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Domtar welcomes investment by Schlumberger in CelluForce
Domtar Corporation announced today an investment by Schlumberger in CelluForce, a joint venture between Domtar and FPInnovations that manufactures wood-derived nanocrystalline… read more…
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Legislative changes support BC Timber Sales review recommendations
Amendments to forestry legislation introduced today will enhance the effectiveness of BC Timber Sales and allow the transfer of pulpwood… read more…
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Intelescope Solutions raises $8.3M for automation Of forestry analytics
Intelescope Solutions is a forest analytics company that utilizes drone and satellite imagery to transform the massive forestry industry. Intelescope… read more…
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New invasive species website provides information to protect Canada’s forests and green spaces
The Invasive Species Centre has launched a comprehensive new website on invasive species in Canada’s forests. Forest Invasives Canada (www.forestinvasives.ca) provides an easily-accessible portal for… read more…
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Ontario investing in wood pellet manufacturing facilities in Wawa and Atikokan
Ontario is investing in two projects to help Rentech Inc., a Northern Ontario fibre company, to convert two idle wood product… read more…
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From skyscraper to ‘plyscraper’: The tower blocks made from wood
If the 20th century was the century of the skyscraper, then the 21st century is shaping up as the century… read more…
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Northern Pulp denies closure rumour
The Northern Pulp mill is here for the long haul. “Rumours that our mill is closing any time soon are… read more…
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New bill could mean good things for Alberta forestry
Proponents of the bill say it’s a win-win win for Alberta. The innocuous sounding Bill 203 titled “Safety Codes (Sustainable… read more…
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Rising demand brightens future for battered, falling lumber stocks
Lumber stocks have taken a beating so far this year amid falling prices for the key construction commodity, but some… read more…
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Inquest into Prince George sawmill explosion to hear evidence from post-blast probe
Federal trade officials have launched an investigation of Canadian government subsidies to the Port Hawkesbury Paper mill, which two paper… read more…
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Union pulls out of sawmill inquest over company’s contentious investigation
A union representing more than 9,000 forestry workers is withdrawing from a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of four sawmill… read more…
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Mountain Pine Beetle Still Active in South Okanagan
The devastation caused by the little mountain pine beetle is on the decline, but there are some areas in the… read more…
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CBU and B.W. BioEnergy researching value added products from birch trees
Cape Breton University is partnering with a New Waterford-based company to produce a valuable compound from birch bark that could… read more…
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New map shows details of NB Crown forests
The New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources released a new online map March 12 that shows, in detail, Crown land conservation areas.… read more…
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NSP boiler consumed 50 truckloads of wood biomass a day in 2014
The biomass boiler near Port Hawkesbury consumed 530,000 tonnes of woody biomass last year, with nearly a quarter of that imported… read more…
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N.B. Forestry plan indecision jeopardizing jobs, Tories allege
The Opposition Progressive Conservatives say mixed messages from the Liberal government are jeopardizing thousands of potential forestry jobs in the… read more…
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Funding heats up for wildfire threat
With blazes in Fintry, Falkland, Kelowna and West Kelowna burned into the collective memory of local residents, communities are being… read more…
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Birders, nature groups call for better boreal forest protection
Top birding and nature organizations in Canada and the United States are pressing government for increased protection of boreal forests,… read more…
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Ontario Woodlot Association conference Friday
The Ontario Woodlot Association is holding its annual two-day conference and meeting in Brantford starting Friday, March 20. The conference… read more…
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Private Member’s Bill passes to allow 6 storey wood structures in Alberta
A private member’s bill brought forward by Whitecourt-Ste. Anne MLA George Vanderburg has passed in the Alberta Legislature. Bill 203… read more…
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Grassy Narrows First Nation holds logging protest in Kenora
Members of Grassy Narrows First Nation will be in Kenora, Ont., today to take part in a protest rally being… read more…
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Western Canada fire season weeks ahead of schedule due to spring-like weather
The smoke was barely visible from the village of Radium, B.C., but a fire burned about 90 hectares in just a couple of hours… read more…
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Pemberton, B.C. revisits possibility of community forest
The Village of Pemberton (VOP) is taking the next step in investigating whether it should develop a community forest. While… read more…
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B.C. clean tech companies receive $27 M in SDTC funding
A startup that is using carbon nanotubes to increase the conductivity of aluminum and a lignin recovery project at an… read more…
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FSC issues open letter to Resolute Forest Products’ Richard Garneau
Following the recent settlement of a lawsuit launched by Resolute Forest Products against third party FSC certifier Rainforest Alliance over audits of Resolute forests,… read more…