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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…
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BRIGHTON: Lots of questions about new forestry innovation hub
Emera Inc. is sinking $1 million into a new forestry innovation “hub,” based in an Innovacorp office in Dartmouth. Provincial… read more…
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OPINION: Push reset button on N.S. forestry policy
There is an old saying about not being able to see the forest for the trees, in essence that details… read more…
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From N.S. to Washington: lumberjacks compete at province’s first professional championships
Southern Manitoba may not be known for its lumberjacks, but after this weekend, that could change. Manitoba’s very first professional lumberjack… read more…
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Ash borer continues spread in Grey-Bruce
The emerald ash borer is continuing its spread across the region. “We are starting to see exit holes in the… read more…
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Forestry ‘innovation hub’ gets almost $1.7M in funding
Two levels of government and Emera are investing $1.67-million in a type of business incubator for the forestry industry in Nova… read more…
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Spruce beetle a looming threat to B.C. forests
Saulteau First Nations is preparing for an invasion from the south. Armed with lessons learned from the pine beetle outbreak,… read more…
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Now that the wildfire is contained, what happens to Burns Bog?
Now that crews have contained the 78 hectare wildfire that has been burning in Burns Bog since Sunday afternoon, ecological… read more…
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Forest loss coincides with endangered species habitat: study
Research based on satellite imagery shows that almost all industrial activity in Canada’s intact forests is occurring on the home… read more…
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Lantzville, BC council agrees to representative for advisory group
A Lantzville councillor will sit on a woodlot management advisory group. At last week’s meeting, District of Lantzville councillors voted… read more…
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B.C. logging firm ordered to replant after audit of Creston-area operations
The Forest Practices Board in British Columbia says trees have not been replanted after cutting in the Selkirk Natural Resource District… read more…
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City of Hamilton says emerald ash borer has changed city tree canopy
Battling the spread of the emerald ash borer has taken its toll on the urban canopy in Hamilton, Ont. says… read more…
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Crews monitoring hot spots at forest fire near Sheet Harbour, N.S.
Firefighters are working to extinguish hot spots at a forest fire roughly two hours outside of Halifax. Two helicopters, nine… read more…