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WTO Issues Scathing Report – International Arbitrators Side with Canada
QUEBEC CITY and TORONTO, CNW Telbec — The World Trade Organization (WTO) has released its final report finding read more…
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Weston Forest purchases Monterra Lumber Mills
Mississauga, Ontario – Steve Rhone, president of Weston Forest, has announced an agreement to purchase Bolton, Ontario-based Monterra read more…
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Wildfires burn 1 million acres in California
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Firefighters in California were racing to slow the spread of wildfires that burned nearly read more…
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Bill Hadden appointed Forest Manager
The 100 Mile Development Corporation has announced Bill Hadden has been appointed the new Community Forest Manager. Hadden has read more…
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Metsä Spring and Valmet construct pilot plant
Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring and Valmet have decided to continue the development collaboration related to 3D read more…
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Spruce beetle outbreak hitting area forests hard
Prince George Citizen — The region’s forests are facing another beetle threat. The spruce beetle’s spread throughout area forests read more…
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Ontario Government applauded for leadership on forest sector strategy
OFIA — In September of 2018, the Ontario government committed to the development of a forest sector strategy read more…
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Ontario releases plan to grow and protect the forestry industry and its forests
NORTH BAY — The Ontario government released Sustainable Growth: Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy, the province’s plan to create read more…
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Weyerhaeuser announces leadership and organizational changes
PRNewswire — Weyerhaeuser Company has announced leadership and organizational changes that position the company to further enhance the read more…
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Record high wood product prices boost shares for Canadian producers
CALGARY, CNW — Record high prices for lumber and wood panel are driving stock prices higher for Canadian read more…
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Nova Scotia approves aerial herbicide spray
THE CHRONICLE HERALD — It’s spraying time again in Nova Scotia forests. The provincial Environment Department has issued three read more…
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Why are lumber prices at record highs?
Forest2Market Blog — After three consecutive record-breaking weeks, southern yellow pine (SYP) lumber prices once again pressed on read more…
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Yukon builders see ‘through the roof’ increase in lumber costs
CBC NEWS — Builders and suppliers in Yukon say they’re feeling the pinch of a national trend as read more…
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Protecting Good Jobs in Rural and Northern Ontario
By John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural ResourcesEarlier in my career, I ran a hardware store in Barry’s Bay Discover the… read more…
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EACOM Timber recognized by Timmins business community
Northern Ontario Business –EACOM Timber Corporation has been recognized for its work in the Timmins area with a read more…
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Record lumber prices adding thousands of dollars to new home building costs
CBC NEWS — Soaring lumber and wood panel prices are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of read more…
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NAHB to President Trump: Skyrocketing lumber prices threaten the economy
NAHB — Since mid-April, the price of lumber has increased more than 80%, reaching record highs in late read more…
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Mining and forestry call on government to end strike at Port of Montreal
OTTAWA, FPAC – Resource industry groups have united to demand the federal government intervene in the ongoing Port read more…
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Brandt expands geo-positioning offering
Brandt has announced that now, wherever your work takes you across Canada, it will be there to support read more…
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The Balsam Fir Forum 2020
The Christmas Tree Council of Nova Scotia is proud to present The Balsam Fir Forum, a virtual conference read more…
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Staying fire-smart in the era of COVID-19
UBC — Nearly 100 wildfires are burning across B.C. following the recent wave of hot and dry weather. read more…
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Vietnam emerges as the largest hardwood veneer and plywood supplier to the U.S.
The volume of hardwood veneer and plywood imports in the U.S. totaled 2.8M cubic meters (IndexBox estimates) in read more…
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American Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Market Languishes on the Backdrop of the Pandemic
The hardwood veneer and plywood market in the U.S. stood at $4.9B in 2019 (IndexBox estimates), which was read more…
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UBC offers online wood manufacturing management courses
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing at the University of British Columbia will offer read more…
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Man Celebrates 100th Birthday with Donation to Plant Trees
Barrie, ON – Canada’s newest Centenarian, Fred Mogelin, celebrated his 100th birthday on August 10th. From June until read more…