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Financial impact of Fort McMurray wildfire reaches almost $10 billion: study
An assessment of the total financial impact of last spring’s Fort McMurray wildfire is pegging the direct and indirect costs… read more…
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First Nation Forestry Council and four B.C. Pulp & Paper Companies work together to promote greater co-operation
The First Nation Forestry Council (FNFC) and four B.C. pulp and paper companies are pleased to announce they have signed… read more…
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Company fined $1.1 million for devastating fish-bearing streams in Haida Gwaii
“Cataclysmic” damage to fish habitat on Haida Gwaii has lead to $1.1 million in fines to a now-dissolved company controlled… read more…
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United Steelworkers president will continue to fight for Canada’s lumber industry
The Sudbury-born head of North America’s largest private sector union says many of his members voted for Donald Trump. International… read more…
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Fed. gov’t vows action on mercury contamination in Grassy Narrows ‘once and for all’
The federal government has promised action that will deal with Grassy Narrows mercury contamination “once and for all.” Working closely… read more…
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Trump Presidency brings uncertainty for forest and cattle industries
No one will argue Donald Trump is a man of many words. Whether he will follow through on this promises,… read more…
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Vaughn Palmer: Donald Trump’s tariffs on wood could hurt some B.C. communities
The B.C. Liberals are increasingly concerned that the rising threat of lumber tariffs in the United States could generate a… read more…
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ELF hoping to strike deal with Island Timberlands
Island Timberlands has begun logging on a parcel of private managed forest land it owns in the upper Lockyer Road… read more…
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Whittaker: Forest industry knows it has to look after the land
Re: “We must protect waterways,” Stephen Legault, Opinion, Jan. 7. There has been a lot of talk about our headwaters… read more…
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Ottawa to appeal $13.8 million award to Vancouver Island First Nation
The federal government is appealing a decision by a special claims tribunal to award $13.8 million in compensation to a… read more…
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Scientists identify the real king of the forest: fungus
To a casual hiker, one bit of North American forest may seem like any other. But look more closely and… read more…
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Ducks Unlimited Canada and forestry leaders launch collaboration on wetland conservation
Wetlands and waterfowl in Canada’s boreal forest will be the beneficiaries of a new program launched by Ducks Unlimited Canada… read more…
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COLUMNS: Let U.S. home builders work on Canada’s behalf
U.S. lumber manufactures want restrictions on Canadian lumber so they can make more profits. American home owners and industries involved… read more…
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Canadian Beavers Are Destroying Patagonian Forests In Chile And Argentina
Canadian beavers are wreaking havoc in an unexpected location: a swath of forest in South America. Some 200,000 dam-building creatures… read more…
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Domtar Windsor mill: Precision tree-harvesting
William Angus and Thomas Logan chose Windsor, Que., as the site of Canada’s first wood-based pulp mill in 1864. Today,… read more…
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Trump could be Canada’s best weapon in the softwood fight
As president-elect Donald Trump begins to shape his trade agenda, there are concerns about the effect on the Canadian economy,… read more…
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J.D. Irving to hire 184 people in Truro area
The New Brunswick-based firm issued a press release Jan. 11 to say they will be making 8,600 hires for all… read more…
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Tree-bark thickness indicates fire-resistance in a hotter future
A new study has found that trees worldwide develop thicker bark when they live in fire-prone areas. The findings suggest… read more…
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Vaughn Palmer: All signs point to punishing lumber duties from U.S.
The B.C. Liberals put up a brave front last week when the Americans issued a preliminary finding of guilt against… read more…
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FASTER GROWTH TIMES FOR TREES WILL LEAD TO BETTER ECONOMIC OUTPUTS
Changing climates and climate-induced insect outbreaks are on the rise and they can lead to drought and forest destruction. This… read more…
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Third wood pellet plant goes bust — on same Nova Scotia property
It’s déjà vu all over again in Middle Musquodoboit as former wood pellet plant operator Scotia Atlantic Biomass Company’s assets… read more…
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3 companies fined more than $1.5M over Haida Gwaii logging
A judge has handed down significant fines and bans for destructive logging on Haida Gwaii earlier this decade. Gwaii Wood… read more…
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Carbon credits finance sustainable forestry project
On a country back road near Penobsquis, an experiment is underway that its supporters hope will point the way to… read more…
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CNA is studying invasive insects to protect Newfoundland ecosystems
The lily leaf beetle, with its shiny scarlet back, “is a cute little beetle,” admits Barry Hicks, who established the… read more…
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Minneapolis home to largest mass timber building in the U.S.
Designed by Vancouver-based Michael Green Architecture (MGA) in conjunction with architect-of-record DLR Group, the seven storey office building in Minneapolis’… read more…