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Wildlife, forestry and conservation groups join with scientists and academics to call for new Crown Lands and Forests Act
A broad range of public interest groups and experts in New Brunswick says new legislation is needed to ensure our… read more…
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Resolute suspends forestry operations in Quebec region, affecting 180 jobs
Resolute Forest Products (TSX:RFP) is suspending indefinitely its wood-cutting operations in Quebec’s Mauricie region near Trois-Rivieres. The suspension, which starts… read more…
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Canadian wood pellets production remains a rapidly growing sector
Wood pellets become more and more popular all over the world in terms of renewable energy production. This kind of… read more…
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Resolute Forest says FSC certificate reinstated
Resolute Forest Products Inc. says its Forest Stewardship Council certificate for the Black Spruce/Dog River-Matawin forest in northern Ontario has… read more…
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Saanich mayor urges halt to urban logging operation
Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell said Saturday that he hopes the ongoing removal of 4,900 trees opposite Victoria General Hospital can… read more…
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Rare slab available at Windsor Plywood
A rare slab of western maple tree from British Columbia is available for purchase at Windsor Plywood, which sells retail… read more…
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ITC says subsidies unfairly aided Canadian paper companies
The International Trade Commission (ITC) determined in a 5-0 vote this week that unfair subsidies for Canadian supercalendared paper were… read more…
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Irving Pulp and Paper mill operating after fire
J.D. Irving Ltd. is reporting the Irving Pulp and Paper Mill in Saint John is operating normally after its scrubber… read more…
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Insider buying builds at Western Forest Products
Despite some optimism surrounding the U.S. housing market, Canadian forest products stocks have not been benefiting over the past year,… read more…
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Renowned Wildwood forest changing hands
a renowned 77-acre ecoforest near Cedar — will go to the Ecoforestry Institute Society in December under a recently signed… read more…
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Rentech’s Atikokan reached record wood pellet production
Rentech’s Atikokan facility in Ontario, Canada, achieved record production of approximately 1,850 metric tons of wood pellets for the week… read more…
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BC FOREST INDUSTRY PREPPING FOR TRADE MISSION TO ASIA
Forest industry leaders from across the province are set to depart for Asia on a trade mission to build the… read more…
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Forestry Builds New Archery Facility In Nanaimo
Generous donations from the forest sector are building dreams for a fast growing sport in Nanaimo—archery. Four forestry companies based… read more…
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BRIGHTON: Port Hawkesbury mill may shift stance on renewables
Port Hawkesbury Paper LP said this week it was “not planning to enter into the renewable-to-retail market,” despite its participation… read more…
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TimberWest put pellet plant construction on hold
Plans to build a $60-million pellet plant at Duke Point are on hold while TimberWest reviews its business model for… read more…
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Royal BC Museum asks Indo-Canadian community to check accuracy of displays
Members of B.C.’s Indo-Canadian community invited to the Royal BC Museum in Victoria on Nov. 21, inspected the museum’s displays… read more…
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Millar Western closes its lumber mill in Boyle, Alta., 91 workers to lose jobs
Millar Western says it is closing its Boyle lumber mill in northern Alberta indefinitely. The Edmonton-based company says softwood market… read more…
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U.S. trade body to move ahead with duties against Canadian glossy paper products
The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to move ahead with a series of costly duties against Canadian mills that… read more…
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Port Hawkesbury Paper, government to file NAFTA appeal in tariff dispute
Port Hawkesbury Paper has filed a North American Free Trade Agreement appeal in light of the U.S. government’s decision to uphold tariffs… read more…
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TAYLOR: U.S. tariff pushes Point Tupper mill to seek other markets
Port Hawkesbury Paper LP is vowing to use the North American Free Trade Agreement to fight a penalizing tariff imposed… read more…
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Study Underscores Importance of Forests and Forest Products in Mitigating Climate Change
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is applauding an issues paper released by the Canadian Climate Forum that documents… read more…
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Terrace, B.C. sawmill curtails operations
Terrace’s only sawmill has shut down one of its main wood processing units as log supply and foreign markets dwindle,… read more…
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Resolute counters dwindling paper demand by accelerating entry into tissue making
Resolute Forest Products is stepping up efforts to counter dwindling demand for paper by accelerating its entry into the North… read more…
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Pointe-Claire to fell 325 of ash trees
Pointe-Claire will cut down 325 ash trees on public property over the next four months to prevent the spread of the… read more…
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Forestry graduates ready for employment
Graduates of a new forestry equipment operator program say they are ready to get to work. “The program has given… read more…