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Canada’s Stella Jones Sales Boosted by Strong U.S. Currency
Stella-Jones Inc. second quarter sales reached $428.1 million, up 24.2% from $344.8 million a year ago. “Stella-Jones produced solid operating… read more…
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B.C. lags behind on green housing
Vancouver claims to have the greenest building code of any city in North America, but the Brits are winning a… read more…
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Exhibit offers inspiring examples of the craft of woodturning
At times, it’s difficult to shake the stereotype from the craft. Too often craftspeople are unfairly dismissed as antiquated and… read more…
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A wildfire wake-up call for Canada
Hey Canada! Mother Nature is calling. She wants you to know that climate change is real, and she is going… read more…
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B.C. says park policy offers protection from development but not everyone is convinced
The British Columbia government says the province’s parks are off limits to industrial activity under a new policy, but an… read more…
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BC Forest Safety Council Huddles to Prevent Further Fatalities
Alarm bells have been ringing in the wake of a recent rash of fatalities either directly or indirectly related to… read more…
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Donation protects 80 acres of Acadian forest in P.E.I.
A large parcel of the Acadian forest that at one time covered the entire province is now being conserved for… read more…
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Conifex Acquires Arkansas Mill as Softwood Lumber Sets to Expire
Conifex Timber Inc. has completed its purchase of a private Delaware company holding exclusive rights to a sawmill and 186… read more…
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How Megafires Are Remaking American Forests
The largest fire in state history swept through the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range with explosive force last summer.… read more…
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Cariboo Fire Centre to Receive New $5.88 Million Facility
The Cariboo Fire Centre in Williams Lake will have a brand-new firefighting facility. The B.C. Government is providing $5.88 million… read more…
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Progress made in Wood Lake fire near Harrison Hot Springs
A weekend with slightly cooler temperatures and a bit of rain did make a difference to crews battling fires burning… read more…
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Wei Wai Kum Nation gets historic woodland license
With an exchange of gifts at the new Campbell River Band office Friday, Wei Wai Kum Chief Robert Pollard and… read more…
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BRIGHTON: U.S. ruling on mill duty has history
The U.S. Department of Commerce will decide by October whether to maintain or lift a 20 per cent countervailing duty… read more…
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Forestry company Resolute launches ad campaign against Greenpeace, ForestEthics
Resolute Forest Products is fighting back against years of attacks on its forestry practices by launching a publicity campaign that… read more…
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Oobius agrili, parasitic wasp, introduced to Ontario to fight emerald ash borer
There’s a tiny new weapon being used in the fight against the destructive emerald ash borer in Ontario. The federal… read more…
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Conifex Holds Off on Mackenzie Sawmill Rebuild Decision
Prince George, B.C.- Just when Conifex will rebuild its idled Mackenzie Site 1 mill is not known.Conifex has just announced it… read more…
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Western Forest Products net income falls 35%
Western Forest Products (TSX:WEF) had net income of $19.1 million in 2015’s second quarter – down 35% compared with $29.2… read more…
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Plywood mill gets ACOA funding
Owner plans to be in production this fall The Riverstone Plywood Mill in Miramichi, New Brunswick should be back in… read more…
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Canadian company buying shuttered G-P mill in El Dorado
Conifex Timber Inc. of Vancouver, Canada, said Thursday that it is buying the former George-Pacific sawmill south of El Dorado.… read more…
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Fires take climate change off the back burner
Unless they’re there to hand out paycheques, thank-you gift baskets or actually swing an axe and hold a hose, I… read more…
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Why Howe Sound chose pulp over paper
When announcing the permanent closure the paper and TMP operations at the Howe Sound mill. Paper Excellence explained that the… read more…
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FPAC And WMC Receive Federal Funding For Forestry
The federal government has announced funding for two projects that will connect workers with careers in the forest products and… read more…
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Government seeking input on future of Great Bear Rainforest
The B.C. Government is seeking the public’s input on the future of one of the province’s most important wilderness areas,… read more…
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Forest board critical of Sonora Island logging
A complaint by residents on Sonora Island has led to the Forest Practice Board recommending both TimberWest Forest Corp. and… read more…
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Canfor Pulp Products insider Acquires C$137,258.53 in Stock
Canfor Pulp Products insider Canfor Pulp Products Inc. bought 10,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday,… read more…