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Acadian Timber announces change in CEO
Acadian Timber Corp. (TSX:ADN) has announced that longtime chief executive Reid Carter is stepping down at the end of the… read more…
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Solidify your portfolio with timber stocks
Timber stocks have become must-have investments because of the growing demand for timber and because they have increased in value… read more…
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Iroquois Falls forest rights given up – but to whom?
After months of speculation and hearsay, Resolute Forest Products has confirmed that it will be relinquishing its logging rights inside… read more…
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Vancouver entrepreneurs find fertile ground in Middle East
When Kari Yuers’ business development manager suggested exporting to the Middle East, the CEO of Kryton International could hardly believe… read more…
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Steelworkers petition for public inquiry into sawmill explosions
Members of the United Steelworkers Union are petitioning the B.C. government to hold a public inquiry into the explosions at… read more…
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Build or burn? Competition for wood on the rise
Wood is becoming an increasingly popular raw material – and not just in the construction sector. More and more private… read more…
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Resolute Forest Products is now oversold
Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One… read more…
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Boat Harbour pollution made people feel ‘powerless,’ says chief
The chief of the Pictou Landing First Nation made an impassioned speech before a legislative committee on Monday, about the… read more…
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Maine Gov. doubles down on effort to trade conservation bonds for timber harvesting
Gov. Paul LePage on Monday reiterated that he will not authorize roughly $11.5 million in voter-approved conservation bonds unless the… read more…
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Jim Prentice commends Grande Prairie lumber mill, calls for diversification
At a campaign stop at a Grande Prairie lumber mill, Progressive Conservative Leader Jim Prentice called for Alberta to diversify… read more…
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Biologists seek clues to B.C. moose deaths
If a moose falls in the forest, does anybody know? Based on a major five-year provincial study underway in the… read more…
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U.S. Pine Beetle timber boom could soon bust
When you hear the word “boom” in the West, you usually think of the energy industry, but in the last… read more…
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Chilcotin rancher settles dispute with Tolko Industries over pine beetle logging
A timber company has reached an 11th-hour, out-of-court settlement with a cattle rancher who claims that salvage logging of beetle-killed… read more…
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Softwood exports rose, lumber prices fell as dollar strengthened
Softwood lumber exports were 5-8% higher in Canada, Russia and the Nordic countries in 2014, but lumber prices fell toward… read more…
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Reforestation geared to mills, not moose – Comment
In addition retired MNR forester Ron Waito’s comments on the decline of moose populations here in the Northwest (Moose Decline… read more…
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Ontario Investing $60 Million in Forest Access Roads
Ontario is investing in forest roads which connect industry to Ontario’s natural resources, supporting local communities by growing the economy… read more…
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Ruling throws port trucking into ‘chaos’
Port Metro Vancouver is reviewing its options after a Federal Court judge found its new licensing system that sharply reduced… read more…
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Forestry sector improving: MPP
The Ontario Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry claims the forestry sector is “healthier” than it was in recent years.… read more…
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Softwood lumber deal likely to expire
Canada’s lumber producers say they expect the softwood lumber agreement with the United States will be allowed to expire in… read more…
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Over 40m m³ of softwood lumber exported by Canada
Canada raised its softwood lumber exports by 5% last year to roughly 40.2m m³. The decisive factor for the increase… read more…
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West Fraser Timber improves Q1 profit to $43M; revenue tops $1 billion
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSX:WFT), citing the impact of a lower Canadian dollar, has reported an increase in fourth… read more…
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Ontario budget scores a hat-trick – OFIA
The Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) welcomes Premier Wynne’s 2015 Provincial Budget and its support of Ontario’s renewable natural resource… read more…
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NS mill trade law allegation decision deferred until summer
A preliminary decision on alleged violations of international trade law by a Canadian papermaker that directly competes with mills in… read more…
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Prefab housing market faces pressures in U.S.
Linwood Custom Homes is the big dwarf of the North American home-building market, its chief executive likes to say. But… read more…
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Council considers support for Quebec’s stance on anti-forestry campaigns
The strongly worded document essentially puts non-governmental organizations such as Green Peace and the Rain Forest Action Network on notice… read more…