Articles
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Manitoba First Nations group wants to buy Tolko paper mill in The Pas
A group that represents 30 northern Manitoba First Nations wants to talk with the province about buying a mill that is closing… read more…
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Province sets agenda to address forest sector competitiveness
The provincial government today released its agenda to enhance the competitiveness of B.C.’s forest sector so that it continues to… read more…
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New allowable annual cut level set for Tree Farm Licence 39
Effective August 29, 2016, the allowable annual cut for Western Forest Products’ Tree Farm Licence 39 is 1,416,300 cubic metres… read more…
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Sault pesticide company sold to Montreal buyer
Sault Ste. Marie company BioForest Technologies, the maker of TreeAzin, a natural pesticide that destroys the emerald ash borer (EAB)… read more…
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Why people are at the root of healthy forests
Climate change, deforestation, global warming. These are all hotly debated areas of sustainability that have become commonly used buzzwords in… read more…
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This Startup is Helping the Forest Industry Save Time and Money
The University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Technology Management & Entrepreneurship (TME) program has become an essential component of New Brunswick’s… read more…
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How British Columbia’s Coastal People Fertilized the Forest
The wild western red cedar forests of Calvert and Hecate Islands, off the British Columbia central coast, are a vision… read more…
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Will the US and Canada start a trade war over lumber?
The annals of U.S. trade relations with Canada, our largest trading partner, include a recurring dispute over softwood lumber: the… read more…
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Northern Alberta communities worried plan could cost jobs without doing much to protect caribou
A group of northern Alberta municipalities wants more discussion of a provincial plan to protect an extra 1.8 million hectares… read more…
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Tree planting sure isn’t what it once was
Tree planting is a job so demanding that when the BBC sent three young Brits to B.C. to give it… read more…
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Tolko Industries: Why they’re closing The Pas mill and what it means
For the third time in less than a month, northern towns are facing tough times after a major employer announced… read more…
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Dutch elm disease study in Fredericton shows mixed results
A 15-year study into Dutch elm disease in Fredericton found half of the local trees tested showed at least some… read more…
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Lumber exports shift to U.S. as China sales slump
Wood products exports from Canada to Asia were down 18 per cent in the first six months of 2016, with… read more…
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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…