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Union laments sawmill closure
The union is decrying the closing of the Canal Flats sawmill, which will officially close up after nearly 100 years… read more…
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Weyerhaeuser buying Plum Creek for $8.44B deal, creating timber and paper giant
Weyerhaeuser Co. is buying Plum Creek Timber Co. for $8.44 billion to form what is expected to be one of… read more…
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P.E.I. government installing biomass burners at sites around province
Seven more biomass installations are in line for government facilities early next year, says Energy Minister Paula Biggar. Already in… read more…
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Lumber baron was stumped by gravity
Sometimes you just wonder why business people even bother. Making money can be so damn hard. Back in 1890, David… read more…
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B.C. export economy expected to rebound next year, says new report
B.C.’s exports are forecast to grow by six per cent next year, according to a new study by Export Development Canada — Canada’s… read more…
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Premier, forestry minister give wrap up of Alberta wildfire season
The 2015 wildfire season was one of the busiest on record, Alberta Forestry Minister Oneil Carlier says. “There was not… read more…
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FORESTRY ALIVE AND WELL AT THE 7TH ANNUAL BC ABORIGINAL BUSINESS AWARDS
Forestry had a good showing at the 7th Annual BC Aboriginal Business Awards last month which is good news for the whole… read more…
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Columbia Valley economy takes big hit with closing of Canfor mill at Canal Flats
The Canfor Mill as Canal Flats officially closes its doors Monday said the United Steelworkers Local 1-405 in a media… read more…
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Quesnel Lobbies on Behalf of Forest Sector
Quesnel City Council is lobbying B.C. Premier Christy Clark on behalf of the community’s forest sector. Council approved Mayor Bob… read more…
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Forest management plan to begin first phase at Crescent Lake in Southington
Tree harvesting will begin next week as part of the forest management plan at Crescent Lake. Town Councilor Dawn Miceli… read more…
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Nova Scotia mill group set to begin cutting on huge tract of Crown land
A group of mills is about to get access to a large area of forested Crown land in Queens, Shelburne,… read more…
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TPP text reveals almost two dozen Canada-U.S. side deals
Canada has signed almost two dozen side letters with its trading partners in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, including an agreement with… read more…
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TAYLOR: Plan B required in Strait mill case
Many Nova Scotians imagine the mill owner’s profits are pretty good, since it is assumed the maker of supercalendered paper… read more…
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Province accused of working with forest industry on mountain caribou recovery plan
As the province’s wolf cull gets set to enter its second season, environmentalists are accusing the provincial government of letting… read more…
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Sustainable forestry cause draws 100 for Duncan rally
A march and rally for sustainable BC forestry garnered a crowd of upwards of 100 at Charles Hoey Park Friday… read more…
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Timber sale at Busenbark County Park generates controversy
Busenbark County Park had no parking lot, no bathrooms, no trails, not even a sign to alert passers-by it was… read more…
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U.S. lumber interests could ruin Trudeau’s early months in office
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s toughest foreign policy challenge will not be climate change, China or even the Syrian refugee crisis.… read more…
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Species at risk recovery plans delayed by Ottawa’s inaction
The number of recovery plans waiting to be put in place for species at risk continues to grow, show documents… read more…
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Cool Weather Leads to Average Year for Forest Fires
Cool weather this past summer kept the number of forest fires in Newfoundland and Labrador on par with the 10-year… read more…
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Parks Canada wants to restore boreal forest
Parks Canada started a four-year project last year with the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources and other partners to restore… read more…
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Ontario forest fire season relatively quiet, with 666 fires
It was a relatively quiet year for forest fires in Ontario, with 666 fires recorded across the province between April… read more…
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Students explore forestry careers
Teachers at Stanley Humphrey Secondary School (SHSS) have launched a club to introduce students to jobs in forestry. Members of… read more…
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Drones tested to help fight blazes in difficult B.C. wildfire season
Drones flying above wildfires in British Columbia last summer hampered aerial efforts to control the blazes. But around the same… read more…
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Redevelopment, urban tree removal raise city residents’ concerns
A recent layover in Montreal was an opportunity for tea with friends, now in their 80s, who grumbled that the… read more…
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Forestry model keeps wood flowing
Almost five years into his tenure as chairman of Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation (NFMC), Daryl Skworchinski still maintains it’s the… read more…