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Howard Hampton – “Tom Mulcair’s plan to invest in Canada’s forestry sector good news”
“NDP Leader Tom Mulcair’s plan to invest in Canada’s forestry sector to create jobs and support innovation is good news… read more…
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Province commits $10 million to aid wildfire prevention
During a Union of B.C. Muncipalities conference Friday afternoon, Premier Christy Clark announced an investment of $10 million toward preventing… read more…
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Timmins in talks to establish forestry training centre
The City of Timmins and industry partners are investigating the feasibility of establishing a forestry innovation and training centre in… read more…
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Rising challenge of managing urban forests prompts new UBC degree
To University of B.C. forestry professor Stephen Sheppard, the freak windstorm that hit Metro Vancouver in August, downing thousands of… read more…
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Timber review uses outdated inventory
Re: “Walbran plans balance green, economic values,” Sept. 23. Instead of showcasing his involvement with land-use planning more than 30… read more…
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No serious decline in timber harvest in Kamloops region for next 10 years
The amount of timber harvested in the Kamloops region will not significantly decline for at least a decade under a… read more…
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FPInnovations signs licensing agreement with NZ-based firms
Structural Timber Innovation Company Ltd. (STIC) and Prestressed Timber Ltd. (PTL), which will allow FPInnovations to acquire North American rights… read more…
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BC’S COASTAL MAYORS RE-EXAMINE LOG EXPORT POLICY
The Truck Loggers Association hosted 32 civic leaders from BC’s coastal communities on Tuesday evening to discuss UBCM Resolution B36… read more…
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Today’s land use balance is result of intensive, collaborative process
The Commission of Resources and Environment (CORE) Vancouver Island land use planning process that took place in the early 1990s… read more…
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Real choices and a resource economy
More than ever, Canadians are torn between real hopes and false choices for the environment and the economy. Some argue… read more…
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Can Walbran’s breakthrough green forest pact stand the test of time?
The forest industry upheld its end of the bargain in Vancouver Island’s Walbran forest – and now must be wondering… read more…
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Comment: Walbran plans balance green, economic values
Plans to harvest timber in the Walbran Valley are part of an intensive, collaborative process. The Commission of Resources and… read more…
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‘Very eerie’: Bizarre howls spark Sasquatch hunt on remote B.C. island
A big, hairy mystery is unfolding in a remote community off the coast of northern Vancouver Island. Alert Bay residents… read more…
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Classrooms replaced by the forest at a new preschool
It’s not your typical preschool. Desks are replaced by grass and trees take the place of iPads at the Field… read more…
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Opinion: Canada can play hardball on softwood Strong demand and reduced supply is pushing up the price of lumber
For the last half of the 20th century, one could easily and accurately predict conditions in the British Columbia economy… read more…
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Thunder Bay-Rainy River candidates weigh in on bringing jobs to the region
A number of communities in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding are grappling with the loss of large industries, and the… read more…
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Alberta communities can access $800,000 in funding for wildfire protection projects
Communities in Alberta will have access to $800,000 in funding this fiscal year for wildfire protection projects through the FireSmart… read more…
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Wood products industry releases Reuse Wood website
The American Wood Council (AWC) and Canadian Wood Council (CWC) have partnered with Building Materials Reuse Association (BMRA) to develop… read more…
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Making a living foraging the forests of the Okanagan
When local forager Scott Moran talks about his work you can’t help but think of how romantic and daring it… read more…
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SFI Sets a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® Title One Tree at a Time: Officially Amazing
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) and its partners across North America set a new GUINNESS… read more…
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Province approves contentious Walbran old growth logging plan
A Surrey-based company has been given the go-ahead to start logging a previously untouched piece of Vancouver Island old-growth forest.… read more…
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Looming Expiration of Softwood Tariff Worries Beleaguered U.S. Timber Industry
A witch’s brew of misfortune has cast a spell on Montana’s timber industry, staggering the beleaguered market as mills pare… read more…
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Quebec firm takes on wood high-rise challenge
The gravel patch nestled in a bend of the Saint-Charles River along Rue de la Pointe-aux-Lièvres is not particularly remarkable.… read more…
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BC Timber Sales hosting Mount Macpherson logging open house
BC Timber Sales and the City of Revelstoke are hosting an open house to allow people to review and provide… read more…
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Logging protesters win temporary victory on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
Protesters fighting plans to log an old-growth forest on the Sunshine Coast are celebrating a temporary victory after construction of… read more…