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Budget delivers good news to small firms, start-ups and exporting businesses
Small, start-up and exporting businesses were among the major beneficiaries of new fiscal measures introduced in Thursday’s provincial budget. “It’s… read more…
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Port authority conducting audit after log boom breaks up
The Nanaimo Port Authority is conducting an audit after logs broke loose from a boom near Protection Island during a… read more…
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CEO Don Kayne’s Blog
In Canada, Canfor’s operations source a significant proportion of our fibre from our forest tenures, where we are responsible for… read more…
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Lumberjack sim Forestry 2017 coming to PC and consoles
Lumberjack simulator Forestry 2017 is coming to PC and consoles. The PC version of the game is out on March… read more…
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BRIGHTON: Mill closure opens doors for Port Hawkesbury Paper
A paper mill in Maine is closing down this spring, to the potential benefit of its rival, the heavily subsidized… read more…
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China’s forest recovery shows hope for mitigating global climate change
China’s sweeping program to restore forests across the country is working. The vast destruction of China’s forests, leveled after decades… read more…
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Wildfire season well underway in Edson, AB
Three wildfires have already occurred in the Edson Forest Area since March 1. The three wildfires, causes unknown, arising from… read more…
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Ben Parfitt: Rising hydro bills pushing mills to burn fossil fuel
Premier Christy Clark’s vow to push work at the $9-billion Site C dam “past the point of no return” may… read more…
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Interior recognizes driver’s bravery
Ernst Baxmann is a hero, says International Forest products (Interfor) logging engineer Aaron Gunther. The company agreed without hesitation and… read more…
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Budget delivers good news to small firms, start-ups and exporting QC businesses
Small, start-up and exporting businesses were among the major beneficiaries of new fiscal measures introduced in Thursday’s provincial budget. “It’s… read more…
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North America log exports to Japan dropped 17% in 2015
North America log exports to Japan decreased by 17.1% in 2015, reaching 2,565,063 cbm, thelowest level since 2010. The Canadian… read more…
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B.C. PREMIER COMMITS TO SWIFT ACTION TO BATTLE SPRUCE BEETLE EPIDEMIC
Premier Christy Clark says the province is committed to not repeating past mistakes when it comes to dealing with the… read more…
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JDI’s new digester on schedule for commissioning
J.D. Irving announces that Phase 2 of the modernization project at its Irving Pulp & Paper Mill in Saint John,… read more…
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Benny hearing goes to Sudbury court today
Clyde McNichol, Art Petahtegoose and Barbara Ronson McNichol will take their concerns about logging in Benny Forest to the Superior… read more…
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Biomass energy can be made simple and easy
Moving into the area of biomass energy doesn’t need to be a bewildering experience, a small audience of some 35… read more…
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Maine Foresters Prepare for Spruce Budworm Infestation
Forty years ago, Maine’s forests were devastated by a cyclical spruce budworm infestation that destroyed 25 million cords of white… read more…
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Can we afford to be fickle about our forests?
Forests are the lungs of our planet. They operate as vast reservoirs for capturing, storing, and releasing greenhouse gases into… read more…
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Old-growth forest park proclaimed
B.C.’s newest Class A provincial park is an 11,000-hectare expanse of the world’s only inland temperate rainforest east of Prince… read more…
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New B.C. park protects ‘Ancient Forest’ from loggers
A new B.C. park will protect an ancient cedar forest believed to be the only inland temperate rainforest in the world. The… read more…
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Whitehorse biomass project makes debut at Yukon conference
A conference opening in Whitehorse Tuesday will show off the territory’s newest biomass heating project. Biomass energy uses organic matter… read more…
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Ontario Shaw Woods topic for next naturalists meeting
On March 17, the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) will once again host a presentation describing a uniquely special place… read more…
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New fund for B.C. forestry firms, community forests
Forest sector research and development is getting a boost with the help of Northern Development Initiative Trust’s new Forest Innovation… read more…
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Lavington B.C. residents target pellet plant
The light and noise pollution that Lavington residents have been complaining about for months from their industrial neighbours is finally… read more…
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Any softwood lumber deal needs to address root cause of rift: a low loonie
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama said last week in Washington that they are committed to fixing… read more…
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Looking for a practical use for the forestry resource in Grand Falls-Windsor
Grand Falls-Windsor has a rich forest resource dormant since the closure of the mill seven years ago and now it… read more…