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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…
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Paper Excellence may restart Chetwynd pulp mill as early as July
Paper Excellence reportedly has plans to restart operations at its Chetwynd mechanical pulp mill in British Columbia, Canada as early… read more…
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Feds fund forestry market expansion
With a federal election call a few months away, the Federal Government has announced the extension of its program to… read more…
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Cellulose nanocrystals found to boost strength of concrete
Cellulose nanocrystals derived from agriculture, pulp or paper industries have been shown to increase the strength of concrete, representing a… read more…
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MNRF returns to prescription fires to bring new life to forests
Prescribed burns are becoming more common as a way to manage northwestern Ontario’s forests, said forest fire officials in the… read more…
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U.S. Senators write to International Trade Commission
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Congressman Bruce Poliquin sent a letter to United States International Trade Commission… read more…
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Ten facts about beavers on International Beaver Day
Today, Tuesday, April 7 is International Beaver Day. To help the state celebrate its state animal, we’ve compiled, with help… read more…
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Ontario gives northern industry permanent relief from energy costs
A program that reduces energy costs for northern industries — like mining and forestry — will carry on indefinitely, the… read more…
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End times for ash trees in southern Ontario
The tiny green insect – an invasive species from Asia – has been writing the obituary of local ash trees… read more…
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Climate change driving exotic species north into B.C., but killing others
B.C. has long been a magnet for two-legged North Americans with a taste for mild weather. Now, thanks to an… read more…
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Lakeland inquest fraught with controversy
Set to resume next month, plenty of ground has already been covered over the two-and-a-half weeks the coroner’s inquest into… read more…