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Log truck deaths leading to clampdown by WorkSafeBC
WorkSafeBC will be ramping up inspections of log trucks across the province in response to a spike in the number… read more…
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Lumber industry hopes for ‘good deal for Canadians’ in talks with U.S. trade ambassador
Canadian softwood lumber executives will meet this week with America’s trade ambassador as they brace for the prospect of U.S.… read more…
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Forester advocates for making logging debris affordable
A Williams Lake forester is urging the business community and local politicians to lobby the provincial government, B.C. Hydro and… read more…
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Old growth forests are important for environment and economy
In response to UBCM Resolution C-27, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson re-affirmed government’s commitment to Vancouver… read more…
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Paltry return on forest
Editor: The loss of another important intact forest on the Elphinstone slopes is very troubling, and in light of the… read more…
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Weather killing Edmonton birch trees, researcher says
A study is looking into why birch trees are dying off in the prairies and British Columbia, but a researcher… read more…
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UBCM convention: Politicians reject old-growth logging
Mayors and councillors from across the province are calling for a halt to logging of old-growth forests on Vancouver Island.… read more…
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Premier funds water, firefighter help for communities
In what looked and sounded like a road-test of her 2017 election campaign, Premier Christy Clark used her annual speech… read more…
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B.C. cities join push to halt Vancouver Island old-growth logging
B.C. municipal leaders have thrown their weight behind a call to halt the logging of Vancouver Island’s remaining publicly owned… read more…
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Help rebuild Vancouver’s tree canopy
This just in from the Park Board media office: Mayday, pagoda dogwood and crabapple trees want homes and a place… read more…
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International forestry conference held in Kenora
Light is being shined on the forest sector in Kenora this week. An International Union of Forest Research Organizations conference… read more…
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Wood WORKS! BC awards B.C. local governments for leadership in wood use in community projects
Leadership in structural and architectural wood use by local governments was recognized today at the Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention… read more…
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Forestry activities near Mackenzie under audit
The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of Chu Cho Industries LP on non-replaceable forest licence A62375, during the… read more…
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Press Release: Minister Thomson Talks Forestry With BC’s Coastal Mayors
Minister Steve Thomson met with 32 coastal community mayors and councillors last night to discuss how forestry is impacting the… read more…
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Make old growth forest an election issue
Now that the dust has settled a bit about the maple tree, let’s try to gain some perspective. This was… read more…
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Millar Western hits 200 millionth seedling milestone
This year Millar Western is celebrating the planting of their 200 millionth tree seedling since the company’s planting operations began… read more…
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Royal Visit: Duke and duchess visit the Great Bear Rainfore
Long before Prince William was born, his great-great-great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, presented a royal staff to a chief of B.C.’s Heiltsuk… read more…
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Canada Must Place More Value On Its Urban Forests
Last week, on National Tree Day (Sept. 21), NDP MP Irene Mathyssen (London-Fanshawe) announced her Private Members’ Motion proposing the… read more…
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Rare N.S. forests being protected
Two rare, old-growth Acadian forests near Tusket and Pugwash will be spared the saw. The Natural Conservancy of Canada has… read more…
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Alberta lumber giant West Fraser Mills facing charges after chemical leak
A pulp mill near Hinton, Alta., is facing environmental charges after failing to report the leak of a chemical into the air… read more…
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If U.S. softwood lumber deal fails Alberta is looking at China
There’s some nervousness for Alberta’s forestry companies. But there’s also talk of new opportunity in China. The Softwood Lumber Agreement… read more…
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B.C. rejects plan for low-carbon Vancouver power plant
An ambitious plan by the city and a private developer to create a low-carbon power plant for the downtown peninsula… read more…
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Editorial: Victoria must intervene in renewed ‘war in the woods’
The Conference Board of Canada warns that global economic growth is weakening, exacerbated by the uncertainties of the United Kingdom’s… read more…
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Forest industry prosperous in tough times
Forestry and lumber businesses make the cut for a prosperous industry during the current economic downturn. High Prairie Forest Products… read more…
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Alberta hoping to open looming lumber market in China
There’s some nervousness for Alberta’s forestry companies. But there’s also talk of new opportunity in China. The Softwood Lumber Agreement… read more…