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Fire erupts in Green Timbers Urban Forest
Firefighters have descended on a blaze in Green Timbers Urban Forest this morning. On Thursday morning, fire crews trucked water… read more…
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Controlled burn destroyed $100K of cut wood, N.W.T. man says
A woodcutter who works near Boundary Creek just off N.W.T.’s Highway 3 says he lost a year’s worth of work when… read more…
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They’re baaaack: Elm spanworm resurfaces on northeast Avalon
They’re unsightly and pesky, and have been known to induce a case of the heebie-jeebies. The elm spanworm has returned to the… read more…
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The concrete industry’s big issue with tall wood buildings
Concrete opposition Canada’s concrete industry has come out swinging against taller wood-frame buildings in general and the Quebec government’s recent decision… read more…
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CPCI joins 12-storey wooden building battle, questions Quebec government’s motives
In an ongoing conflict over building materials for mid-rise offices and housing, the Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute says the construction… read more…
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Quebec 12-storey mass timber building guide criticized over fire safety concern
Ten days after the Quebec government announced a technical guide on building mass timber buildings up to 12 storeys in… read more…
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B.C. commodity sector pummeled by global market meltdown
Companies in British Columbia’s already struggling commodity sector were dealt another blow Monday in the sell off of stocks that… read more…
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Critics question use of glyphosate herbicide in Newfoundland
Opposition critics in Newfoundland and Labrador are asking why the provincial government continues to aerial spray an herbicide flagged as… read more…
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Drop in commodities brings deeper pain
Commodity prices are tanking and they’re bringing Canadian markets down with them, but experts say some provinces will be feeling… read more…
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Economic Institute says caribou plan threatens jobs in Quebec
If the Quebec government further restricts logging activities in order to protect caribou, 2,931 jobs and $367 million of economic… read more…
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UVic students develop tree planting robot
Planting trees is back-breaking, repetitive work — but if two University of Victoria students have their way, robots will assist… read more…
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Conifex joins B.C. lumber producers bound for U.S. south
Conifex Timber Inc. CEO Ken Shields’ rationale for his company’s decision to spend US$21 million to buy a mothballed Arkansas… read more…
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Sault biotech firm gets research funding
A Sault Ste. Marie pest management firm received federal funding to search for the next generation of organic tree pesticides.… read more…
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Skilled trades shortage impacting forestry rebound
A forestry workers union head said there’s a plethora of well-paying mill jobs to be had in northwestern Ontario, but… read more…
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Hardwood facility purchased by B.C. investors
When True North Hardwood Plywood closed in 2013, 240 people lost their jobs and Cochrane lost one of its biggest… read more…
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Cement association slams Quebec wood guide
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) is unhappy with the new building guide in Quebec allowing 12-storey wood structures. The… read more…
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Salute those fighting wildfires
The deaths of three firefighters in Washington State are a reminder of how much these brave people are putting on… read more…
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No plans to extend bomber’s contract
With days left for a 30-day contract to use the Mars water bombers on forest fires the province has announced… read more…
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Smoky skies prompt special weather statement for southern, central Alberta
Much of central and southern Alberta, including Lethbridge, Calgary, and Red Deer and Edmonton, was put under a special weather… read more…
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FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY HIRING 60,000 NEW EMPLOYEES IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS
Today the Globe and Mail pegged the Forest Products Industry as one of the promising sectors in the country for young Canadians… read more…
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Drought-stressed trees in Alberta could see more mountain pine beetles
As Alberta conducts annual aerial surveys of its forests, the province’s forest expert says she expects they’ll start to see the signs of drought… read more…
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Biofuels Are a Bad Way to Fight Climate Change
On the surface, biofuels sound like a great idea. Using waste biomass to generate power sounds like a win-win-win proposition:… read more…
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Quebec supports 12-storey wood construction
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard along with the Minister of Labour, Sam Hamad, recently announced the publication of a wood building… read more…
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Brokerages Set Canfor Target Price at $33.42
Shares of Canfo have earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the company,… read more…
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Death and life in the wildfire zone
I am back from a week on the fire line, covering the savage Rock Creek fire. It was a welcome… read more…