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Western comments on changes to the manufactured forest products regulation
VANCOUVER, BC, CNW — Western Forest Products Inc. has announced that the British Columbia provincial government has provided read more…
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Softwood lumber prices drop slightly as autumn approaches
MADISON REPORTER — Madison’s says standard construction framing dimension softwood lumber commodities could level off. As supply improves read more…
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Dutch elm disease found in Saskatoon tree
CBC NEWS — A single tree in Saskatoon has been confirmed as having Dutch elm disease, which has read more…
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PONSSE Opti 8 Forest Machines
PONSSE Opti 8 is a state-of-the-art touchscreen computer designed for PONSSE forest machines. The new Opti 8 computer offers read more…
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Now is the time to advance a Canada-wide tree planting strategy
Opinion Piece by Rob Keen, Registered Professional Forester, and CEO of Forests Ontario and Forest Recovery Canada As read more…
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Join SFI’s E-Summit on October 22nd
Join SFI’s E-Summit, Growing Solutions, to share ideas about how sustainably managed forests, and products sourced from read more…
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Canada Supports Indigenous-led Economic Development in Northern Quebec
ABITIBI-TÉMISCAMINGUE, QC, CNW — Canada’s forest sector continues to be an important source of employment across the country, read more…
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Health Preparedness and Rebuilding the Economy Top Priorities in Ontario’s Fall Legislative Agenda
TORONTO — The Ontario government returned to the legislature, ready to continue implementing its made-in-Ontario plan for growth, read more…
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Why firefighting alone won’t stop western mega-fires
By Lauren Sommer OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING — It’s become a near-annual occurrence. A massive wildfire forces thousands of people read more…
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U.S. wildfires should serve as warning for B.C., says UBC forest scientist
VANCOUVER SUN — As smoke from the U.S. wildfires blanketed the Metro Vancouver skyline in an orange haze read more…
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OSB Surges
BY DAVID KOENIG BUILDING-PRODUCTS.COM –After bracing for the worst when the pandemic hit, the OSB industry has come read more…
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When will the U.S. economy get back on track following coronavirus shock?
Watch for these five signs: BANKRATE.COM — Not all recessions are created equally. Neither are the recoveries — and read more…
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Stora Enso invests in new CLT production line
Stora Enso has decided to invest approximately Euro 79 million in a new production line for cross-laminated timber read more…
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U.S.- China trade of wood goods slows
Washington, DC, September 11, 2020-U.S. imports of hardwood plywood from China have plummeted from 1.37 billion square feet read more…
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Property tax review of large N.B. mills not yet public
CBC NEWS — Service New Brunswick is not saying what happened with a major property assessment review it read more…
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A New Member in the Cardinal Family
Last December Cardinal welcomed one more member to its family of distributed products! To Morbark, Rayco, Boxer, and read more…
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Ontario to create conservation reserve in Prince Edward County
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY — Ontario is beginning the process to designate Ostrander Crown Land Block and Point Petre read more…
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Nelson at highest risk for wildfire, expert says
NELSONSTAR.COM — Of all towns in B.C. with populations of 10,000 or less, Nelson has the greatest risk read more…
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California adopts suite of high-rise timber regulations
ARCHINECT NEWS — The California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) has adopted a series of new code regulations that read more…
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How California’s wildfires could spark a financial crisis
REUTERS — Wildfires across the U.S. West are among the sparks from climate change that could ignite a read more…
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Sault-Sudbury rail line could close by year end
SUDBURY.COM — After years of chronic uncertainty, Huron Central Railway’s short-line freight service between Sault Ste. Marie and read more…
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2020 Working Forest Virtual Education Event
Date: November 4,5,6, 2020 The Working Forest Virtual Education Event enables participants to reach Canada’s youth interested in a read more…
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Consumers consider wood sustainable material: study
FASHION2FASHION — Eighty-six percent of consumers consider wood a sustainable textile raw material, according to a study on read more…
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WRI: The Global Forest Industry This Quarter
WOOD RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL — Sawlog prices fell in most of the major regions of the world in the read more…
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Canada, Ontario, add lands to Reserve
OTTAWA, Unceded Traditional Algonquin Territory, Ontario – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada — Today, the Honourable Carolyn read more…