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2020 Wood Design & Building Awards: Call for Submissions
The Wood Design & Building Awards program recognizes design teams that are passionate about celebrating wood as a read more…
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Quesnel student wins 2020 COFI forestry scholarship
Quesnel’s Joseph Frisby is one of 12 British Columbians who received a B.C. Council of Forest Industries (COFI) read more…
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The Forest will burn regardless. So, what can we do?
Let’s be clear: forests burn regardless of human presence. Ecological research has revealed there is a natural rhythm read more…
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New disease suspected in deaths of deer on Gulf Islands
TIMES COLONIST — The provincial government is tracking the outbreak of a possible new deer disease after the read more…
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Finnish forestry ends collective deals in labour market shock
One of Finland’s biggest employers’ unions said it will no longer take part in collective wage agreements, dealing read more…
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Competitor looks to take over Sault-to-Sudbury rail line
SUDBURY, SOOTODAY.COM — A Sudbury rail services company wants to “put the brakes” on more government spending to read more…
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Pandemic Deepens Slowdown of Wood Window and Door Market
IndexBox has published a new report: U.S. Wood window and door Market. Analysis And Forecast to 2025′. Here read more…
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The Forest Enhancement Society of BC announces intake 7
British Columbia: The Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) has announced its seventh intake for funding applications. Applications read more…
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First Nations take Ontario government to court over environmental protections
TWOROWTIMES.COM — Several Indigenous groups are taking the Ontario government to court over recently rescinded environmental protections, arguing read more…
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Potential for natural forest regrowth to capture carbon
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) — Researchers from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO joined scientists from read more…
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Trump approves Alberta-Alaska rail line project
GLOBAL NEWS — U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he was issuing a presidential permit for the A2A read more…
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How is the softwood lumber shortage affecting Canadian home prices and supply?
When COVID-19 first started disrupting Canadian businesses in March, the real estate sector was expected to come to read more…
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Severance agreement shows Northern Pulp commitment to NS forestry workers
HALIFAX, NS, CNW — Unifor is relieved that members of Unifor Local 440 at Northern Pulp are finally read more…
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Canadian lumber in legal limbo as U.S. appeals WTO ruling
THE CANADIAN PRESS IN GLOBAL NEWS — International Trade Minister Mary Ng says it is extremely disappointing that read more…
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Ontario launches recovery program for northern business
QUEEN’S PARK – Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Indigenous Affairs announced read more…
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Virtual Map Highlights Leading-Edge Wood Buildings throughout Canada
The Canadian Wood Council and Forests Ontario kicked off the start of National Forest Week with the launch read more…
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Indigenous leaders supportive of B.C.’s new plan for old forest preservation
WESTERLYNEWS.CA — On Sept. 11, the provincial government released a holistic plan to preserve about 353,000 hectares of read more…
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Ontario supports North Bay’s Manf. Sector
NORTH BAY – The Ontario government is investing over $2.50 million in five manufacturing projects in North Bay. read more…
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Ontario investing nearly $2M for job training
SUDBURY — The Ontario government is investing $1.90 million to help more than 2,000 students, underemployed adults, Indigenous read more…
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The Future of Mass Timber Event
The Future of Mass Timber is the newest installment of the AN Media Group’s national conferences. This full-day read more…
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Norbord enters into automatic share purchase plan
TORONTO, CNW — Norbord Inc. has reported that it has entered into an automatic share purchase plan (ASPP) read more…
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New Home Prices Jump Most in Three Years
Canadian new home prices recorded their sharpest one-month gain in three years with higher demand and rising costs read more…
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Showcasing Innovative Wood Construction at Chalk River Laboratories
DEEP RIVER, ON, CNW — Investing in Canada’s forest sector by building sustainable communities is an important part read more…
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CIF presents the Canadian Forestry Achievement Award to Michael Rosen
Mattawa, ON — The Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada (CIF-IFC) has announced that Michael Rosen of read more…
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Canada’s Forestry Sector Announces Awards of Excellence Recipients
FPAC — As the 100th anniversary of National Forest Week is celebrated across the country, Forest Products Association read more…