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Coalition demands end to raw log exports
Unifor pulp and paper locals in British Columbia threw their support behind a rally on July 22 that demands an… read more…
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Forestry workers, environmentalists call for ban on log exports
Forestry workers and environmentalists gathered in Port Alberni on Friday to call for a ban on log exports and for… read more…
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U.S. Senators ‘inaccurate’ on lumber claim: Premiers
Premier Christy Clark and other provincial and territorial leaders have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, asking him to refute… read more…
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U.S. senators turn up the heat in Canadian lumber dispute
The Canadian government fired back Wednesday at “inaccurate” claims from a group of influential American senators who are demanding the U.S.… read more…
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Restoring Fort McMurray’s Urban Forest Our Greatest Challenge Yet
Like all Canadians, I watched the nightly news in disbelief as wildfires devastated the Fort McMurray region throughout the months… read more…
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Canfor explains its Upper Clearwater B.C. logging plans
Logging blocks under discussion on the shoulder of Trophy Mountain and on the west side of the Clearwater River would… read more…
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Toronto’s Norbord riding the rising wave of OSB sales
For years, it was known as the ugly duckling, cheaper alternative to plywood. One design maven described it as “like… read more…
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Thunder Bay city council delays decision on emerald ash borer
Thunder Bay city councillors have delayed a decision on whether to adopt a proposed action plan to combat the emerald… read more…
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Manitoba’s UNESCO bid for boreal forest suffers setback
The push to have a large swath of rare boreal forest designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site has suffered… read more…
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Glimpsing the future: Researchers predict how fires will change N.W.T. forests
A group of forest fire scientists are studying areas of forest in the Northwest Territories that have re-burned in the past… read more…
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Fighting emerald ash borer will cost Thunder Bay millions: report
City administrators in Thunder Bay, Ont. say they expect dealing with the arrival of the emerald ash borer in the… read more…
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Failed reforestation attempt near Creston raises red flag
A failed reforestation effort in the Kootenays has left B.C.’s logging watchdog concerned. Arrow Glenn Ltd, a private logging company with access to over 600 hectares… read more…
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FOREST INDUSTRY STUDYING LOGGING TRUCK ACCIDENTS
The BC Forest Safety Council is working to reduce the number of logging truck accidents on BC roads. Director of… read more…
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Yukon forest fire season ‘remarkably quiet’
A “remarkably quiet fire season” in Yukon so far this year may be due in part to the Fort McMurray… read more…
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Bark art no danger to trees: expert
Look up. Way up. And gaze upon the hidden treasures at Cottonwood Island Park where carver Elmer Gunderson has bestowed… read more…
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Record-breaking wildfires changing the face of the boreal forest
Every Wednesday, climate journalist Tyler Hamilton gathers up the latest Ontario climate news and cutting-edge research on how climate change… read more…
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Proof from B.C. Wildfire; fuel management works
Preemptive work done in the Lillooet area proved effective in June when wildfire struck. Two fires started on June 30… read more…
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2016 wildfire season dramatically different than last year
One year ago, the wildfire situation in the region was significantly different than it is this year, and that’s good… read more…
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Shigeru Ban’s First Canadian Project Will Be the Tallest Hybrid Timber Structure in the World
When Pritzker Prize–winning architect Shigeru Ban was commissioned to build his first skyscraper in Canada, many predicted the structure would… read more…
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Government of Canada Invests in Science and Infrastructure Upgrades at the Laurentian Forestry Centre in Quebec City
Science and research are key to innovation and environmental sustainability in the natural resource sectors. The Government of Canada is… read more…
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Fading hopes of softwood trade deal worries EACOM
Hopes of avoiding a new round of U.S. duties on imported softwood lumber are fading for companies like EACOM Timber… read more…
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Wildfires an ‘ongoing concern’ to B.C.’s forestry sector
Over the last decade, fires have burned through some 15,500 square kilometres of B.C.’s forests and charred some 38 million cubic metres worth of… read more…
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Caribou habitat protected thanks to new agreement
A new forest management plan aimed at protecting caribou will prevent the logging of 223,000 hectares of forest for 20 years.The plan, which… read more…
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Softwood silence inexcusable’
Last week, President Obama arrived in Ottawa to address Parliament. He spoke at length about the partnership, values and shared… read more…
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Judge dismisses B.C. government’s $5.5M negligence claim against Canfor, contractor over 2010 forest fire
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the B.C. government against Canadian Forest Products and one of its contractors over… read more…