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Prehistoric trees may help a B.C. forest fight climate change
As California enters its fourth year of drought, the American state has lost over 12 million trees to the ongoing… read more…
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Public input invited on Merritt timber supply review
Comments are being accepted until Sept. 23, 2015, on a discussion paper released today as part of a comprehensive timber… read more…
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Paper Excellence mill closure will hurt Sunshine Coast communities
The unexpected closure of the paper production operations at the Howe Sound Mill owned by Paper Excellence could cost more… read more…
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Full steam ahead for B.C. forestry fleet
Third-generation trucker Greg Munden of Kamloops, B.C.-based Munden Ventures, thinks his business and the log market at large are poised… read more…
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Thunder Bay’s Resolute Forest Products gets tax break approval
A 50 per cent reduction in the value of the Resolute Forest Products mill in Thunder Bay will cost the… read more…
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Saskatchewan’s hot economy extends to forestry
As Alberta moves into an era of uncertainly thanks to low oil prices and a new government intent on ensuring… read more…
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J.D. Irving Ltd. seeks to stop closure of Saint-Léonard airport
J.D. Irving Ltd., and a number of community groups have issued a legal warning in a bid to stop the closure… read more…
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Three new forest fires in Northeast Ontario region
There were three new fires the evening of July 21 in the Northeast Region including two in the Sudbury District… read more…
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B.C.’s wildfire costs could reach $400 million by season’s end: Christy Clark
With the cost of fighting B.C.’s forest fires soaring to more than $140 million already this year, Premier Christy Clark… read more…
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B.C. fires: More than 100 new wildfires in 24 hours
In just 24 hours, 115 new wildfires have flared up across B.C. — most of them in the Kamloops area and the southeast part… read more…
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Peter Foster: At last, a Canadian corporate hero
Two weeks ago, Todd Paglia, executive director of U.S.-based radical environmental organization ForestEthics, sent a letter of warning to Richard… read more…
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Why investors shouldn’t abandon the Canadian housing market
There were a few months early in 2015 when the U.S. housing market didn’t look so great. That dragged down… read more…
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Spruce budworm infestation may not materialize, scientist says
A staff scientist at Science North isn’t sure if there will be a spruce budworm infestation next year, but says… read more…
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Forester fears for Edmonton’s boulevard trees
Forester Milton Davies spent an exasperating summer watching road contractors slice the roots of American elms on the boulevards throughout… read more…
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Scientists try to fight off emerald ash borer using fungus traps
The City of Montreal, with help from Natural Resources Canada, is continuing its uphill battle against the emerald ash borer… read more…
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Wildfire prevention debate heats up
As B.C. spends hundreds of millions fighting one of the province’s worst wildfire seasons, critics are questioning the relatively small… read more…
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Wildfire numbers down, but much work still ahead: Sask. government
Rain may have cooled off Saskatchewan’s wildfire situation, but the province is not out of the woods yet, environment officials say.… read more…
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Opinion: Trade deal would be a boost for B.C., Canada
With summer on us, things are heating up and it’s not only the weather. One thing that would be nice… read more…
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Domtar announces redemption of certain outstanding notes and new debt financing
Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) today announced the partial redemption of certain notes and a new debt financing. Domtar… read more…
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Fortress Paper CEO to step down in shakeup of former high flier
Not so long ago, Chad Wasilenkoff was a darling of the stock market, having found a way to transform money-losing… read more…
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Cree Grand Chief travels to Waswanipi to calm opposition
The Grand Chief of the Cree Nation is in Waswanipi, Que., trying to calm concerns over a forestry agreement signed last… read more…
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Aggressive wildfire forces evacuation order near Kelowna
Two new evacuation orders have been issued in British Columbia because of wildfires. The latest was issued early Tuesday in… read more…
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B.C., Sask. premiers call for national forest fire strategy
Saying this year’s wildfires may be the new normal, the premiers of British Columbia and Saskatchewan are calling for a… read more…
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Spruce budworm eating its way through northeastern Ontario forests
A Spruce budworm infestation is on its way and it appears to be entering a new outbreak phase in northeastern… read more…
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Northern Pulp mill not off the hook despite clear air, Pictou group says
Even though the smell and smog spewing out of Northern Pulp has faded this summer, a Pictou activist group remains… read more…