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C.B. Highlands park’s moose population 4 times what it should be: official
A proposed moose hunt inside Cape Breton Highlands National Park hasn’t received final approval yet, according to a park manager,… read more…
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West Fraser Timber reports 3Q earnings of $56 million
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. reported earnings of $56 million, or $0.67 basic earnings per share on sales of $1,044… read more…
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Canadian firms seek U.S. lumber deal renewal to avoid trade fight
The Canadian forestry industry said on Monday it is seeking a simple roll-over of an expired 2006 softwood lumber export… read more…
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EACOM invests $2.8M in tech upgrade at Timmins sawmill
EACOM Timber Corporation is spending $2.8 million on increased automation at its Timmins sawmill. The company is putting in place… read more…
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Canada’s softwood lumber rematch with U.S. awaits Trudeau
Justin Trudeau is barely off the campaign bus and he’s already facing his first major trade showdown with the United… read more…
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Clark to Trudeau: Softwood lumber agreement will take leadership
Premier Christy Clark said her first conversation with Canada’s prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau was about the softwood-lumber agreement. “We want to… read more…
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Documents indicate B.C. wolf cull linked to forest industry concerns
British Columbia’s government has been meeting with the forest industry to develop plans to save endangered caribou, and the province… read more…
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Activists considering blockade
An Atikameksheng Anishnawbek band member who says burial grounds and his family’s traditional hunting territory are being jeopardized by logging… read more…
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Wonders of wood
The building has a name that has to be lived up to, and Emily Carr University is already well on… read more…
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Good to burn wood
Generating stations in both Atikokan and Thunder Bay are waving the environmental flag for being leaders in sustaining healthy forests… read more…
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Port Hawkesbury Paper might need approval to buy alternate power
Port Hawkesbury Paper may have to jump through an extra hoop if it wants to buy renewable power from an… read more…
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BCTS postpones logging on Reed Road cutblock
BC Timber Sales (BCTS) has postponed logging operations at its Reed Road cutblock while it considers options. Elphinstone Logging Focus… read more…
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Local Planning Commitments and Logging near Wells Gray Park
In 1999, residents of the Upper Clearwater Valley and the local forest district agreed that the corridor of private and public… read more…
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Kalesnikoff presents new five-year logging plan
Kalesnikoff Lumber has given the public until Nov. 1 to comment on its new forest stewardship plan for its licences… read more…
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‘Timber Kings’ star makes car out of a single piece of western red cedar
It’s not just for show, you can actually take it for a spin. CBC Daybreak Kamloops got the first sneak peak… read more…
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Montreal to spend $3.5M to buy part of West Island forest
The City of Montreal will spend $3.5 million to acquire a 78,500-square metre expanse of land in the West Island and… read more…
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Premiers agree to attend Paris climate summit
Canada’s premiers huddled by teleconference call Thursday and agreed that everyone not facing an election campaign will attend December’s climate… read more…
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Squamish Nation grants environmental certificate to Woodfibre LNG
Woodfibre LNG has cleared another hurdle. On Oct. 14, the Squamish Nation (SN) voted to approve an Environmental Assessment Agreement… read more…
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Tsilhqot’in, B.C. government reconciliation talks to focus on mill and moose
Restarting a sawmill and rebuilding moose populations in British Columbia’s Interior are now the focus of reconciliation talks between the… read more…
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Condo industry embracing the growth of wood frame construction
Viewed from the outside, the six-storey luxury condominium complex slated to go up at 1884 Queen Street East will look… read more…
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Two Paper Companies Convicted of Being Canadian
First there were the Black Liquor Boondoggles, now there’s the Supercalendered Scam. The U.S. government’s attempts to prop up the country’s… read more…
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All of us benefit from Canada’s resources
Something strange has happened to Canada. We have forgotten that the modern country we take for granted was scratched and… read more…
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BC LOGGERS CONGRATULATE TRUDEAU AND PUT TRADE FRONT AND CENTRE
The Truck Loggers Association (TLA) congratulates Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party on their victory in last night’s federal election.… read more…
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Canadian business reacts to future under Liberal rule
Some major Canadian business groups say they are ready to work with the new Liberal government of Justin Trudeau to… read more…
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B.C. government reconciliation talks to focus on mill and moose
Restarting a sawmill and rebuilding moose populations in British Columbia’s Interior are now the focus of reconciliation talks between the… read more…