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Northern Pulp mill drops appeal after province alters regulations
Reaction has been mixed after the province eased several compliance items within Northern Pulp’s appeal of its industrial approval. The… read more…
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Timber! Poland’s bid to increase logging 8-fold in primeval Bialowieza Forest
Poland’s environment ministry has a plan for a huge increase in logging in Europe’s last great primeval forest, writes Zachary… read more…
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Once again, Canadian lumber’s fate hangs in a perverse balance
The Softwood Lumber Agreement negotiated by prime minister Stephen Harper’s new government in 2006 expired on Oct. 12, 2015, ending… read more…
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Wildfire season handed a start date, and it’s extra early
At least one western province plans to get the jump on the 2016 wildfire season by circling a date on… read more…
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Grains and trees unite
Municipal leaders along with the agriculture and forestry sector have banded together to launch a bold new strategy called Growing… read more…
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Sawmills improve on wood dust problems
Forest companies appear to have controlled wood dust in their sawmills and pellet plants following deadly explosions in 2012, but… read more…
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NB MLA’s support of PC forestry plan wavering
A Progressive Conservative MLA says he may rethink his support for the PC forestry plan he voted for in 2014… read more…
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Your Parmesan cheese may contain wood pulp
There may be a secret ingredient in your Parmesan cheese: wood. A recent Bloomberg News investigation has found that certain… read more…
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Scientist questions JNP’s use of fire to fight pine beetle
Using prescribed burns to slow the spread of the mountain pine beetle is an expensive method that likely won’t work,… read more…
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Sourcing materials tough for pioneering wooden mid-rise
Building Toronto’s first modern wooden mid-rise has certainly been a learning curve, starting with where to get the construction materials.… read more…
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Budget 2016 Supports BC’s Rural Forestry Communities
The Truck Loggers Association (TLA) applauds the 2016 Budget released today. “It focuses on supporting BC’s rural communities where our… read more…
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Alberta to start wildfire season a month early to ensure crews are ready
Alberta is starting its wildfire season a month early after flames last year torched almost 5,000 square kilometres. Forestry Minister… read more…
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EDITORIAL: WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE…
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is threatening to throw Resolute Forest Products entirely out of its green forestry certification program… read more…
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Norbord to Trade on New York Stock Exchange
Norbord Inc. today announced that its shares have been authorized for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Norbord… read more…
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B.C. and Western Boreal will feel climate change effects
Climate change is happening quickly, but forests adapt slowly. That’s the root of the problem that will challenge Canada’s forest… read more…
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NF Forestry plan approved
The Crown Zone 5 Five-Year Forestry Operating Plan (2016-2020) has been released from the province’s environmental review process. The approval was… read more…
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It’s like darts but with axes: Traditional lumberjack axe-throwing enjoying popularity in Canada
A growing number of people have started living up to the Canadian stereotype of a plaid-wearing lumberjack. Axe throwing is… read more…
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Canada’s Top Employers picks Canfor as one of the best in B.C.
Canfor has been named one of B.C.’s Top Employers for the fourth year in a row. “Thank you to the… read more…
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Heavy industry again calling for Kamloops council to lower tax rate
In what’s becoming a budget-time tradition, heavy industries in Kamloops are once again urging city hall to bring down their… read more…
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Cap, trade poses critical choices
In the next couple of weeks, Ontario’s government will propose rules to “cap-and-trade” greenhouse gas emissions in the province. Depending… read more…
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House Works: A wood foundation is not as risky as it seems
Q: What do you think of pressure-treated wood foundations (PWF) instead of concrete or block foundations? I’m getting contradictory advice.… read more…
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Fears grow over pine beetles
It could be a beetles’ comeback with few fans applauding, say those overseeing Alberta’s forests. Another warm winter could boost… read more…
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DEREK NIGHBOR TO LEAD FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
The CEO of Louisiana Pacific Corporation and Chair of the Board of Directors at the Forest Products Association of Canada… read more…
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SFI Partnering for Conservation and Community Impact Throughout North America
Grants were announced today for 19 projects to help further understanding of the conservation benefits of managed forests, and to… read more…
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Wood-based carbon fibre powers model car
Swedish researchers from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and research groups, Innventia and Swerea, claim to have produced the… read more…