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Pine beetle infestations reduce wildfire severity, study suggests
It’s been feared that the many millions of dead trees left in the wake of pine beetles infestations would lead… read more…
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Weyerhaeuser pulp mill sold
Grande Prairie’s Weyerhaeuser pulp mill will soon be under new ownership. Weyerhaeuser recently announced a $2.2 billion deal with International… read more…
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Walk marks two years since sawmill shooting
Saturday marked a sombre anniversary in Nanaimo as it was two years to the day that a shooting occurred at… read more…
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Former Sino-Forest executives didn’t deceive, lawyer tells hearing
Four former Sino-Forest executives accused of fraud did not deceive anyone or shirk responsibility for their actions while they worked… read more…
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Canadian forestry group pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Canada’s forest products industry is aiming to be a major contributor to Canada’s 2030 climate goal, but is touting better… read more…
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Forest industry vows to cut emissions, seeks government help on R&D, procurement
Canada’s forest products industry is committing to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases by 30 million tonnes a year by… read more…
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FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY LAUNCHES “30 BY 30” CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGE
The Canadian forest products industry is pledging to help Canada move to a low-carbon economy by removing 30 megatonnes (MT)… read more…
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Fire burning on outskirts of Fort McMurray, AB
A fire is burning right on the outskirts of Fort McMurray. The fire started around 4 p.m. Saturday and is… read more…
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Ecoforestry Institute Society seeks to close deal for Wildwood Ecoforest
Ecoforestry Institute Society is close to gaining possession of Wildwood Ecoforest. The 31-hectare site in Cedar was sold by late… read more…
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Growing industry shows at ILA
Forestry’s critical role in the economy will be on display for the entire region to see. The Interior Logging Association’s… read more…
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Funding for new TRU chair
Thompson Rivers University has received a big grant towards creation of a chair position focussed on the future of our… read more…
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Choose To Save Lives – Actively Participate in a Safety Culture
Plans are well underway for the 2016 Interior Safety Conference. Building on the success of the Northern BC Forest Safety… read more…
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British Columbia protects old-growth forests in South Coast Region
The B.C. government has established 6,482 old growth management areas (OGMAs) under the Oil and Gas Activities Act, Forests, Lands… read more…
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Editorial: B.C. could suffer another ‘Summer of smoke’
Research scientists report that additional carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the main culprit in the greenhouse effect, is stimulating forest… read more…
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Canada can offer the U.S. TPP support for a new softwood lumber deal
Canadians shouldn’t be naive. Our country rarely matters much at all to the United States when it comes to their… read more…
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Injury a work-safe reminder
Sept. 18, 2006, is a day Mark Johnson will never forget. It was the day an attempt to save two… read more…
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Local mill observes National Day of Mourning
Today marks the date Canadians remember those hurt or killed on the job. Wearing black armbands, employees of Merritt’s Tolko… read more…
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Mayerthorpe railway bridge fire is a huge blow to local industry
A fire that brought a wooden railway trestle bridge to the ground near Mayerthorpe is crippling for industry in the… read more…
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Why you should care about B.C.’s early snow melt
Last year, raging wildfires ripped through British Columbia, burning homes to the ground, causing nearly $300 million in damage, and in some… read more…
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Healthy beech trees may soon disappear
“We may be the last generation to see any stands of healthy beech trees in our forests.” This was the… read more…
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Alberta’s hot, dry forests face major threat from miniature bugs
The battle to protect Alberta’s drought-stricken forests isn’t always being fought where the wildfires burn. Throughout much of the province,… read more…
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Nova Scotia exports predicted to grow: EDC
A new forecast predicts that a weak loonie and strong U.S. demand will boost Nova Scotia’s exports by six per… read more…
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Northern St’at’imc sign “historic” forestry deal
STH Biomass LP (STH) and Stuwix Resources Ltd (Stuwix) have signed a Forest Management Agreement of cooperation that both companies… read more…
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Fredericton foresty students take inventory of city trees
The City of Fredericton now has a full inventory of street trees thanks to a two-year project completed by the… read more…
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Spreading like wildfire: Why wooden skyscrapers are springing up across the world
At 1,000 feet tall, it will only be overshadowed in London by The Shard. But unlike that tapering glass structure,… read more…