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Upper Clearwater residents raise questions about logging plans
Upper Clearwater residents might disagree about the Upper Clearwater Hall but they seem to be more in agreement about their… read more…
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Hopes high to keep idled ON mill
Hornepayne Mayor Morley Forster said he hopes his town’s idled lumber mill won’t go the way of the wrecking ball… read more…
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NB MP raises softwood
Softwood lumber agreements between Canada and the United States have come and gone, but one thing should remain the same,… read more…
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Forests Ontario announces 2016 Ontario Envirothon Champion
Today marked the final day of a weeklong competition that saw the top 18 Ontario Envirothon schools from across the… read more…
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Advocates for western toad fight Nakusp logging project
Construction of roads for a controversial logging project near Nakusp has already begun, but critics are still hoping to see… read more…
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Residents who live near Englishman River seeking strict standards for logging
Logging on the riverbank just downstream from Englishman River Falls Provincial Park has some local residents calling for stronger regulation.… read more…
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Alberta wildfire underlines need for national talks on disaster mitigation
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the devastating fire in Fort McMurray underlines the need for a national discussion on disaster… read more…
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What the Alberta fire says about our attitudes toward climate change
Attempts to link the Fort McMurray fire to climate change, most prominently by Elizabeth May, have been swatted down hard… read more…
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N.W.T. fire season: no fires to fight after quiet, moist May
After two punishing wildfire seasons, the 2016 Northwest Territories fire season has started in unusually calm fashion. Updating reporters on… read more…
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Fire ban under review
Moderate and heavy rainfall across much of Northwestern Ontario over the past few days has allowed provincial crews to get… read more…
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Resolute Files Racketeering Suit Against Greenpeace in U.S. Federal Court
Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today announced a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for… read more…
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Pinnacle Pellet announces immediate operations curtailment
Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. announced today (May 31) that it will curtail operations at its Quesnel pellet plant effective immediately.… read more…
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BC VIEWS: ‘Climate action’ charade continues
The moving deadline for B.C.’s latest bold plan to control Earth’s weather with taxes has slid from March into June.… read more…
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No word of progress at Canada-U.S. softwood lumber talks in Ottawa
Canadian softwood lumber negotiators held a one-day meeting with their U.S. counterparts in Ottawa this week but there was no… read more…
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Out of work Alberni loggers worried about losing medical benefits
Bruce Stelmacker has had lots of time for gardening this spring. He’s one of about 125 workers who have been… read more…
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Huge forest along Manitoba-Ontario border moves closer to UNESCO recognition
A vast stretch of boreal forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary moved one step closer to international recognition Friday, as two… read more…
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Harvesting In The Englishman River Area
TimberWest is harvesting approximately 70 hectares of second generation forest in the Englishman River area. The harvesting started mid-May and… read more…
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South African firefighters arrive eager to help fight Fort McMurray wildfire
The first thing the 281 South African firefighters did when they touched down in Edmonton was sing. They sang soldier… read more…
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Pest that kills Hemlock trees on its way
A bug that sucks the sap out of trees and leaves them dead is the latest threat to Norfolk County’s… read more…
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Feds investigate flooding at Great Lakes Forestry Centre
The federal government is conducting an environmental assessment looking at flooding on the property of its Great Lakes Forestry Centre.… read more…
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Is This the Future of Small-Scale Forestry in Maine?
I have always been intrigued by the small-scale. Don’t misunderstand—industrial-scale sawmills, for example, are absolutely astonishing, and I have had… read more…
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Paper Excellence targets 2020
The Prince Albert Pulp Mill might begin producing raw kraft pulp product as soon as 2020. That is, depending on… read more…
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21st Century Skyscraper Race Begins As Timber Tower Rises
The search for ways to build greener, more sustainable buildings has sparked a brand new skyscraper race, but these contestants aren’t… read more…
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Will this invasive insect feast on Ontario’s forests?
Ontario’s lush northern forests could be the next feast for an invasive insect following the path created by the warming… read more…
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Out-of-control Hearst forest fire grows to 2,574 hectares
Forest fire fighters in Northern Ontario are engaged in a pitched battle with two big fires burning out of control… read more…