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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…
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Letter: Paper bags are a better choice environmentally than plastic ones
Re: “The future of plastic bags” (Editorial, May 22) We challenge your claim that “paper bags take more energy and… read more…
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Chuck Chiang: Trade with ASEAN nations can and does work
Given Ottawa’s recent focus on trade opportunities in Southeast Asia, it’s natural that people start asking whether such trade is… read more…
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Little Bobtail Lake wildfire 80 per cent contained
A 25,000-hectare wildfire that had been burning out of control for more than two weeks southwest of Prince George, B.C. is… read more…
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Alberta Forest Fires Shut 9% of Canada’s Oil Sands Capacity
Alberta forest fires have prompted the shutdown of about 9 percent of Canada’s oil sands production. Cenovus Energy Inc. closed… read more…
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Efforts underway to reopen Rutherglen ON. plant
Five years after Columbia Forest Products shut down its Rutherglen veneer plant, efforts are underway to reopen the facility. “I’m… read more…
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Ontario’s largest tree, discovered along Ottawa River, receives tall order
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in conjunction with Forests Ontario have announced the discovery of Ontario’s tallest tree. At… read more…
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13 story timber tower to be built in Quebec City, will be tallest in North America
The province of Quebec has a lot of trees and forests, and a nascent Cross-Laminated Timber industry. Now Quebec City’s… read more…
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Column: Impact of sawlog supply crunch reduced through co-operation
A recent article (May issue of the Logging and Sawmilling Journal) on highlights of a panel discussion organized by the… read more…
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Catalyst announces major investment in Rumford mill
Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT) today announced an investment of nearly $16 million in the Rumford pulp and paper mill in Maine,… read more…
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Groups say TimberWest went on logging-spree ahead of new rules
Environmental groups have accused TimberWest of speeding up logging in the Great Bear Rainforest before tougher regulations take effect –… read more…