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Madill back to manufacturing swing yarders
Madill Equipment, a Nicholson Manufacturing company, announced the completion of the first Madill 124 swing yarder to be manufactured in… read more…
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Biomass power play at risk
B.C.’s biomass energy sector believes it has a unique opportunity in the aftermath of the mountain pine beetle infestation that… read more…
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Comment: TLC has high hopes for Wildwood’s future
Of all the properties The Land Conservancy of B.C. holds, none is more complex than Wildwood, a 31-hectare woodlot known… read more…
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Tree planting teams awaiting official confirmation of Guinness World Record
The trees are in the ground; now it’s up to Guinness Worlds Record to confirm whether the multi-team tree planting… read more…
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Bamfield B.C kids help plant 40 millionth seedling
Students from Bamfield Community school helped make Vancouver Island a little bit greener in April with the planting of the… read more…
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B.C. Sending Personnel to Alberta to Help Fight Wildfires
In order to assist with the massive flames ravaging Northern Alberta, the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch is sending 88 personnel… read more…
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Opinion: Dead wood on forest floor poses greatest fire risk
The mountain pine beetle has severely affected pine forests across more than 25 million hectares (60 million acres) of western… read more…
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Municipal officials and forest industry unite to promote sustainable forestry
In an unprecedented move, elected municipal officials and forest industry representatives from Quebec and Ontario met in Ottawa today to… read more…
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Winnipeg’s urban forest a monoculture at risk of being wiped out by disease
In the wake of increasing threats to Winnipeg’s tree population, city officials undertook a massive project in 2009 to build… read more…
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Emerald ash borer continues to pose threat to Simcoe County trees
Simcoe County Forestry has launched a communications campaign to educate residents, municipalities and stakeholders about steps they can take to… read more…
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OPG’s Biomass Brothers
Within one year, Ontario Power Generation brought online two pellet-fueled power stations, both converted from coal. While Atikokan Generating Station… read more…
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Petition calls for public inquiry into Lakeland Mills and Babine Forest Products sawmill blasts
United Steelworkers official Adam Connell is seeking names for a petition calling for a public inquiry into the sawmill blasts… read more…
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Minister seeks options to keep forests off farmland
Discover the innovative solutions proposed by a minister to protect our valuable forests from encroaching on farmland. read more…
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Clearcut near Hope slide revives logging-versus-scenery debate
It stands out when visitors pull into the viewpoint to take in the Hope Slide, 170 km east of Vancouver… read more…
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Impact projections needed
British Columbia’s auditor general says the province has failed to adequately address the long-term environmental impact of its resource-development decisions.… read more…
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Tent caterpillar numbers up in Saskatoon
It’s “the year of the forest tent caterpillar” in Saskatoon. Thousands of the tiny black, green, yellow and white insects… read more…
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Northern Pulp must survive, foresters say
There was free fried chicken deep in the woods on McLellans Mountain on Monday. The chicken came free with the… read more…
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Catalyst Investing $16 Million Into An American Pulp Mill
Catalyst Paper, the owner / operator of the Crofton Pulp Mill, has announced a major financial commitment to a similar… read more…
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California redwood trees stressed to breaking point by drought
Koko Panossian is on death watch. The Glendale senior park services manager gingerly steps around fresh tree stumps, ghosts of… read more…
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Fire crews continue to battle blaze near Kenora, Ont.
An aggressive attack on a large forest fire near Kenora, Ont. was effective, but crews will still be working on… read more…
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Forestry after Tsilhqotin
Did anyone notice that the Province didn’t officially respond to Tsilhqot’in until September 11, 2015? Why? Things have changed in a… read more…
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Alberta wildfire near Water Valley out of control
Provincial officials have issued a warning about a fire northwest of Calgary in the Municipal District of Bighorn. The 63-hectare… read more…
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B.C. fire under control, but danger remains from undermined trees
A wildfire that has been raging for two weeks south of Prince George, B.C., has now been fully contained, but… read more…
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FPAC and PwC release new Buyers’ Guide to Canada’s Sustainable Forest Products
Two Sides North America has revealed that The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and PwC Canada have released an… read more…
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How Companies Are Striving for Deforestation-Free Supply Chains
Consumer demand for eco-conscious products and services is on the rise, and more and more large companies are making high-profile… read more…