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ExxonMobil donates to Salmonier River conservation project
NCC says $40,000 left to reach fundraising goal The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is getting a boost in its… read more…
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City of Vancouver advances toward goal of spurring development of zero-emission green buildings
There’s a super-energy-efficient 85-unit apartment building being built the corner of Skeena and East Hastings streets. On its website, 8th… read more…
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Minister says he’ll act on habitat report
The provincial government says it is committed to most recommendations on improving wildlife habitat affected by heightened logging activity associated… read more…
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Input sought on forestry plan
Forestry and Agrifoods submits five-year plan for review Locals are invited to offer their input on the province’s proposed five-year… read more…
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Vaughn Palmer: Christy Clark finds prime minister’s optimism contagious
For Premier Christy Clark, the big take-away from the recent federal campaign was not the promise-heavy Liberal Party of Canada… read more…
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Opinion: Alberta should lead the way on developing bioindustry
Alberta’s government has set forth a bold vision to combat climate change. It has also taken concrete steps to diversify… read more…
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Doherty looks for softwood shout-out
Prince George’s newest MP used his first speech in the House of Commons to press for action on the softwood… read more…
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Woodlot pillaging a result of undervaluing the resource
The recent story about the illegal harvest of a significant area in Long Lake Provincial Park was shocking for many. How could… read more…
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Harvesting a Christmas tree on Crown land
Free use permits to cut a Christmas tree on Crown land are available from forest district and FrontCounterBC offices in… read more…
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Teal Cedar claims Western Canada Wilderness Committee organized unlawful blockade
Teal Cedar Products Ltd. is suing the Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC) over a blockade of logging road construction in the Walbran Valley… read more…
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Wood Industry Will Help New Brunswick’s Economy Pick Up Speed
British Columbia will be the only province expected to post growth of better than 3 per cent over the next… read more…
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3 reasons why bamboo plywood is better than hardwood
Hardwood has been relied upon by designers and builders for centuries as a proven and flexible building material across architecture,… read more…
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Wood product sales up, logs down
B.C. forest products exports grew in the first 10 months of the year, compared to sales year-to-date up to October… read more…
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B.C. workplace safety agency doubles number of fines for infractions
WorkSafeBC has handed out nearly double the amount of fines for industry safety infractions this year and 2014 over the… read more…
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UBC residence will be one of world’s tallest wood buildings
A new student residence under construction on the University of British Columbia campus will be one of the tallest wood… read more…
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Kootenai Forest coalition adopts guidelines
A project more than seven years in the making took a major step forward Wednesday, as the board of the… read more…
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Group calls on B.C. to toughen protection for giant trees to aid climate change
Conservationists who want the government to take action on climate change by protecting British Columbia’s old-growth forests say they’ve measured… read more…
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Crees of Waswanipi fighting to protect last intact boreal forest on their ancestral land
In a last-minute decision, the Environmental and Social Impact Review Committee (COMEX) has agreed to postpone the public hearing on… read more…
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Kamloops pulp mill celebrates 50 years of manufacturing
Employees, elected representatives, community leaders joined company executives today at the Domtar pulp mill in Kamloops to mark the mill’s… read more…
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West Fraser Mills celebrates 60 years
What a great day to celebrate history! Sixty years ago, the Ketchum brothers started West Fraser Mills. On Nov. 28,… read more…
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Fort Mill-based Domtar CEO expects to stay close to paper, pulp with acquisitions
John Williams wants to diversify Domtar Corp. from the declining business of making paper, but not too far. Williams, who… read more…
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Editorial: Goals are met through leadership, not talk
Premier Christy Clark is impressive talking the talk on the international stage. At the Paris summit she’s been poised and… read more…
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UBC, Canadian aviation industry to collaborate on making biofuel from forest-industry waste
A consortium of Canadian aerospace companies and university researchers have announced a pilot project to turn leftover branches, sawdust and… read more…
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B.C. Wood showroom and office officially launched in Tokyo
Efforts have expanded to sell the province’s timber products internationally. The B.C. Wood Specialties Group, which promotes the use of… read more…
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Logging on private lands needs work
To the Editor, Water, water everywhere and not a clean drop to drink…that used to be a regular refrain, especially… read more…