Articles
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Program trains Indigenous youth for careers in natural resources
It’s been a whirlwind summer in the forests of Northern Ontario for a group of Indigenous youth, but they have… read more…
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Millions in taxpayer dollars spent over decades couldn’t save The Pas sawmill
Since the very beginning, the biggest employer in The Pas, Man., has had difficulty turning a profit. But the latest… read more…
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New job-matching tool supports growth in forest sector
Growing up in the Ottawa Valley, Derek Nighbor appreciated from a young age the importance of the forest sector to the local… read more…
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Deere sales drop amid tough conditions in construction, forestry equipment markets
Illinois-based equipment manufacturer Deere and Company, which sells John Deere construction equipment among other products, announced a drop-off in sales… read more…
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Growing consensus: forestry in B.C. needs to change
If there is one thing I have learned from the past four years of producing my new documentary seriesHeartwood: A… read more…
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Tolko Industries, largest employer in The Pas, to close
The mayor of The Pas says the town was shocked to learn its main employer, Tolko Industries, is closing down. The forestry… read more…
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Glyphosate report backed by Ontario science officer
A leading Canadian public health official has commended New Brunswick’s review of a controversial herbicide used by the forestry industry… read more…
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This tree might be the oldest living thing in Europe
Photo: Dr.Oliver Konter, Mainz More than a thousand years ago, in the 940s, Europe was a very different place. The Byzantine… read more…
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Top softwood lumber negotiator says Canada may be forced into litigation
With a fall deadline approaching, Canada’s chief negotiator in the softwood-lumber talks with the United States says the two sides… read more…
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Little headway reported in softwood lumber talks
As an October deadline approaches, Canada and the U.S. continue to grapple with a trade dispute that sometimes seems like… read more…
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Softwood warning from MP
Ottawa is leaving the forestry sector vulnerable to another punitive trade dispute with its inability to secure a new softwood… read more…
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Commodity downturn continues to put divide in B.C.’s robust economy
LNG Canada’s decision to delay deciding to build its $40-billion liquefied natural gas export project hit Ellis Ross, the Haisla First Nation’s chief… read more…
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Scientists made see-through wood that is cooler than glass
Wood is a strong and versatile building material, but it rots, gets eaten by bugs, and blocks light. Plain sheets… read more…
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Resolute Forest Products loses $42 million in the latest quarter
Resolute Forest Products Inc. reported a GAAP net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, of $42 million, or… read more…
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1,600 parasitic wasps released in Ontario, Quebec to fight off emerald ash borers
The Canadian Forest Service announced Wednesday it is releasing parasitic wasps in Ontario and Quebec this week in an effort… read more…
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Northern Pulp mill fails emissions testing again
Pictou, N.S., resident Terry Dunbrack is keenly aware of the Northern Pulp mill’s presence in his community. “That particulate matter that… read more…
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Canfor celebrates recent completion of two Canadian pellet plants
This summer Canfor Corp. officially marked the opening of its two new pellet plants collocated at company sawmill sites in… read more…
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Algonquin Park forest fire remains ‘out of control’
Firefighters in Algonquin Park deployed water bombers for a second day on Friday, to battle an out-of-control blaze that forced… read more…
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Court action threatened over eco-forest
A battle is brewing over the future of Wildwood, the renowned 31-hectare Vancouver Island ecoforest founded by the late Merv… read more…
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Ontario Forest fires surprisingly low
Though it has seemed pretty crispy-crunchy in many parts the province for several weeks now, the number of forest fires… read more…
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Wandering moose inspires cross-border trail
The 650-kilometre trek of a radio-collared moose named Alice is the inspiration for a proposed hiking trail from Ontario’s forested… read more…
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‘Run ragged’: Annapolis Royal firefighters still battling Seven Mile Lake wildfire
As of 9 a.m. Aug. 10, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) spokesperson Andrew Preeper said the Seven Mile Lake fire… read more…
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MNRF officially opens new Fire Management Centre
Thanks to a $20 million investment over the past two years, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s Sudbury Fire… read more…
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Spruce budworm findings fuel concern over possible outbreak
Scientists at Natural Resources Canada say that about 80 per cent of the spruce budworm moths they collected after a… read more…
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Nova Scotia restricts forest access amid ‘high’ risk of more wildfires: minister
As crews battle three wildfires in western Nova Scotia, the province is restricting activity within forests in a bid to keep more… read more…