While B.C. forestry companies face a long-term decline in the annual allowable cut in the Interior, thanks to the mountain pine beetle infestation, B.C. companies on the coast have been exporting raw logs, mostly to China, in record volumes in recent years. According to a recent Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) report, one in…
A decision to cut down swaths of a Canadian forestry company’s claims against Greenpeace has survived an attempted legal challenge before Ontario’s top court. That means a $7 million lawsuit by Resolute Forest Products against the environmental group will now proceed on a narrower but still substantive tract. In the latest development in the bitter…
Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced the indefinite idling of its paper mill located in Thorold, Ontario. The facility, which employed over 100 workers, has an annual production capacity of approximately 197,000 metric tons of newsprint on one machine using 100 percent recycled furnish. The difficult decision to proceed with the indefinite idling is driven by the…
Diaper-wearing baby boomers are coming to the rescue of the beleaguered paper industry. As the world population ages, sales are climbing for absorbent hygiene products that have gotten more comfortable and discreet. Demand is projected to grow 4 per cent in 2017, according to ERA Forest Products Research, boosting prospects for companies including International Paper…
David Emerson, B.C.’s recently appointed Special Envoy to the U.S., met with American negotiators today to discuss softwood lumber in what he described as a good but “prickly” meeting. Emerson, a former federal international trade minister, has been meeting with officials in Ottawa, Quebec and Washington over the last three days to try to set…
Some B.C. logging truck drivers are being given extra time off to catch up on sleep in order to help improve their overall health and alertness while on the road. Brad Bennett, Woodlands manager for Interfor at the Adams Lake sawmill, says logging truck drivers often work from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m during this…
It’s all the most terrible news on Greenpeace Canada’s homepage. “The Arctic is in danger. The ice is retreating at an increasing speed, clearing the path for greedy oil companies that see this catastrophe as a business opportunity.” Good heavens. Also, “recent reports warn that sea life faces the next mass extinction.” Oh no! Nuclear power…
The sweetest time of the year is just around the corner as Islanders prepare to tap their trees in the coming weeks, but the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) warns that extra care is needed when tapping trees this year due to stress put on maples by last summer’s drought. “Last…
The Nova Scotia Liberals are looking to change public perception when it sees a load of logs rolling down the highway. Nova Scotia Minister of Natural Resources Lloyd Hines met with forestry insiders at the Athol Forestry Cooperative March 2nd in Amherst to share what many have felt they’ve known all along – not every…
Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority is updating its Managed Forest Plan to maintain the health of its forests and to remain active in the provincial Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program. “This is the third managed forest plan for the SSMRCA. The most recent Managed Forest Plan expires on Dec. 31, 2017,” Christine Ropeter, assistant…