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Red pines discovered in north are the oldest in Atlantic Canada
A couple of red pines in northeastern New Brunswick are the oldest of their kind in Atlantic Canada, by far,… read more…
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All you’ll ever need (or wish) to know about pickaroons
In yet another life (I have a checkered past) I worked in a sawmill situated on the margin of False… read more…
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Burning questions for leaders-Comment
While Canada’s politicians fiddle about on the barbecue circuit this summer, the country burns. By Monday afternoon, 5,041 wildland fires… read more…
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Two Sides reports interim success in anti-greenwash campaign
80% of organisations remove Greenwash following the latest Two Sides Anti-Greenwash Campaign Two Sides have been actively challenging organisations which… read more…
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Federal Government Invests in Science and Infrastructure Upgrades at the Great Lakes Forestry Centre
Bryan Hayes, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources and Minister… read more…
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Cree-Quebec forestry agreement is unacceptable, Innu say
A forestry agreement signed Monday halts a $180-million Cree lawsuit against the Quebec government. But one group was missing from the negotiation… read more…
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A Batman Suit From Tree Bark? This French Artist Made One
It’s a safe bet you never imagined you’d see a Batman suit made from tree bark. But that’s exactly what… read more…
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As power poles burn, SaskPower scrambles to make repairs
While northern Saskatchewan forest fires rage, SaskPower is struggling to keep up with the damage being done to its infrastructure. Last week,… read more…
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Western provinces struggling to find resources to fight wildfires
Forest fires raging in Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia are taxing assets in those provinces and requiring firefighters, planes and… read more…
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Particleboard Plant Revamps for Pellet Production
A Northern Engineered Wood Products (NEWPRO) particleboard facility is filing a permit amendment to become a wood pellet manufacturing plant. … read more…
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Barbara Yaffe: B.C.’s forest industry restructures for expected recovery
A trend whereby B.C. forestry companies have been snapping up sawmills south of the border while shuttering plants here is… read more…
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Forestry fight spreads
Anyone who knows Northern Ontario knows that forestry is king. We supply enormous amounts of wood, pulp, paper and a… read more…
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Cree and Quebec sign agreement to resolve dispute over forestry practices
The Quebec government and James Bay Cree representatives have signed a partnership and co-operation agreement aimed at resolving a forestry dispute about… read more…
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Quebec’s Broadback Boreal forest receives protection from logging
A Quebec boreal forest will see about 1.3 million acres – more than a third of its land – protected… read more…
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Wildfire future: Canada facing far more flames in years to come
From Vancouver, where the hazy orange air smelled like a campfire last week, to smoke-clouded Saskatchewan, wildfires are adding even… read more…
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IFIT: A Proven Success Story for Forest Sector Transformation
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) welcomes the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) performance report that underscores the… read more…
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MP defends gov’t pine beetle response
The federal government has been fulfilling its commitment to mountain pine beetle-affected communities, according to a local member of Parliament.… read more…
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B.C. wildfires hammer ministry budget but increase revenue for firefighting companies
2015 is shaping up to be one of B.C.’s most devastating forest fire years on record, with the government already… read more…
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Man spent four years growing a church out of trees
It looks like something from a computer game, but this church made out of trees is very much real. The… read more…
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Canada’s Forestry Ministers to counter enviro campaigns
Natural resource ministers across Canada have agreed to challenge environmental campaigns that target the forestry industry. Ontario’s Minister of Natural… read more…
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NELSON BC moves closer to creating biomass plant
The city is poised on the threshold of yet another pioneering effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the community.… read more…
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By the numbers: northern Sask. forest fires, July 11
Wildfire numbers: Canadian Armed Forces members on the ground, fighting fires: 360 Evacuees staying in Cold Lake, Alta.: 758 Kilometres to… read more…
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‘Green economy’ conference to focus on forestry
A Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA) conference this fall will focus on the province’s forestry-connected businesses, according to the… read more…
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NS Firewood in high demand already
Robert Brooks has burnt wood to heat his home in Mt. William for 13 years now, but has never had… read more…
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B.C. fire count grows to 250 despite weekend rain
It’s another weekend, another 120 new fires for British Columbia – bringing the total number of active blazes in the… read more…