Loggers, oil and gas workers and truckers in B.C.’s Peace region are waiting for a frost to unfreeze the economy in northeast B.C. “We’re really seeing all those industries right now in a wait-and-see and waiting for frost,” said Kathleen Connelly of the Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce. “I hate to say it, but we need snow and…
The new owner of the lumber mill in Hornepayne, Ont. says he expects to start-up the shuttered facility in time for the new year. Frank Dottori, the president of Hornepayne Lumber LP — the company behind the purchase of the mill and neighbouring power co-generation plant — told CBC News the plan is to start…
Should NAFTA is reopened by the Trump administration, the Minister of Finance of Québec, Carlos Leitao, want the full integration of the timber. “Some areas were not part of the agreement, for one reason or another, such as timber. If we want to renegotiate, so let’s make sure that this time, the timber is part…
Drought conditions this summer took a toll on Christmas tree seedlings planted by some growers in Nova Scotia, although more mature balsam firs made it through fairly unscathed. Richard Levy, who has been growing Christmas trees with his brother for more than 40 years, said at least 20 percent of his seedlings died off because of the extremely…
The Tolko paper mill in The Pas, Man. has officially been sold to Canadian Kraft Paper Industries Limited. On Thursday the Manitoba government said the sale was completed after being in the works for several weeks. The purchaser is affiliated with the turn-around company American Industrial Acquisition Corporation. “This is just like the best news you could ever have in…
With Donald Trump headed to the White House, observers on this side of the border are wondering what that will mean for trade between the United States and Canada. Of particular interest to people in BC will be the implications on a new softwood lumber deal, as our province accounts for half of Canada’s softwood…
November 11th marks Remembrance Day, a time to remember those who have served in the armed forces—including a little known group called the Canadian Forestry Corps. It is somewhat fitting that this Corps served in Europe—after all, the roots of the Canadian forest products industry as an export sector go back to the Napoleonic wars…
Nova Scotians are sometimes negative towards necessary, commonly accepted and approved forest sustainability practices. In the press there appears to be a persistent anti-forestry-resource-management bias. If the growing lake-cottage community finds a lake becoming stagnant, a drone is sent up to find a clear cut and some will forever believe that is the cause. Earlier…
When the Toronto Stock Exchange opened Wednesday, Western Forest Products Inc. stock plunged on the uncertain future of Canada’s softwood lumber industry with the incoming, stoutly protectionist president of the United States. The fortunes of British Columbia’s largest coastal forest company will be tied to how president-elect Donald Trump will change trade relations, just as…
Negotiators for B.C.’s now-expired softwood lumber deal with the U.S. now know who they’re facing in an effort to find an acceptable quota for Canadian wood exports – anti-trade crusader Donald Trump. Trump’s campaign speeches focused on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), characterizing it as the worst trade deal the country has ever…