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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…
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Canfor closes on US$93.5M Anthony Forest Products acquisition
Canfor Corp. has closed on its US$93.5 million acquisition of El Dorado, Arkansas-based Anthony Forest Products Co. AFP operates five… read more…
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Slow uptake on wood mid-rises in Ontario
It’s a steep learning curve for Ontario’s construction and design community to adapt to building wood mid-rises. Despite changes to… read more…
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Toronto Wood Solutions Fair, November 24, 2015
Event: 2015 Toronto Wood Solutions Fair Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 (7:30 am to 4:30 pm) Location: Metro Toronto… read more…
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Future looks bright for Resolute: CEO
Resolute Forest Products CEO Richard Garneau is optimistic about the company’s future. In releasing the company’s latest report on Wednesday,… read more…
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Tigercat expansion brings more jobs to Paris
The July opening of Tigercat’s latest manufacturing plant – a massive 12,000-square-metre facility on Consolidated Drive in Paris – has… read more…
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Wellington MPP seeks to have 150 million trees planted to celebrate province’s anniversary
The year 2017 will be the country’s 150th birthday. It will also be the 150th anniversary of Ontario being a… read more…
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Terrace Bay Pulp fined $250K for environmental offences
The company that owns the pulp mill in Terrace Bay, Ont. has been fined $250,000 after pleading guilty to seven… read more…
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Union calls for an end to wasteful burning of slash piles
A forest union official is crying foul at burning of slash piles, like these seen in the past month in… read more…
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Boreal forest a focus at wildlife conference in Winnipeg
The boreal forest that covers much of Northern Manitoba and the rest of Canada as well was the focus of… read more…
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Surrey art project called I Grieve takes aim at clearcutting trees
A collaborative art project called ‘I Grieve that protests clearcutting in Surrey is taking off online. Dozens of people have written the… read more…