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Biomass in the budget: Q&A with FPAC CEO Derek Nighbor
anadian Biomass sat down with Derek Nighbor, CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), to get his thoughts on… read more…
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Funds for forestry roads
The province is tacking on an extra $10 million to the Forest Access Roads Funding Program. The money is a… read more…
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Y2Y encourages new approach to forestry
With Spray Lake Sawmill’s logging operations in the Ghost Valley coming to a close, residents invited Stephen Legault, from Yellowstone… read more…
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Yukon First Nation gets go-ahead for biomass boiler project
Yukon’s Teslin Tlingit Council is getting a boost from the territorial government, receiving $150,000 as they work to convert ten… read more…
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Final chapter of Parry Sound’s pine-logging era opened 100 years ago
The last uncut stand of Parry Sound pine, in Blair and Mowat townships south of the French River and straddling… read more…
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Sawmill owners optimistic about changes to building code
Changes to the building code in Nova Scotia will hopefully give a boost to sawmills, said a local operator. “Anything… read more…
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B.C.’s forest industry faces marketplace headwinds
Anyone who read the most recent federal budget could be forgiven for thinking that the most important sector in Canada… read more…
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Why Western Forest Products Inc. Has Soared Almost 20% Since the Beginning of the Year
If we look at Western Forest Products Inc.’s financials over the last five years, we can see a picture of… read more…
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Canada taking command in the charge on tall wood structures, says analyst
The gates are starting to open for “a big opportunity in wood” around the world with the construction of tall… read more…
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Softwood lumber talks have waned under Trump, says Canada’s chief negotiator
Canada’s top negotiator in the softwood lumber trade dispute with the United States says discussions around the disagreement have waned… read more…
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Opinion: B.C. forest industry convention highlights sustainability, innovation
This week, almost 600 business, government, First Nations and community leaders have gathered in Vancouver for the B.C. Council of Forest… read more…
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B.C. invests $7.7 million to advance wood use and grow global markets
The Government of British Columbia is investing $7.7 million to promote the use of B.C. wood, advance wood building systems… read more…
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Environmental groups ask Ottawa to step into logging dispute
Today, federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna received a legal application for an emergency order to block clearcut… read more…
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Islanders asked for feedback on community forest shared with BCTS
If local control falls in a community forest, is itstill a sound idea? Islands loggers, sawmill owners, andcommunity leaders debated… read more…
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Quebec Cree’s campaign to save ancestral forest goes global
A northern Quebec Cree nation has gone global with the struggle to preserve one of the province’s last pristine forests… read more…
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EACOM purchases Sault plant
Failure of the Canadian and U.S. governments to reach a new softwood lumber agreement has left the industry in limbo… read more…
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Forests Ontario wants to document these ‘living landmarks’
Forests Ontario is calling on residents across the province recognize Ontario’s living landmarks – heritage trees – as a way… read more…
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Envirothon Takes Over Ontario This Month
Throughout April, more than 700 Ontario high school students will participate in 2017 Ontario Envirothon Regional Competitions. The Ontario Envirothon… read more…
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‘It’s devastating’: Large fire destroys mill in McBride, east of Prince George
A fire has destroyed a cedar manufacturing mill in the Robson Valley east of Prince George and crews from multiple… read more…
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SFI COMMUNITY GRANTS FEATURE COLLABORATION FROM GROUPS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) announced 11 community grants today that will advance the quality of life in communities… read more…
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City of Prince Albert pays Domtar $5.1 million over tax assessment dispute
City council in Prince Albert, Sask., has authorized a $5.1-million settlement with Domtar in a tax dispute over the valuation… read more…
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TIMBER SUPPLY REVIEWS UNDER REVIEW ?
The Cariboo Regional District has joined West Fraser in 100 Mile House in calling for a new Timber Supply Review… read more…
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NINE-AXLE TRUCKS GOOD FOR ROADS, INDUSTRY SAYS FORESTRY REPS
Members from Canfor and FPInnovations (non-profit, scientific forestry research organization) presented to Council on Monday night about the possibility of… read more…
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Opinion: B.C.’s forests can be sustainably harvested
Whoever first made the observation that an individual “couldn’t see the forest for the trees” was pointing to a common… read more…
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Forestry Challenges and Positives to Be Focus of COFI Convention
This week, forestry is the focus as the Council of Forest Industries (COFI) holds its annual convention in Vancouver and… read more…