Articles
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Labour talks on way to conciliation
Contract talks between Domtar and 550 Unifor members at the Dryden pulp mill and woodlands operations are headed to conciliation.… read more…
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Wood industry builds a fire-safe future
Do newer mass timber products hold the key to safer, taller wood buildings in the United States? The American Wood… read more…
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OPFA presents awards at annual meeting
On April 9th in Toronto at their annual general meeting the Ontario Professional Foresters Association presented awards to members who… read more…
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EIA annual outlook predicts bioenergy growth
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015), which presents updated projections for U.S. energy… read more…
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Weyerhaeuser donates more than 100K diapers to United Way
It’s not stretching the point too far to say that 12 months of the year Weyerhaeuser in Columbus makes diapers,… read more…
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Foreign firm’s tree-planting practice in B.C. not sustainable, region says
A foreign company that has been replanting thousands of hectares of farmland with trees in British Columbia in order to… read more…
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Wilderness groups fear Park Act changes will increase industrial activity in B.C. parks
To begin the ascent of Golden Hinde – the tallest peak on Vancouver Island in B.C.’s Strathcona Provincial Park –… read more…
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New Brunswick looks to tides and forests as power sources
New Brunswick’s forests and tides are regularly marketed as tourist attractions, but renewable energy experts say they could both play… read more…
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Earnings take a dip for Catalyst in Q4
Catalyst Paper’s earnings, before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, was down in its fourth quarter to $6.8 million from $8.0… read more…
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Revelstoke to ask Minister of Forests to get involved in logging issue
Revelstoke City Council has agreed to request the Minister of Forests to mediate discussions on potential logging within Mount Macpherson’s recreational… read more…
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Great Western Forestry fighting Nalcor claims
Muskrat Falls contractor pursuing suit after being thrown off megaproject Great Western Forestry disputes Nalcor Energy’s claim its work on the… read more…
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Tree falls on three B.C. loggers, requiring full scale rescue
Emergency crews were called to a logging accident just after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning. Three loggers were hit by a… read more…
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Mountain pine beetle genome decoded
The genome of the mountain pine beetle – the insect that has devastated B.C.’s lodgepole pine forests – has been… read more…
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A forestry contractor perspective on Northern Pulp – Comment
Calvin Archibald, Next Generation Forest Management Ltd. is based in Pictou County currently working for Northern Pulp. This will provide… read more…
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Government aid to grow forestry sector highlights COFI 2015
Funding announcements, the future of fibre and an informative discussion on Aboriginal land title highlighted the final day of the… read more…
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Future For Bio-Products Bright
Although risk, as well as investment sources, are important issues for the wood bio-products industry, the longterm outlook and possibilities… read more…
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U.S. firms charge ahead in quest for tariffs against Port Hawkesbury mill
Two American pulp and paper mill owners are charging ahead in their quest to have tariffs placed on supercalendered paper… read more…
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Northern Pulp, two others, file appeals of mill’s industrial approval
The Environment Department has received three appeals to the 2015 industrial approval for the Northern Pulp mill in Pictou County.… read more…
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Forestry officials share knowledge of diversification through economic downturn
The forestry industry has been credited as one of the bright spots during this financial downturn, especially in Alberta and… read more…
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Chilling message at COFI convention
A call for change was the message at the Council of Forest Industries convention this morning. The relationship between sawmill… read more…
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Inventory glut turns lumber stocks wooden
Canadian lumber stocks have been in a major tailspin since mid-February, but it may be a while longer until they… read more…
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Scientist enlists forest fungi to save their own habitat
North America’s enormous conifer forests are being decimated by tiny beetles. About the size of a pencil eraser, bark beetles are native… read more…
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Tree planting not logging, says Surespan
Surespan, the company that holds AJB Investments, assures it will not log in the watershed on the east side of… read more…
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A necessary plan for coastal forestry – Comment
Even after a thirty-year career in the industry, I often tell people that fresh information about British Columbia’s coastal forest… read more…
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Optimism and uncertainty in the Forestry Sector
James Gorman says there’s reasons to be optimistic and also a number of factors to keep an eye on over… read more…