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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…
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Expansion of regulated areas for emerald ash borer
To slow the spread of emerald ash borer into new parts of Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is… read more…
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Hope for softwood lumber
Premier Christy Clark says there may be a “ray of hope” for B.C.’s softwood lumber industry, as negotiations for a… read more…
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JDI pleads not guilty to pollution charges against Saint John mill
A lawyer for J.D. Irving, Limited has entered not guilty pleas to each of 15 pollution charges under the federal… read more…
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Opinion: A fresh look at the role of natural resources in B.C.’s economy
As leaders from government, industry and First Nations gather in Prince George for the 14th annual Natural Resources Forum, it’s… read more…
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Major export challenges on B.C. forest industry’s horizon
New U.S. duties on lumber imports will leave Canada with excess production that could be difficult to sell. Russ Taylor,… read more…
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Catalyst Paper goes dark
Catalyst Paper has gone dark. The B.C. paper company announced Friday, January 27, that it is no longer a publicly… read more…
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New bid for Manitoba-Ontario UNESCO boreal forest deal
A third attempt is underway to get international recognition for a large section of boreal forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary.… read more…
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Tembec open to lumber export quotas in a break from Canadian industry
Eastern Canadian lumber producer Tembec says it’s open to quotas on exports to the United States, in a break from… read more…
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Can we send our softwood to China if U.S. hardens its stand?
With its chief trading partner awash in uncertainty, will Canada’s softwood lumber industry double down on China and other further-flung… read more…
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Millennials support natural resource development
When you see news stories showing millennials protesting an oil and gas, mining or forestry project, note that those protesters… read more…
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First Nations and Nanaimo mills band together to secure forestry future
After more than a year of discussions, paper and pulp companies in British Columbia have an improved way of accessing… read more…
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Opinion: Trump administration brings fresh shot at new softwood lumber deal
President Donald Trump’s trade agenda may be causing some concern in B.C., considering the province relies on the American market to… read more…
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‘I’m a Northerner. I get it’ — Sudbury MPP
The province will take steps to reduce hydro rates, Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault pledged Wednesday in North Bay. “We are… read more…
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Greenpeace argues Resolute racketeering suit ‘brute force’ intimidation
A $300-million lawsuit filed by a multinational forest giant against Greenpeace under American racketeering laws enacted to deal with organized… read more…
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In a ‘Post-Truth’ Era, Greenpeace Lies to Raise Money
Free speech is one thing. It’s another to lie about a company just because you don’t like it. And environmental… read more…
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Botwood biofuel plant one step closer to green light
An $185-million biofuel facility in Botwood is coming closer to getting a green light. NewGreen Technology Inc, the company behind the… read more…