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Forestry sector not overly concerned with economic impact of wildfires
Massive swaths of burning forest aren’t good news for Alberta’s forestry sector. However, the Alberta Forest Products Association says its… read more…
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Fort McMurray blaze could rejuvenate animal habitats, experts say
Images of the fire-ravaged landscape around Fort McMurray have prompted some nature lovers to question what will become of the… read more…
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Reality TV series to capture Kaslo Logger Sports
Video cameras and logs will both roll during the annual Kaslo May Days Logger Sports this month. TV personality Andrew… read more…
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Forest fire season in northeastern Ontario has a busy start
We’re just one month into the forest fire season and the fire hazard is high across northeastern Ontario. The Ministry… read more…
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Firefighting turns to technology to get the jump on wildfires
Wildfire ranger Dan Gorzeman directed a crew as it put out hotspots smouldering beneath the boreal forest northeast of Slave Lake, Alta., in August… read more…
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Timeline: Fort McMurray wildfire — A small fire turns into The Beast
Alberta Forestry’s wildfire experts are at the mercy of the weather when forest fires burn out of control. The Fort… read more…
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J.D. Irving Ltd. directed to clean up illegal dump site in Parkindale
J.D. Irving Ltd. has started to remove a mountain of garbage it dumped on its own property, after being directed by the… read more…
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Check-Off Established to Help Grow Ontario Biomass Sector
The Ontario Biomass Producers Co-Op is taking steps to add some structure to their industry. The Co-op is implementing Central… read more…
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Northern Pulp ordered to pay $225,000 split between Pictou Landing First Nation, two conservation groups
Pictou Landing First Nation and two other conservation groups will be splitting a $225,000 fine served to Northern Pulp on… read more…
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Mi’kmaq First Nations sue New Brunswick over forestry strategy
Seven Mi’kmaq First Nations have filed a lawsuit against the New Brunswick government over its forest policy and management agreements with… read more…
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Forest fire season in northeastern Ontario has a busy start
We’re just one month into the forest fire season and the fire hazard is high across northeastern Ontario. The Ministry… read more…
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In 2080, Winnipeg summers could be as hot as the Texas desert: projections
Summers in Winnipeg in 2080 will be as hot and dry as they are today in the Texas Panhandle if worldwide greenhouse-gas emissions… read more…
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Carbon release in wake of Fort McMurray wildfire spikes greenhouse gasses
In the fight against climate change, forests play a critical role — drawing more greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere… read more…
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Gary Lamphier: Forest products firms also hit by Fort McMurray blaze
The multi-billion-dollar oilsands facilities around Fort McMurray weren’t the only large industrial operations at risk when wildfires tore through the region over the past week. Alberta’s $4… read more…
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Canadian forestry finding its footing despite market challenges
There was an embarrassing moment at the beginning of PwC’s annual Global Forest, Paper and Packaging Industry Conference in Vancouver… read more…
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‘Pyro’ bugs will help restore burned Fort McMurray forest
The blackened landscape around Fort McMurray is far from a dead zone, despite a wildfire that has reduced more than 229,000 of hectares of… read more…
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Winnipeg’s Urban Forestry Branch Prepares for Emerald Ash Borer Beetle
The city is preparing for another bug invasion. Winnipeg’s Urban Forestry Branch is conducting an inventory of Ash trees on… read more…
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Western internal review reveals ‘dysfunction’
Members of a Western Forest Products advisory group believe their meetings are dysfunctional and a waste of time, according to… read more…
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Northwestern Ontario Wildfire Update – May 10 2016
There were two new fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by the evening of May 11. Thunder Bay Fire Number… read more…
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Logging roads in Cree territory get green light amid concerns about woodland caribou herds
The provincial government has green-lit a logging project it hopes can strike a balance between appeasing the needs of industry and respecting… read more…
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Fort St. James Community Forest Audit Finds Issues
An audit of Community Forest Agreement CFA K1D has found that, while the Fort St. James Community Forest Corporation met… read more…
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Innovation to push B.C. forward: experts
British Columbia industry experts are looking to innovation in materials and methods to push the province forward. Construction consultant Helen… read more…
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Forest fire location, not necessarily size, priority for battling blazes
Whipped up by wind and fuelled by tinder dry conditions, the wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta., grew to about 1,000… read more…
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Annual allowable cut at 2.3-million cubic metres
The province’s chief forester has elected to smooth out the annual allowable cut in the Kamloops timber supply area by… read more…
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Canadian lumber producers reject rumoured U.S. calls for return to quotas
Canadian forestry company executives are eager for a new softwood lumber agreement but say they are not interest in a rumoured… read more…