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Wood construction still lagging in Toronto, despite rule change
Few developers are taking advantage of new Ontario rules that allow for taller wood-frame buildings.The reason? They can’t find the… read more…
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Canada’s wood & forest products trade delegation visits India
A delegation of 16 high profile companies meet potential clientele for expansion possibilities in wood trade from Canada to India… read more…
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Forest Resources Act review underway
The Government of Yukon is moving forward with a review of the Forest Resources Act, Minister of Energy, Mines and… read more…
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Resolute calls Greenpeace “eco-imperialists” in most aggressive video yet
Resolute Forest Products’ latest video steps up the company’s attack on its environmental nemesis, calling Greenpeace and its members “eco-imperialists.”… read more…
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B.C. increases investments in forest stewardship
The new Forest Enhancement Society of B.C., supported by $85 million in government funding, will focus its efforts on wildfire… read more…
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Seeing the forest for the trees
The District of Squamish and the Squamish Nation are moving forward on plans for a community forest. District council passed… read more…
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Gary Lamphier: Resource wealth the only thing that will fill Canada’s fiscal gap
I admit it. I love reading my fan mail. I try not to let it get to my head (blush), but admittedly, that’s… read more…
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Guilty pleas entered in case of wood pulp in grated cheese
An executive and two Pennsylvania cheese businesses her family controls pleaded guilty Friday to trying to pass off grated Swiss… read more…
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Take This Job and Love It: Georgia Forestry pilots
In our Take This Job and Love It Series, WGXA News is highlighting unique and interesting jobs around Middle Georgia.… read more…
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B.C. forestry company to suspend operations for one day after workplace death
A man is dead following what a forestry company is calling a “tragic accident” at one of its operations on… read more…
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B.C. Announces New Forest Society and $85 Million in Funding
The province has announced a new forest society which will be supported by $85 million in government funding. The new… read more…
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New plantings to rebuild Surrey tree canopy
Surrey City Hall is working to get its tree canopy numbers to stop dropping in a new shade tree management… read more…
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Gov’t tries jets over prop planes for aerial firefighting
The Coulson Group’s C-130s will not be a part of the B.C government’s forest firefighting force this summer—not even on… read more…
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Huu-ay-aht gets $1.5 million — the first award by tribunal
The Huu-ay-aht First Nation near Bamfield has received a $1.5-million legal award, the first ever issued by the Specific Claims… read more…
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EACOM Welcomes Ontario Budget, Including Measures that Support Forestry
EACOM Timber Corporation is pleased to welcome the 2016 Ontario provincial budget, delivered today by Finance Minister Charles Sousa. EACOM… read more…
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BILD: Six-storey wood buildings come to the GTA
The first six-storey wood buildings in the GTA are about to begin construction and these projects provide new homebuyers with… read more…
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Glade residents outraged by plans to log in watershed
An emotionally charged meeting was held Feb. 17 in Glade regarding plans for Kalesnikoff Lumber and Atco Wood Products to… read more…
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Conifex Timber’s 4Q revenues increased to $100.5 million
Conifex Timber Inc. reported that 4Q 2015, revenues increased to $100.5 million from $95.2 million in the 4Q 2014. Operating income… read more…
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Building Big in British Columbia
Nestled where the Nicola and Coldwater rivers join, Merritt, British Columbia, is the first major community along phase one of… read more…
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N.B. hosting forest products conference
Innovation in wood products design and manufacturing is reaching a rapid pace and it is critical that Atlantic Canada’s forest… read more…
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Great Bear Rainforest deal expands carbon credits supply
For Harbour Air CEO Greg McDougall, there is a bit of symmetry in his company’s efforts to stay carbon-neutral. His… read more…
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Researchers grow cyberforests to predict climate change
It can take Mother Nature 1,000 years to grow a forest. But Nikolay Strigul, assistant professor of mathematics and statistics… read more…
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8,800 ash-borer ravaged trees removed in Hamilton, ON
Officials with the city’s forestry section say the massive plan to remove 23,000 dead and dying ash trees on city… read more…
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Sask. government scrapping 20-kilometre criterion for fighting forest fires
The government of Saskatchewan is scrapping a controversial policy that has been used to prioritize forest fires. Under the policy, the province could… read more…
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Coastal Timber Supply Chain Threatened, Communities at Risk
A mill shutdown in Port Alberni that resulted in close to 100 workers being laid off is symptomatic of a… read more…