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Continued employment growth marks Ontario’s economic recovery
TORONTO – Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement on Statistics read more…
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California wildfires have burned more than 2 million acres
CNN — At least 22 large fires are burning in California, where dry, windy conditions and record-breaking high read more…
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Spruce beetle threat looms over Prince George
Prince George has taken several steps to protect against the threat and homeowners can get ahead of the read more…
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Southern lumber prices plummet
Forest2Markets — After inching up in 1Q2020, the southern timber market reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic (and related read more…
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Record-high lumber, panel prices drive Alberta stumpage fees up
CALGARY, The Canadian Press — Record high prices for lumber and construction paneling are creating a resource revenue read more…
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Germany exports logs at record pace in 2020
STOCKHOLM, PRNewswire/Wood Resources International LLC — The log market in Germany has been extremely volatile in the first read more…
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Spike in lumber prices halts construction of new homes in East Texas
FLINT, Texas, CBS NEWS — The home construction boom in East Texas is now at a standstill. The cost read more…
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Trees could help find a decaying corpse
WIRED — SINCE 1980, The University of Tennessee’s Forensic Anthropology Center has plumbed the depths of the most read more…
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Hill Demonstration Forest joins experimental forest network
By Ivan Garcia, SRS Science Communications Intern, and Jennifer Moore Myers, SRS Science Communications • SRS.FS.USDA — The read more…
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Public urged to remain vigilant as fire season continues
BC Government News — With warm temperatures persisting in many regions of the province and the potential for read more…
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Ontario Supporting Forestry Workers in Kenora
KENORA, Ontario Government — The Ontario government is investing $330,280 to help laid-off forestry workers in Kenora get read more…
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We’ll keep fighting U.S. on softwood lumber: Trudeau
WASHINGTON, The Canadian Press — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed Wednesday to keep up the fight against the read more…
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Kalesnikoff Mass Timber selected for three Canadian school projects
Castlegar, B.C. — Kalesnikoff has announced new mass timber projects at three Canadian educational institutions: Bayview Elementary in read more…
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Resolute Thunder Bay sawmill reaches milestone
THUNDER BAY — Resolute Forest Products says its Thunder Bay sawmill has passed a significant milestone. The mill has read more…
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Canfor receives $2M ICE contribution to support clean energy project
Canfor Pulp in Prince George is receiving two million dollars in funding through the province’s Innovative Clean Energy read more…
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COVID-19 and Climate Change expose dangers of unstable supply chains
By Kevin Sneader and Susan Lund MCKINSEY & COMPANY — When a high-rise goes up, it is designed to read more…
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Canfor subsidiary completes purchase of Swedish sawmills
Canfor’s Swedish subsidiary, Vida Group, has completed a purchase of three sawmills in the Scandanavian country. The company confirmed read more…
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Choosing the Best Snowblower for your Needs with Husqvarna
As winter arrives, and with it the freezing cold temperatures and massive snowstorms, it is best to be read more…
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Construction starts on 25-story mass timber tower in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL –Construction has started on an unusual downtown Milwaukee apartment tower. The $80 million project known as read more…
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Forest fire research shows aging forests put communities at risk
CBC NEWS — A new study shows that putting out forest fires close to cities and towns might read more…
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Port McNeill-based biologist appointed to new wildlife council
NORTH ISLAND GAZETTE — Port McNeill-based professional biologist Megan Hanacek has been appointed to a new wildlife council read more…
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Changes to lumber tariffs could help local mills
KENORA ONLINE — Changes to softwood tariffs between the United States and Canada could help alleviate Canada’s lumber read more…
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One Trillion Trees movement puts down US roots
GREENBIZ.COM — This week marks the launch of the first regional chapter of the ambitious global movement to read more…
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BC gives $10M to support wildlife conservation
BC has announced a plan towards the conservation and stewardship of B.C.’s wildlife, with a governing council to read more…
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Hurricane Laura likely to drive lumber prices even higher
FOREST ECONOMIC ADVISORS — Lumber and panel prices have rocketed higher in the third quarter of 2020, driven read more…