Articles
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Great Bear Rainforest agreement a victory for forestry industry, says negotiator
The Great Bear Rainforest agreement is a victory for everyone involved, including the forest industry, said its members after yesterday’s… read more…
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Vaughn Palmer: How it became the Great Bear Rainforest
This week’s landmark agreement to preserve a huge tract of the B.C. coastal forest had its beginnings in words scratched… read more…
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GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST AGREEMENT SIGNED
First Nations governments and the BC government, with the support of ForestEthics Solutions, Greenpeace, Sierra Club BC and five forestry… read more…
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First Nation forestry venture rolls out new equipment, supply contracts
An Ojibway community on the north shore of Lake Superior is carving out a path to prosperity in forestry. Biigtigong… read more…
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TimberWest Celebrates Historic Great Bear Rainforest Agreement
TimberWest salutes the Great Bear Rainforest Land Use Order passing into law. This historic legal order is the result of… read more…
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Roundtable on access to skilled labour for the forestry sector
Forestry sector representatives met with the federal and provincial governments today to discuss skilled-labour initiatives and human-resource planning, as part… read more…
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New study says Resolute can share the forest, company says numbers are misleading
A new study says there’s enough forest in Northwestern Ontario for Resolute to share but the company says the organization… read more…
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Competitive lumber products help woodlots
The weaker Canadian dollar has made this country’s lumber products more competitive globally, which has helped not only large producers… read more…
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Conservation Sudbury takes part in 50 Million Tree program
Sudbury is joining a program that aims to see millions of trees planted over the next decade. Conservation Sudbury spokesperson… read more…
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First pan-American tree toss competition lands in Montreal
An old and obscure Germanic tradition has made a comeback in Montreal. The city hosted the first pan-American tree toss… read more…
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Forest industry waits for Pacific trade deal
Wood products producers are encouraged by the Trudeau government’s decision to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the first step to ratifying… read more…
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Canada’s forest council may be flexible on sustainability requirements
As it prepares to usher in new requirements, the group that audits the ecofriendliness of forestry companies is signalling that… read more…
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Low loonie expected to bring out U.S. protectionist forces: forestry firm Tembec
The boost Canadian lumber exports are getting from the falling loonie is certain to bring out protectionist forces in the… read more…
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Dryden loses Domtar mill tax assessment appeal
The City of Dryden lost its appeal to have Domtar pay $7.9 million in unpaid taxes. An Ontario Superior Court… read more…
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Province, First Nations set to sign land-use deal for Great Bear Rainforest
After almost 20 years of environmental protests, conflict and negotiation, the B.C. government and coastal First Nations are poised to… read more…
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Pulp mill pessimism
Paper Excellence offers a non-update in response to Mayor Greg Dionne’s State of the City Address. Don’t hold your breath… read more…
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Erickson renews Timber Harvesting contract in western Canada
Erickson Incorporated, a leading global provider of aviation services, has renewed a contract with Canadian aerial heavy lift company Helifor… read more…
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Losing out to technology, the lumberjack is an endangered species
In the snowy woods of northern New England and other forested parts of the country, the lumberjack is an endangered… read more…
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Countering the fear factor that has crept into forestry outlook
In light of the global stock market turmoil, the deep dive of the Canadian dollar and the ongoing commodities sell-off,… read more…
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Dollar looms as stumbling block in Canada-U.S. softwood negotiations
The Canadian dollar’s nosedive has disrupted North American lumber markets to the point that Canada is expected to face currency-induced… read more…
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WorkSafeBC investigation into lumber yard deaths could take months
It could be weeks, if not months, before investigators and the public know exactly what happened at a New Westminster… read more…
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Wood symposium tackles tall timber tower construction
The annual WoodWORKS! International Wood Symposium this year is all about tall towers. Towers constructed from timbers, that is. Among… read more…
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EXCLUSIVE: Multiple safety infractions found at lumber yard prior to death of 2 workers
Damning reports indicate WorkSafeBC found multiple infractions at a New Westminster lumber yard where two workers were killed last weekend. The… read more…
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Scientists ask B.C. government to preserve Spirit Bear habitat
On the eve of a long-awaited land-use agreement for the Great Bear Rainforest, scientists are decrying the fact that Gribbell… read more…
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Alberta’s forest management regime based on ‘best practices’
Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) would like to respond to the Jan. 14 letter to the editor in the Cochrane Eagle… read more…