Articles
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‘Elaho Giant’ — 1,000-year-old Douglas fir — saved by quick action of B.C. fire crews
It was scorched and blackened by fire, but thanks in part to the quick action of B.C. fire crews, one… read more…
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More Firefighters Deployed Out of B.C.
The BC Wildfire Management Branch has sent 31 firefighters to the Yukon to help crews battling a massive wildfire there.… read more…
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Canfor supports European innovation event
This year, for the first time, the prestigious Schweighofer Innovation Prize included participation of a North American forest products company.… read more…
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Young pine trees face new peril from mountain pine beetle
New research from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences shows that pine beetle attacks not… read more…
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Unique green educational opportunity in Southern Interior
Earlier this year, I had a chance to visit the Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and… read more…
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Falling West Coast exports dampen loggers’ sales
Fewer logs are leaving West Coast docks this year, as Asian demand shifts toward other regions because of the stronger… read more…
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Stephen Hume: Drought conditions threaten fish habitat, pulp mill jobs
Nowhere are the extreme drought conditions affecting the east coast of Vancouver Island more evident than in little streams like… read more…
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Canada’s Forest Products Industry: Growing a Greener Tomorrow
As the voice of the Forest Products Industry of Canada in Ottawa, FPAC works closely with politicians, public servants, academics… read more…
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Oversight and management of NB silviculture program must be improved – Report
In her latest report, released today to the legislative assembly, Auditor General Kim MacPherson concluded that while expenditures on silviculture… read more…
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Selkirk College Forest Technology Students Shift to Mountain Classroom
Trading textbooks for tools of the trade, first year Selkirk College Forest Technology Program students wrapped up their semester in… read more…
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EDITORIAL: Does the cost of labour price us out of some markets?
Glenn Sollitt and the federal Green Party have got this one right. Almost. Sollitt, the Green Party candidate for the… read more…
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B.C. signs community forest agreement with Ucluelet, Toquaht
UCLUELET – Economic and employment opportunities in the Barkley sound region are being enhanced by a new community forest agreement… read more…
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Forest Industry applauds Committee Report on transformation of sector
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) says the recommendations by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources… read more…
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Beetle Plague Spurs Canadians on U.S. Lumber-Mill Buying Spree
In the 60 years since Bob Jordan III joined his family’s North Carolina sawmill business, he hasn’t seen anything quite… read more…
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Three new forest fires reported in Northeastern Ontario
After the report on June 21st, there were three new fires reported. North bay 4 is under control at 0.5… read more…
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Horns locked over caribou data
As mayors across the region are banding together to counter forestry activists, a debate is heating up over whether environmental… read more…
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In favour of raw log exports-COMMENT
Unbelievable to hear negative raw log exports comments from Mayor Mike Ruttan and MLA Scott Fraser without facing the facts… read more…
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1,000-year-old Elaho Giant tree in danger from B.C. wildfire
The mighty Elaho Giant has stood in place since the days when Vikings were settling on this continent, but now… read more…
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Mount Macpherson logging: Forest minister responds to City of Revelstoke consultation request
Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson has responded to the City of Revelstoke regarding the controversial… read more…
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Interfor Completes Acquisition of Arkansas Sawmill
INTERFOR CORPORATION (“Interfor” or the “Company”) (IFP) announced today it has completed the acquisition of a sawmill in Monticello, Arkansas… read more…
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Catalyst announces appointment of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Catalyst Paper Corporation (TSX:CYT) today announced the appointment ofFrank C. De Costanzo as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.… read more…
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Students invited to dip into the trades
When Mitchell Benzmer enrolled in the forestry program at Charles Bloom secondary school, hard work wasn’t high on his list… read more…
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B.C. farmland-to-forest project halted
British-based manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser Inc. has suspended its tree-planting program on farmland in the B.C. Interior after continued opposition from… read more…
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B.C. burns through budget for fighting forest fires
It’s still early in the wildfire season and yet B.C. has already eaten through $52.5 million of its $63-million firefighting… read more…
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Low wood prices hurting rural economies, woodlot manager says
The forest sector could be a way to pump much-needed money back into rural New Brunswick’s economy but low prices… read more…