The U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday it will announce on April 25 whether it will impose the first of two duties on Canadian softwood. A spokesman for the department said any countervailing duties would be applied on imports about a week later. A decision on anti-dumping duties is expected to be released May 5, but…
anadian Biomass sat down with Derek Nighbor, CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), to get his thoughts on the 2017 budget, which includes $1.8 billion to support clean technology. It’s going to take some work, Nighbor says, to put forestry biomass in a position to benefit from those dollars. Q: What’s your overall…
Yukon’s Teslin Tlingit Council is getting a boost from the territorial government, receiving $150,000 as they work to convert ten community buildings to biomass heating. The First Nation is planning to use the money to assist with labour costs in converting the buildings, which currently run on propane and electrical heat, to a district heating…
Canada’s top negotiator in the softwood lumber trade dispute with the United States says discussions around the disagreement have waned since President Donald Trump took office. Kirsten Hillman, assistant deputy minister at Global Affairs Canada, says the matter doesn’t appear to be front of mind thanks to the new U.S. administration, which has yet to…
British Columbia’s softwood trade envoy says there’s a slight opportunity to quickly negotiate a new lumber agreement between Canada and the United States, but if a deal can’t be reached by the summer or fall it could mean a lengthy fight. David Emerson said Wednesday he sensed a chance at a deal but also saw…
Fleming College student Reginald Eddy has received the prestigious Prince of Wales Forest Leadership Award, which includes a $12,000 bursary and the opportunity to travel on exchange to the United Kingdom to complete a forest internship. Eddy, in his fifth semester of Fleming College’s Urban Forestry Technician (UTF) Co-op program at the Frost Campus in…
Ontario and Quebec chambers of commerce say forestry companies are preparing for a trade war with the United States over softwood lumber and are asking the Canadian government for help. The chambers are sending a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, requesting the federal government commit to loan guarantees as Canadian companies will need to set…
Unifor members from across Canada will meet with MPs next week to discuss how the federal government can save good Canadian jobs during Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement negotiations. “The stakes couldn’t be higher for one of the largest sectors of Canada’s economy,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President. “The Trudeau government must stop negotiating trade…
President Donald Trump’s nominee for United States Trade Representative is vowing to end the long-running softwood-lumber dispute with Canada – whether by cutting a deal or fighting it out in trade court – and take Ottawa to task for not cracking down on counterfeit goods destined for the U.S. In a clear signal of the…
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…