The Prince Albert Pulp Mill might begin producing raw kraft pulp product as soon as 2020. That is, depending on how the market fares, Paper Excellence senior vice president of operations David Kerr cautioned. It’s the clearest pledge Kerr could offer those who gathered to hear him speak at a Prince Albert and District Chamber…
The search for ways to build greener, more sustainable buildings has sparked a brand new skyscraper race, but these contestants aren’t made of concrete and steel. Coming first in the global green race is the Brock Commons, Phase 1, in Vancouver, Canada, which is one of the tallest mass timber buildings in the world and currently under construction at…
Ontario’s lush northern forests could be the next feast for an invasive insect following the path created by the warming climate. A native species in British Columbia, the voracious mountain pine beetle is poised to move into Ontario’s vast boreal forest where researchers fear they could replicate the massive tree die-offs first witnessed in B.C….
Forest fire fighters in Northern Ontario are engaged in a pitched battle with two big fires burning out of control near Hearst, the largest of which is estimated to be 2,574 hectares in size. By mid-afternoon on May 26, there was one new fire burning in the region, the Ministry of Natural and Forestry has…
Shares in Richmond-based Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT) jumped more than 700% Tuesday after the company announced that Indian papermaker Kejriwal Group International is interested in acquiring it. The Mumbai, India-based company has committed to paying $6 a share for Catalyst shares not held by the company’s four largest stakeholders, prompting the surge in price for Catalyst…
A Nanaimo-based timber company has been ordered to pay a penalty of $135,000 after spilling roughly 3.75 million litres of untreated wastewater into the Northumberland Channel during a power failure. On June 26, 2013, Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd. — under the trade name Harmac Pacific— was sentenced by Environment and Climate Change Canada to pay up…
There are no fire restrictions in the North Bay area, but that doesn’t mean people should be complacent, says a spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. “You’ve got to keep in mind, we are still under spring conditions, and that can be extremely dangerous,” Shayne McCool, said Wednesday. “People aren’t aware of…
South of Caycuse Camp — Enough prime old-growth timber to build about 2,350 average-sized homes, about 70,000 cubic metres, is rotting on Vancouver Island mountainsides because of a disagreement between two companies. The trees were felled between 18 months and two years ago but left stacked beside logging roads or strewn across clearcuts where they are degraded by insects…
As the world’s nations work towards reducing their dependence on fossil fuels in favour of cleaner and more sustainable alternatives, industries must either adapt and innovate or face obsolescence. This fact is not lost on the Forest Products Association of Canada, which recently announced a plan for the sector to reduce its emissions by 30…
Millions of tiny wasps that are natural parasites for the emerald ash borer have been released into wooded areas in 24 states as the battle against the tree-killing borer is now biological. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has researched and approved for release four species of parasitic wasps that naturally target the larval and egg…