Articles
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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…
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RYERSON STUDENTS CATCH “TIMBER FEVER”
This weekend, Ryerson’s Department of Architectural Science, in partnership with Moses Structural Engineers, will host TimberFever – an intense design… read more…
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NATIONAL FOREST WEEK PUTS FOCUS ON CANADA’S GROWING FOREST SECTOR
As the voice of Canada’s forest industry, the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is proud to celebrate National Forest… read more…
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Resources firms endorse call for aboriginal veto rights to projects
Two of Canada’s biggest resources companies have endorsed a call for governments and industry to clearly assert the right of… read more…
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Alberta forest products sector has a lot on its mind
This week in Jasper — an appropriate setting, it turns out — the Alberta Forest Products Association holds its annual general… read more…
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Thousands of trees to be planted in Cape Breton Highlands’ boreal forest
Parks Canada is preparing to spruce up the province’s only boreal forest. After decades of decline due to insect infestations… read more…
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Planned logging of old-growth B.C. forest could spark blockades
The B.C. government has approved a permit for logging on one of eight planned “cutblock” areas in the central Walbran… read more…
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Alberta government probe finds timber deal violated provincial law
A northern Alberta timber project is on hold after an independent investigation found the deal between three Métis Settlements and a London-based… read more…
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Catalyst Announces Powell River Land Sale
Catalyst today announced the sale of approximately 250 hectares of surplus land in Powell River, British Columbia, for $4.5 million. … read more…
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Northern Pulp releases study, hopes to clear air surrounding economic value of mill
Northern Pulp has released a study which they hope clears the air about the economic value of the mill to… read more…
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Forestry needs active voice, Sundhu says
New Democrat candidate Bill Sundhu is supporting a plan to help forestry communities after what he says are years of… read more…