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Much less sawdust at rebuilt mill, inquest told
A worker in the Lakeland Mills sawmill described a marked difference in dealing with sawdust since the facility was rebuilt… read more…
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Russian newsprint is hurting producers here
Low-cost Russian newsprint is biting a big piece out of North American producers’ traditional export markets in Asia and Latin… read more…
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Genetic data can help predict how pine forests will cope with climate change
Data from only a small number of gene variants can predict which maritime pine trees are most vulnerable to climate… read more…
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Two Sides launches new global anti-greenwash initiative
New research reveals major global corporations are still ignoring regulations put in place to protect consumers from misleading marketing claims.… read more…
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Alberni sawmill expected to reopen this week after fire
Operations at the Western Forest Products sawmill in Port Alberni, which came to a halt because of a fire Tuesday… read more…
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Lumber Sector Counts Its Rings
While the decline in oil prices have some holding their breath, other industries — like forestry — are exhaling just… read more…
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Russian newsprint is hurting producers here
Low-cost Russian newsprint is biting a big piece out of North American producers’ traditional export markets in Asia and Latin… read more…
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Northern Pulp subcontracts rest of refit
Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corp. will complete a $22-million refit of its Abercrombie Point pulp mill with subcontractors after the Atlanta-based… read more…
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Log prices in Western US fell in the 3Q because decreasing log exports to Asia
The sawlog market in Western US has been impacted a constant increase in log exports to Asia. This upward trend… read more…
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Forest tree seeds arrive at Svalbard’s ‘Doomsday vault’
Norway spruce and Scots pine samples have entered the vault inside a mountain on the Arctic archipelago. The frozen depository… read more…
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Forestry reform: Nova Scotia revisits harvesting practices
The province has committed to fine-tuning the way it manages Crown land in environmentally sensitive areas. On Thursday, the province… read more…
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Coroner’s inquest into deadly B.C. sawmill explosion begins Monday
Three years after a deadly sawmill explosion at Lakeland Mills, workers and relatives of the victims say they are resigned… read more…
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Forest fire expert says N.W.T. may be in for lots more smoke and flame
A record fire year in the Northwest Territories in 2014 may not be an isolated occurrence, according to a professor at… read more…
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New video showcases logging in Algonquin Park
Forests Ontario has launched a new video advocating sustainable logging in Algonquin Provincial Park. The three-and-a-half-minute video called Connecting to… read more…
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Canada’s new rules could cost railways that cause forest fires
Canada’s new rail safety legislation would make it possible for governments to recover costs from railways for any fire they… read more…
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Irving-owned companies at odds over Energy East pipeline
Two companies owned by the billionaire Irving family in eastern Canada appear at odds over some of the details of… read more…
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Court nixes B.C. forestry penalty
In a decision made Thursday, the B.C. Court of Appeal overturned the earlier decision that ordered the provincial government to… read more…
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Northern Pulp pushes back on environmental rules
Northern Pulp is poised to appeal its industrial approval permit. “The IA, as it was issued on Jan. 30, we intend… read more…
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Alberta already gearing up for wildfire season
There may still be snow on the ground, but the province is already gearing up for wildfire season, which officially… read more…
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CN Rail and Unifor reach last minute tentative contract deal to avoid lockout
Canada’s biggest railway reached a last-minute tentative agreement with one of its unions on Monday, averting a lockout that threatened… read more…
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Commodity crash reflects global economic slump
Global commodity prices have tumbled to levels below the depths of the Great Recession, underscoring the widespread difficulties facing the… read more…
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Shrinking timber supply sends B.C. companies on U.S. mill buying spree
At first blush, year-end financials and stock prices for B.C.’s largest forest companies would suggest the province’s forestry sector is… read more…
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B.C. designates old-growth areas
The B.C. government has designated 567 old-growth management areas on the Upper and Lower Sunshine Coast. Announced last week by… read more…
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Professional’ oversight of environment needs to be tempered: UVic study
Much of B.C.’s environmental deregulation goes too far in handing over matters of public interest to those employed by industry,… read more…
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Nanaimo forester chosen to sit on professional council
Nanaimo registered professional forester Morgan Kennah was chosen by her peers to sit on the Association of B.C. Forest Professionals… read more…