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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…
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Mayor concerned pine beetle could increase wildfire risk
Jasper’s mayor is concerned the mountain pine beetle, which is spreading eastward through the park, could increase the community’s wildfire… read more…
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McBride Community Forest “a ship on stormy seas:” consultant
The board of the McBride Community Forest Corporation is working on the overcutting situation, but can’t yet give the green… read more…
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Climate change could bring about return of giant redwoods to B.C.
Climate change in B.C. means species such as the California redwood, not seen here in thousands of years, may return… read more…
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SFU mathematicians crack the mysteries of the maple tree
An SFU study has unlocked some new evidence regarding how maple trees produce such a large quantity of sap —… read more…
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Saskatchewan wants feedback on handling of wildfires that forced 13,000 to flee
The Saskatchewan government wants feedback on how well the province handled wildfires that forced about 13,000 people from their homes… read more…
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Domtar launches new online forestry activity consultation tool
Domtar’s Windsor Mill is launching Mirador, a new online tool for viewing the forestry activities scheduled for its forestlands in… read more…
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Ritchie Bros. returning to Nanaimo, BC for large forestry equipment auction
Vancouver-based Ritchie Bros., the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, is returning to Vancouver Island to conduct an unreserved public auction at… read more…
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Let’s get real about trade deals
As the dust settles from Monday’s federal election, to paraphrase former prime minister Kim Campbell, it’s time to talk about… read more…
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Vaughn Palmer: Clark wants fast action on softwood lumber deal after federal election
Premier Christy Clark got the word out early that once the Canadian election was over, she’d be making a big… read more…
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Softwood Lumber Deal Should Be Priority for Government
Prince George, B.C.- While the talks are underway for a new softwood lumber agreement, former Minister of Forests for B.C., Pat… read more…