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Federal climate plan disregards farming, forestry industries: report
Canada’s official plan for addressing climate change overlooks important avenues for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through farming and forestry, a… read more…
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Kruger Packaging invests $250 million in the Trois-Rivières Mill
Kruger Packaging L.P. today announced an investment of $250 million to convert the No. 10 Newsprint Machine (PM10) at Kruger’s Trois-Rivières… read more…
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In the Matter of Resolute v. United States Department of Agriculture
Resolute Forest Products Inc. today announced that a U.S. federal court has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to… read more…
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Forest fire season ‘quiet’ in Ontario, compared to average
The number of forest fires in Ontario this year is more than double last year, but still remains well below the… read more…
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Wall of cheap Canadian wood to surge south when deal expires
Christmas will arrive early for American buyers of Canadian softwood lumber. The nine-year-old Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement expires shortly. Hamstrung… read more…
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Newfoundland considering commercial operator’s harvesting request
The Newfoundland and Labrador Forestry Service is proposing an amendment to the Five Year plan for Forest Management District 2,… read more…
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New Zealand company signs Canada deal
An innovative Christchurch start-up has signed a lucrative agreement with a Canadian company for its laminated timber technology. The deal… read more…
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B.C. invests $2.2 million to promote new uses for wood
The B.C. government is investing $2.2 million in the Wood First program to promote the use of B.C. wood both… read more…
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How crews are protecting ancient giant sequoias from a California wildfire
Firefighters were working to ensure that California’s famed giant sequoias were protected as a wildfire in the state continued to… read more…
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How Canada’s Warren Buffet wagered on Tembec
Soon after Prem Watsa — the investor known as Canada’s Warren Buffett — became the largest shareholder of Tembec Inc., the bond… read more…
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Grassy Narrows First Nation takes Ontario to court over clear cutting
Grassy Narrows First Nation, in northwestern Ontario, is taking legal action Monday to stop Ontario’s plan to allow logging near… read more…
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BRIGHTON: Time to get to the bottom of NSP biomass mess
Note to Nova Scotia Power: don’t burn green wood or wood left out in the rain. And don’t sign contracts with… read more…
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What about the Prince Albert Pulp Mill?
Coun. Don Cody suggests that more can be done to reignite the mill. It’s been almost two years since Paper… read more…
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Reactions pour in to mill closure
Reactions continue to pour in to the news that the Canal Flats saw mill will close permanently in early November.… read more…
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Wood pellets in high demand and short supply
Wood pellets have become a favourite for those who shy away from electricity or fuel to heat their home. But… read more…
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Chemical herbicide spraying bad for boreal, petition argues
More than a thousand people from northern Ontario signed a petition this summer to stop the spraying of glyphosate herbicides, according… read more…
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Column: Innovative research done in Alberta could help rehabilitate beetle-killed stands in B.C.
Alberta is trying different ways to capture value from stands impacted by mountain pine beetle in particular small stem lodgepole… read more…
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Professor trying to out-build beavers at UNB woodlot
A system installed in the University of New Brunswick’s woodlot in Fredericton to maintain water levels is expected to ease tensions between humans… read more…
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Canfor Corp. closes Canal Flats sawmill in the east Kootenays
Canfor Corp.’s Canal Flats sawmill in the east Kootenays has become the latest casualty in the British Columbia forest industry’s… read more…
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Enderby eyes logging plans
Timber harvesting in Enderby’s watershed could be moving ahead. Tolko Industries presented plans for logging in the Brash Creek area… read more…
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Dutch elm disease to kill 6K trees in Winnipeg this year, most in 10 years
Dutch elm disease will claim more than 6,000 trees in Winnipeg this year, up significantly from the number of trees… read more…
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Paper says certification devastating for forest industry
Frontier Centre for Public Policy has released Senior Fellow Elizabeth Nickson’s paper “The Failures of Forest Certification and the Implications… read more…
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Nova Scotia Jobs Fund investments revealed by government
The Nova Scotia government has released information about the $700 million taxpayers invested in or have earmarked for 78 companies… read more…
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B.C. chiefs call reconciliation talks ‘strike two’
The chasm separating British Columbia’s political and aboriginal leaders could not have been defined more clearly as the second annual… read more…
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Canfor announces permanent closure of Canal Flats sawmill
Canfor Corp. announced Wednesday (September 9) that is is permanently closing its Canal Flats sawmill, laying off 65 workers and… read more…