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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…
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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…