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BC Forest Discovery Centre fundraiser gets $25,000 kick start from municipality
The Municipality of North Cowichan has provided the B.C. Forest Discovery Centre with a $25,000 grant. The money, which will… read more…
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The zombie softwood lumber dispute is never dead – it’s only sleeping
Two-thirds of the way through the 100-day countdown set in March by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Barack Obama… read more…
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Varcoe: Family-run sawmill near Fort McMurray survives two waves of wildfire
The fire came in waves at Howard Ewashko’s family business: once on Tuesday afternoon, again in the evening. Both times, Ewashko,… read more…
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Lumberjack Contests are the Coolest College Extracurricular
Carissa Camenson stood in a vast acre and a half arena in Missoula, Montana, the ground covered with chips and… read more…
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Can Timber Skyscrapers Really Help Save The Planet?
Cities are shaped by fire. From Chicago to San Francisco, enormous swathes of urban fabric were wiped away by accident… read more…
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Wildfires see Alberta logging zones go up in smoke
Wildfires menacing Fort McMurray for the past two weeks have carved a new path of destruction, levelling an oilsands work… read more…
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Unique experiences for teachers- free forestry tours
2016 Upcoming Tour Unique Pro-D experiences for teachers—FREE forestry tours Festival of Forestry tours take teachers to rural and resource-based… read more…
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Logging dispute keeps 120 workers off the job in Port Alberni
“We’re going to have a long dry summer, I mean just look, it’s a fire waiting to happen.” That was… read more…
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Varcoe: Fire attacks family business, but Fort McMurray sawmill repels attacks
The fire came in waves at Howard Ewashko’s family business: once on Tuesday afternoon, again in the evening. Both times, Ewashko,… read more…
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Ash tree inventory teams hit back lanes and backyards to manage devastating pest
The City of Winnipeg is ramping up efforts to create an inventory of ash trees. Crews are searching backyards and… read more…
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Mountain pine beetle research helping forests recover
When the Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) arrived in Alberta some nine or 10 years ago it hit hard. Whole areas… read more…
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McQUARRIE — Forestry jobs being squandered
LET’S TALK about jobs, good resource sector jobs to be more specific. However, before everyone gasps in disbelief thinking I’ve changed… read more…
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Alberta forest industry rebounds on demand, prices and the dollar
Blame the low Canadian dollar, or the tumbling price of oil, or the American housing recovery. Whichever the culprit — or whichever combination of… read more…
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This disease is killing California trees by the millions, but scientists urge against giving up
Earlier this month, we learned some bad news about the phenomenon of “sudden oak death,” which has killed more than… read more…
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Canfor announces contractor awards
Canfor works with many exceptional contractors across our operations as part of our day to day business. This includes forestry… read more…
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Kenora Forest Products Continues To Grow
The Kenora Forest Products Mill is one step closer to full production as Unifor says the first shift in the… read more…
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Tembec workers angered with layoff notice
Union officials at the Tembec industrial complex are upset with news that 24 positions will be eliminated at the facility… read more…
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Vaughn Palmer: Premier expresses worry over softwood lumber
After an initial flurry of optimism, Premier Christy Clark is now anxious about Canada’s prospects for a renewed agreement with… read more…
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Long Lake clearcut leads to charges against Dexter Construction
Nova Scotia’s Department of Environment has laid charges in connection with a clear cutting incident inside Long Lake Provincial Park. Charges… read more…
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Imported forest pests cause $2 billion in damage annually
When Gary Lovett was studying the effect of acid rain in New York’s Catskill Mountains 20 years ago, he ended… read more…
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How different we would be if Northern Ontario had become its own Province
Things would have been drastically different if Northern Ontario had representatives at the time of Confederation, that according to a… read more…
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ThermalWood Brings European Innovation to New Brunswick
ThermalWood is putting European innovation into decks, guitars, furniture and siding in Canada and beyond in the form of long-lasting thermally… read more…
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Mountain parks helping bird to spread whitebark pine seeds
High in the forests of the mountain parks, there’s a sun-loving tree that relies on a small bird to spread… read more…
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UNBC UNVEILS NEW FIELD EDUCATION CENTRE AT THE ALEZA LAKE RESEARCH FOREST
UNBC unveiled its newest classroom today. It’s located 60km east of Prince George in the Aleza lake Research Forest. The… read more…
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No matter how you slice it, we’re headed toward a lumber fight
By mid-October, the U.S. Lumber Coalition — a.k.a. The Coalition to those who have spent their lives in the trenches… read more…