Articles
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Foresters seek common ground on endangered species management
The Ontario forest industry is hoping to find a middle ground as their exemption from Ontario’s Endangered Species Act nears… read more…
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Early U.S. softwood lumber finding stokes fear of job losses in Canada
The U.S. International Trade Commission says it has found there was a reasonable indication that softwood lumber products from Canada… read more…
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Forestry Minister reacts to U.S. International Trade Commission in softwood lumber dispute
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson has issued a statement in response to today’s ruling by the U.S.… read more…
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Canfor evolves forestry through tech and innovation
Have you ever wondered which British Columbia companies incorporate the most innovation and the latest technology? Would it surprise you… read more…
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Cross-laminated timber beginning to take root in U.S. construction
John Redfield watches with pride as his son moves a laser-guided precision saw the size of a semi-truck wheel into… read more…
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Softwood lumber trade to increase 14 per cent: WRQ
Global trade of softwood lumber is forecasted to increase by almost 14 per cent in 2016, driven by higher wood… read more…
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Rebate announced for Alberta greenhouses
A newly announced rebate for greenhouse growers was cheered by members of the industry who had long argued that added… read more…
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Forestry industry might see opportunities under cap and trade
In the face of the likely rise in costs, Ontario’s new cap and trade system may also present opportunities for… read more…
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Public urged to help plan future of the Nipissing forest
The future of the Nipissing Forest is open for debate. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) has started… read more…
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Vancouver ranks highest in tree canopy coverage among world’s major cities
A new analysis of trees in major cities around the world puts Vancouver at the top of list for the… read more…
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FLETCHER: Here’s to a year of working forests
New Year’s Day marks the implementation of the Great Bear Rainforest agreement, hailed as a landmark around the world but… read more…
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Sawlog Prices Have Trended Downward Throughout the World over the Past Two Years
Sawlog prices have trended downward throughout the world over the past two years with the GSPI Index being 14.3% lower in… read more…
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Wood is Great: The Elevator Pitch
The industry needs to champion wood, lest we lose the culture and the infrastructure that has built up around its… read more…
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Outlook 2017: B.C. forest firms brace for U.S. lumber battle
If it’s true that business hates uncertainty, then the B.C. forest industry is in for some ill feeling in 2017.… read more…
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Can wood float for value-added forestry?
Two northwestern Ontario First Nation communities are exploring the idea of restoring ferry service to haul wood to a potential… read more…
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Small is beautiful for northern mill owners
Which B.C. forest products company was first to sell two-by-fours to the picky buyers of Japan? How about high-grade wood… read more…
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Tolko Industries should have done more to help laid off workers in Merritt: Union
It’s been more than two months since Tolko Industries announced they’d be shutting down production at the Merritt mill and… read more…
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OPINION: N.S. public are recognizing forests are well managed
No one cares more about Nova Scotia’s forest than the 6,100 forest industry professionals who make their living taking care… read more…
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Court awards nearly $14M to Island First Nation
A federal tribunal has ruled a Vancouver Island First Nation should get more than $13.8 million in compensation for government… read more…
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Indigenous forest industry looks to Pacific Rim
If there is one certainty about the future of the B.C. forest industry, it is the growing participation of indigenous… read more…
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Uncertainty stalks B.C.’s lumber industry – Comment
The 203 employees of Merritt’s Tolko sawmill report for their last week at the mill Monday. The workers ran the… read more…
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Biomass project gets government funds
The Northern Ontario Bioeconomy Strategy is moving forward, after the federal and provincial governments awarded funding to biomass proponents. The… read more…
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Could mayonnaise soon contain tree pulp? Scientists think so
Companies around the world are working to produce nanocellulose in commercial quantities, paving the way to a vast array of… read more…
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New website eases exploring natural resource opportunities in B.C.
People interested in land-based opportunities in B.C. will now have easy access to information and making applications thanks to a… read more…
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Neskonlith Indian Band in timber battle with BC government
The chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band has decided not to attend the Assembly of First Nations meeting in Gatineau,… read more…