Articles
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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…
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Wood Plastic Composite Market Worth 5.84 Billion USD by 2021
The report “Wood Plastic Composite Market by Type (Polyethylene, Polyvinylchloride, Polypropylene, Others), Application (Building & Construction Products, Automotive Components, Industrial & Consumer… read more…
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Model predicts how forests will respond to climate change
Drought could render the U.S. Northeast’s mixed forests unsustainable after 2050 while Washington’s Cascade Mountains may require tropical and subtropical… read more…
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Fredericton, NB 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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Sino-Forest sale points to significant value in its disputed forestry assets
The company created to hold the remaining assets of Sino-Forest Corp. has negotiated the sale of the last of the… read more…
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WestJet exploring development of sustainable aviation biofuel
WestJet Airlines Ltd is hoping its new partnership with a central Alberta research centre will lead to the development of… read more…
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Haliburton Forest to host international sleddog championship
The internationally sanctioned competition, the 2017 IFSS Winter Sleddog World Championship will take place on Canadian soil, in a year… read more…
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Call for resignation over cozying with forest industry
The former mayor of Iroquois Falls is calling for the president of the Northeastern Ontario Municipal Association (NEOMA), Mike Doody,… read more…
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WestJet exploring development of sustainable aviation biofuel
WestJet Airlines Ltd is hoping its new partnership with a central Alberta research centre will lead to the development of… read more…
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Premier plans to get tough on drones over wildfires
The B.C. government is pledging harsh punishment for people who fly drones over a wildfire, who are boating on a… read more…
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Chernobyl’s Silent Exclusion Zone (Except for the Logging)
The road through the forest, abandoned, is at times barely discernible, covered with the debris of fallen tree limbs, vines,… read more…
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Large tract of at risk species of trees being protected in northern Nova Scotia
A forestry company is donating a large tract of land that includes at-risk species of trees in northern Nova Scotia.… read more…
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‘Betty’ the ash tree offers hope against deadly dieback disease
She has a silver-grey trunk, is 200-years-old and unusually resilient. Betty, a mature ash tree in Norfolk, is offering hope… read more…
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Forest Industry Welcomes Signing Of Climate Change Agreement
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and other forest groups around the world welcome the official signing of the… read more…
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Shortened air-tanker contracts not a concern, forestry officials say
The Alberta government plans to rely on resources from other provinces if air-tanker companies turn down an offer to extend… read more…