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B.C. government commits $150 million to forest rehab
The B.C. government announced $150 million in spending Friday February 17 to “treat” forests to reduce wildfire hazards, rehabilitate forests… read more…
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Gallant government ‘still making decisions’ about forest plan changes
Premier Brian Gallant says his government will reveal “in the next few weeks” whether it will make changes to the… read more…
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$185M biofuel agreement will mean ‘major changes,’ Botwood mayor says
Botwood is one step closer to an economic boost that the mayor hopes could bring financial stability to the central Newfoundland… read more…
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Vaughn Palmer: Lumber sector in for the ride a lifetime
B.C.’s newly appointed envoy to the softwood lumber wars lost no time Thursday setting out what the long-running dispute with… read more…
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Ontario Power Generation expands opportunities for advanced wood pellet producers
The Wood Pellet Association of Canada is proud that one of its members – Ontario Power Generation (OPG) – operates… read more…
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LCBO raises funds for Forests Ontario
Starting February 26th, the public can support Forests Ontario by making a donation at any of the more than 650… read more…
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Liberals primed for budget revamp of how Ottawa spends $5B annually on innovation
The next federal budget is expected to include a radical overhaul of the way Ottawa spends some $5 billion annually on… read more…
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David Emerson named B.C.’s trade envoy on softwood lumber
A former federal cabinet minister has been appointed the B.C. government’s trade envoy to try and reach a new softwood… read more…
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Seeds planted for Hamilton’s urban tree strategy
The city wants you to help grow a new urban forestry strategy. Council signed off on $150,000 last year to… read more…
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B.C. Government’s Throne Speech talks jobs, taxpayers and forestry industry
The provincial government’s Throne Speech kicks-off the last session of the legislature before the May 2017 election. The speech, read… read more…
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Canadian Institute of Forestry AGM Friday February 17th
The Canadian Institute of Forestry Annual General Meeting and 64th Annual International Night is Friday February 17th at the Canadian… read more…
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Looking to the Finland model to find Nova Scotia’s forestry potential
When Harold Alexander walks through the woods in Digby County, he sees untapped potential. The veteran forester has managed woodlots… read more…
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Ontario forestry minister asks feds for temporary loan program
The Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry in Ontario is looking to her federal counterpart for help with the current… read more…
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Jeff Muzzi Recognized for Support of Local Wood Industry
The Ontario Wood Award is presented to individuals or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the support and promotion… read more…
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Earnings up, debt down for Interfor
Interfor Corp. (TSX:IFP) posted record earnings in 2016 and expects 2017 to be another good year, thanks to strong demand… read more…
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Alberta awards $60 million to 31 bioenergy companies
Through its Bioenergy Producer Program, the government of Alberta has awarded $60 million to 31 different companies that have built… read more…
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Port Hawkesbury Paper to continue paying power tariff
A load retention tariff at the local paper mill continues to do what it was intended. On January 23, the… read more…
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Moose Cree sowing seeds for wood pellet plant
The Moose Cree First Nation is looking seriously at getting into manufacturing as its next big development project. The First… read more…
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Massive $1.3M tree-planting effort in Fort McMurray to start this spring
Tree Canada will start planting new trees this spring in Fort McMurray, nearly a year after wildfire ravaged the area. The… read more…
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New Nafta Could Settle Canada-U.S. Lumber War, Resolute CEO Says
A renegotiation of Nafta could be used to settle a lumber dispute that’s been simmering between Canada and the U.S.… read more…
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B.C. puts lumber trade front-and-centre as U.S. prepares for possible import duties
B.C. Forest Minister Steve Thomson flew to Ottawa on Sunday to start working toward a new trade agreement on softwood lumber… read more…
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Q&A with Derek Nighbor on the future of the forest industry
The year 2016 proved to be a tumultuous time in the forest industry in Merritt. The Tolko Industries mill was shut… read more…
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Peter Foster: The boreal forest ‘agreement’ was an eco-radical shakedown. Thankfully, it’s finally dead
The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), one of the most ignominious deals in Canadian business history, is being quietly euthanized.… read more…
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Mill closures feared as allowable harvest slashed
A decade after billions of mountain pine beetles chewed their way through British Columbia’s lodgepole pine forest, the Interior timber… read more…
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What the Finns can offer Northern Ontario’s biomass economy
Biofuels could be the right solution at the right time for Northern Ontario. That’s the message that a delegation of… read more…