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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…
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Forestry Safety Association to host 4th annual Symposium
The Forestry Safety Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (FSANL) will host their 4th Annual Health and Safety Symposium in Gander… read more…
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First board from new Atikokan planing mill
Another milestone has been reached at the new Resolute Forest Products sawmill at Sapawe, as the first board was dressed,… read more…
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Exhibit showcases super-scooper water bombers, ‘a great Canadian success story’
A new exhibition at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada explores the history of Canadian-made water bombers — known… read more…
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Cutting down trees may save a sprawling Arizona forest
Following years of debate surrounding the project, top Forest Service officials yesterday hailed a key step forward for the nation’s… read more…
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Engineered softwood could transform pulp, paper and biofuel industries
Scientists have demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a… read more…
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NL Cottles Island Lumber expects operations to resume this week
Cottles Island Lumber, the central Newfoundland lumber company whose premises were partially destroyed by fire earlier this month, says production is expected… read more…
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Idled Chetywnd, BC pulp mill restarting
There’s some good news for the town of Chetwynd on the jobs front, with the pending May 1 reopening of… read more…
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Top execs address the “brain drain” during PaperCon
Several seasoned executives offered insights during PaperCon about how their companies are dealing the demographic and cultural shifts that have… read more…
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Forest industry welcomes budget help for collaborative research and innovation
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is grateful that today’s federal budget continues the federal support for forest sector… read more…
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British Colombia needs better count on 600,000 kilometers of resource roads: report
B.C.’s independent forest-industry watchdog said Tuesday that the province still doesn’t have a good handle on the management of the… read more…