In 10 to 20 years, Daniel George expects to see six-wheel-drive porters dropping off spruce at the bottom of this Guysborough County woods road. He expects they will head to Port Hawkesbury Paper, where they will be sorted so that most will become glossy magazine paper, some will be turned into electricity at Nova Scotia…
Cameco announced today that its board appointed Don Kayne as a director effective January 1, 2016 until the next annual general shareholders’ meeting where he will stand for election by the shareholders with the rest of the board. Kayne is president and CEO of Canfor Corporation, as well as CEO of Canfor Pulp Products Inc….
Millar Western says it is closing its Boyle lumber mill in northern Alberta indefinitely. The Edmonton-based company says softwood market conditions make it uneconomical to continue operating. The plant is to begin a phased shutdown starting next month be completed in February. Millar Western says the 91 workers who are to lose their jobs will…
A forest union official is crying foul at burning of slash piles, like these seen in the past month in the region, that could be used for products or to create energy. Under the watch of government, B.C.’s forest industry continues to burn timber on the forest floor that could be used to create energy,…
The chasm separating British Columbia’s political and aboriginal leaders could not have been defined more clearly as the second annual all-chiefs meeting got underway in Vancouver Wednesday. B.C.’s Minister for Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, John Rustad, opened the two day gathering by calling advances over the past decade “remarkable.” “You’re seeing our government’s response to…
A windstorm that toppled trees across British Columbia’s south coast could fuel many fireplaces over the coming winter, but officials hope it will spark something creative, too. The Vancouver Park Board estimates at least 500 trees came down in parks and along boulevards during the Saturday storm, with large canopied trees such as maples, among…
In an ongoing conflict over building materials for mid-rise offices and housing, the Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute says the construction of 12-storey wooden buildings circumvents the Canadian building code process designed to ensure the safety of all Canadians. The Quebec government approved a building guide that would allow for the construction of wooden buildings up…
Conifex Timber Inc. CEO Ken Shields’ rationale for his company’s decision to spend US$21 million to buy a mothballed Arkansas sawmill sounds like a wake up call to a British Columbia forestry sector grappling with mounting challenges. “The U.S. south has overtaken the interior region of B.C. as the dominant, low-cost lumber supply region of…
Today the Globe and Mail pegged the Forest Products Industry as one of the promising sectors in the country for young Canadians looking for a prosperous career. The Forest Products Association says they need to find 60,000 new employees across Canada in the next five years to keep pace with industry growth which has been spurred onward…
A certified arborist is comparing his industry to the “wild west” as more and more people are taking up the job with little to no training in an attempt to cash in on the demand created by the emerald ash borer. Jamie Enright said that while he has been trained to use ropes to climb up towering trees…