by reforming B.C.’s stumpage system. In a brief to federal and provincial ministers of forestry and trade, Benjamin…
VANCOUVER – An executive with extensive experience in the forest products industry will take on several roles in the new government of British Columbia. Don Wright, most recently the CEO of Central 1 Credit Union will to take on the position of Deputy Minister of Executive Council, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Public Service…
Councillors in six northwestern Alberta municipalities are worried a “cookie-cutter” solution to dwindling caribou populations would cause a serious drag on the local forestry industry, reports The Edmonton Journal. Preliminary plans from the provincial government set aside 1.8 million hectares for permanent protection in Alberta’s northwest corner. After learning of the plan in 2016, councillors…
The manager of a consortium of forestry companies that log on western Nova Scotia Crown land says his group isn’t to blame for the struggles of private woodlot owners who say they can’t find buyers. According to a CBC News story, WestFor is taking heat from some private woodlot owners who say the consortium is…