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Group forms to block sale of Wildwood forest
With Wildwood Ecoforest’s fate up in the air, a grassroots group is concerned the non-profit society holding the site in… read more…
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Catalyst reports improved first quarter operating performance
Adjusted earnings before tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were $14.0 million compared to $6.8 million in Q4 2014. Excluding specific… read more…
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SK Government Unveils Forest Renewal Plans
Making a small effort today will make a huge difference in the future. This morning, Environment Minister Scott Moe unveiled… read more…
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Opinion: Return to prescribed fires would have benefits
British Columbia has experienced a significant increase in wildfire activity in the last decade, and if predictions from government fire… read more…
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Chetwynd mill restart caps company buying spree
For a company that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in Canadian pulp mills to become the second-largest pulp… read more…
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Wildfire southwest of Prince George continues to grow
A large forest fire in northern B.C. is growing as firefighters struggle to contain the out-of-control blaze that has forced… read more…
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Why Apple bought 1 million acres of Chinese forest
Apple is sending three messages: to customers, to investors, to China. Apple is not the greenest company in the world.… read more…
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The world record for tree-planting will be broken this week in mass reforestation effort
35,000 Ecuadoreans will volunteer to plant over 350,000 tree seeds on 16 May, breaking a Guinness World Record in the… read more…
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Turning the American Chestnut into a GMO Might be the Only Way to Save it
Blight has made the American chestnut, once “the dominant tree in the canopy,” a rare sight in the forests of the East.… read more…
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Meadow Creek Cedar Forest Licence to be cancelled
Effective immediately, the Meadow Creek Cedar Forest Licence in British Colombia has been placed under notice for pending cancellation by… read more…
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Resolute Forest Products Trading Down 12.4% After Earnings Miss (RFP)
Resolute Forest Products (NYSE:RFP)’s share pricetraded down 12.4% during trading on Thursday following a dissappointing earnings announcement, American Banking and Market News reports.… read more…
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Mud, Sweat and Tears: The Gruelling Life of a Tree Planter
When Jonathan “Scooter” Clark began planting trees for a living in 1990, his work camp was “bush league” at best.… read more…
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What is the Great Green Wall of China?
Unlike the Great Wall of China, a 5,000-mile fortification dating back to the 7th century BC that separates northern China… read more…
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James D. Irving inducted to Order of Canada
James (Jim) D. Irving was invested in the Order of Canada in Ottawa today. Irving was one of 38 members,… read more…
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Tree Canada announces $83,000 to help reforest urban Alberta
While the City of Calgary is working double-time to get through even a portion of the damaged trees from ‘Snowtember’,… read more…
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Quebec forest fire risk highest it’s been in a decade
The annual number of forest fires this year is the highest it’s been in a decade, according to the province’s forest fire… read more…
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Forestry industry optimistic at annual Vernon, B.C. trade show
The parking lot at Vernon’s Kal Tire Place is filled with large-scale forestry equipment this week. It’s part of an… read more…
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One-fifth of ash trees Hamilton, ON. is trying to save are dying anyway
The news has gone from bad to worse for the city’s ash trees. Even many of the trees the city… read more…
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Apple expands green initiative to Chinese manufacturing, to manage 1M acres of forest
The managed forest initiative, established in cooperation with World Wildlife Fund China, is a multi-year plan that brings Apple closer… read more…
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Cochrane Power biomass plant to shut down, unless government acts
After seeking a renewal to their energy selling agreement with the provincial government for over a year in order to… read more…
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Open-air fires banned across southern Quebec
Open-air fires either in or close to forests have been banned in certain areas across southern Quebec because of current weather conditions. The ban… read more…
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Interfor buys sawmill in Arkansas for US$29.3M plus inventory and other costs
Interfor Corp. (TSX:IFP) is buying a sawmill in Monticello, Ark., for just under US$29.3 million plus the cost of log… read more…
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Cathedral of wood ingrained with history
While the prospect of Island Timberlands dropping trees in the PRSC Limited Partnership lands is generating controversy, a huge structure… read more…
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Record trade deficit masks non-energy export strength
A record Canadian trade deficit in March caused by plunging oil prices has masked an encouraging trend – strength in… read more…
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Polymer Makes Safer Furniture
Wood is a popular material in interior design, but its water absorbency limits its use in bathrooms, where natural wood… read more…