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Husqvarna Continues Expansion of 500 Series
Professional landscapers and tree care experts demand durability, power and versatility from their power equipment products. Those attributes – plus… read more…
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Forest fires in Saskatchewan leave haze over Winnipeg
A number of fires burning along in Saskatchewan have left the sky over Winnipeg hazy. According to Environment Canada, a west… read more…
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The Greenest Work Force: EUGENE CARDINAL’s Story
The opportunity to grow a career Eugene cardinal “If you want to broaden your skills and advance your career, you… read more…
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Kicking ax: Women compete in lumberjack sports
Make no mistake, these women kick ax. Their T-shirts even say so. They fling their throwing axes 20 feet into… read more…
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Protests will follow if old-growth logging proceeds on Vancouver Island: group
A British Columbia forest company’s plan to log centuries-old cedar trees in southern Vancouver Island’s Walbran Valley cuts into the… read more…
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Canfor donates $9,000 to hospital ICU campaign
EKFH’s East Kootenay Regional Hospital ICU Redevelopment Campaign has received another major gift thanks to CANFOR. CANFOR’s East Kootenay Operations… read more…
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The Greenest Work Force: DALE BENCHARSKY’s Story
It doesn’t get better than this Dale Bencharsky “Helping people excel is the biggest kick i get out of my… read more…
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This Canadian company took a wood product once considered junk and turned it into a $2.3-billion business
Much like his company, Peter Wijnbergen doesn’t feel the need to keep a high profile. Wijnbergen, 58, works out of… read more…
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NS Woodlot owners deserve bigger piece of industry pie, association head says
It’s time for woodlot owners, the industry and governments to start thinking outside the woodbox. That’s the message guest speaker… read more…
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Evacuation in northern Sask. due to smokey forest fires
A First Nation in northern Saskatchewan evacuated 101 people Saturday due to smoke from forest fires. According to Lac La… read more…
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Pine beetles prepare to launch more attacks
Pine beetles that killed large swaths of Okanagan forest five years ago may be down, but they’re not out. The… read more…
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Column: Quality versus quality (fibre versus dimension lumber)
When I first became involved in forestry in the 1980s there was a debate over choosing a younger harvest age… read more…
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What does the logging industry mean to Squamish?
Even the newest residents of Squamish likely have a sense that the forest industry is a large part of Squamish’s… read more…
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Northern Pulp terminates Aby Karoud after confrontation
Northern Pulp has fired one its senior managers after he confronted the mayor of New Glasgow at a charity event… read more…
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Laurentian School of Architecture built with cross-laminated timber
At first glance, it looks like a wooden castle is going up in downtown Sudbury. Crews at the site of the… read more…
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Wood a West Coast designer favourite
It makes sense that the material we have in greatest abundance on the West Coast — wood — is also… read more…
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David Coon loses bid to cancel wood supply contracts
Green Party Leader David Coon has failed in a bid to cancel the wood supply contracts between the provincial government… read more…
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Sahota wins lumber grader championship
After 25 years as a lumber grader and several attempts at the championship, Tolko Industries’ Rachhpal Sahota captured the title… read more…
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NDP Blasts Wynne Government For Allowing Wood To Go To Quebec And Bypass Ontario Mills
Today, NDP forestry critic Gilles Bisson blasted the forestry minister for allowing wood cut in Ontario forests to be shipped… read more…
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Alaska Airlines will test jet fuel made from wood waste
Alaska Airlines says it will fly a demonstration flight next year using 1,000 gallons of a biofuel made from wood… read more…
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Catalyst Paper named one of Canada’s top corporate citizens
Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT) today announced that it has been named for the ninth consecutive year as one of the Best… read more…
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The threat of eco-terrorism has no border
Along with the Ontario Forest Industry Association and its counterpart in Quebec the Quebec Forest Industry Council, the group held… read more…
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Forest fire to stay smoky for summer
The Little Bobtail Lake forest fire has been completely contained and its is now perimeter completely extinguished, but smoke from… read more…
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Next generation of pine beetles threatening North America
The most destructive pest to North America’s mature pine forests, the mountain pine beetle, is threatening the next generation. A… read more…
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Trees trained to grow into furniture
Much of our furniture is made from timber. The wood to make that furniture has to be harvested from a… read more…