Articles
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Waving goodbye to a piece of Americana – the lumberjack
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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Axe-throwing facility Timber Lounge to open in Halifax
Drink beer and throw axes? You’ll soon be able to do both at a new business in Halifax. Darren Hudson, a… read more…
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Boomers to hand over region’s economy to Millennials, some researchers says there’s reason to be nervous
Baby boomers are reaching the end of their careers but a missing Generation X won’t fill their shoes in Northwestern… read more…
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Proposed logging road threatens Quebec woodland caribou: environmental groups
Though much of Quebec’s Cree territory has been flooded, razed and clearcut to make way for hydroelectric dams, herds of woodland… read more…
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Winter woodlot tour will be more interactive than ever before
P.E.I.’s sixth annual winter woodlot tour will be bigger, with more interactive activities than in previous years, organizers say. The… read more…
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Halalt First Nation lawsuit calls for Crofton mill closure
The Chemainus-based Halalt First Nation and its business partners are suing Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT), alleging that a 59-year-old mill is… read more…
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Northern Pulp can meet conditions, report to province says
CBC News has obtained a report from CBCL Limited — an environmental engineering firm hired by the province — that… read more…
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Ex-mayor pressing for details on Abitibi deal
A former mayor of Iroquois Falls is raising questions about the new Abitibi Banks development project, much to the exasperation… read more…
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Waswanipi Cree demand virgin forest, caribou be protected from logging
The Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, Que. is fighting to protect one of Quebec’s last remaining virgin boreal forests from… read more…
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New Westminster workers found dead under lumber pile
Two workers killed at a lumber yard in New Westminster on Saturday were apparently crushed by lumber that fell on… read more…
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Two Lawsuits Filed by Halalt First Nation Against Catalyst
Catalyst Paper announced today that it has been served with two Notices of Civil Claim by the Halalt First Nation… read more…
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Ready? Set. Reset! at the 2016 International Wood Symposium
Robert Malczyk, a principal from Equilibrium Consulting Inc and Oliver Lang, an architect and partner at Lang Wilson Practice in… read more…
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NS forester worries about fate of areas like Giants Lake
In 10 to 20 years, Daniel George expects to see six-wheel-drive porters dropping off spruce at the bottom of this… read more…
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Meeting may be key to reopening lumber mill, says Hornepayne, Ontario mayor
The mayor of Hornepayne hopes today’s meeting between the owner of the local lumber mill and government officials will result… read more…
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Hope for almost extinct American chestnut tree
I have always been a fan of poetry – not this modern nonsense that passes for poetry, but the old-fashioned… read more…
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How British Columbia Is Moving its Trees
The Western Larch can live for hundreds of years and grow to over 200 feet, but the oldest Larch trees… read more…
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B.C. resource sector up to the challenges: Clark
It was not a rah-rah tone that Premier Christy Clark took when she spoke at the BC Natural Resources Forum… read more…
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Museum celebrates logging locomotives
If you like to take a walk in the woods around Campbell River you have probably come across old railway… read more…
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Widespread death of evergreens predicted in American Southwest
Researchers published a paper last month in the journal Nature Climate Change predicting widespread death of needleleaf evergreen trees in the Southwest… read more…
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Fostering the future of forestry
The only thing missing was the sawdust. Carihi’s Multi-Purpose Room was full of student projects, industry professionals looking for prospective… read more…
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Ambiguity in TPP side letter about raw log exports to Japan
“Rashomon” was a film made back in 1950 by the great Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. The film revolves around the… read more…
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Northern Pulp told to consult First Nation
Northern Pulp pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge under the federal Fisheries Act stemming from a 2014 effluent spill. Lawyers… read more…
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Log cabin builders adapt to growing tiny-home market
Kevin Rouck, 55, built his first log cabin in 1980: a modest 1,200-square-foot home over two floors in which he… read more…
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Chinese wood import value declines 25% in past year
The import value of logs and lumber to China has fallen by 25% in 12 months because of declining housing… read more…