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Infestation of ‘jumping tree lice’ forces city to chop down trees
MOOSEJAW TODAY — During the past couple of months, the parks and recreation department removed 30 Mancana ash read more…
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COVID compounds effects of Northern Pulp closure
HALIFAX TODAY — It’s been six months since Northern Pulp was first ordered to shut down by the read more…
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Government providing loans to struggling Indigenous businesses
TORONTO —The government of Ontario is providing up to $10 million to Indigenous-owned small and medium-sized businesses to read more…
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Canada’s forestry leaders foster recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the world in a permanent way. Over the last few months, Canada’s forest read more…
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Workplace Safety North webinar on leadership in times of uncertainty
NORTH BAY, ON – On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm ET, Workplace Safety North read more…
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Ontario proposes to further protect water resources
TORONTO — The Ontario government is seeking public input on its water quantity management proposal. The proposal aims read more…
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LlamaZOO Granted $300,000 By Innovate BC’s Ignite Program
VICTORIA, BC — LlamaZOO, a spatial business analytics SaaS platform provider, in partnership with UBC Faculty of Forestry read more…
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Jason Krips appointed President, CEO AFPA
Edmonton — The Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) announced that Jason Krips has been appointed President and CEO. “I read more…
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Urban wood to animal bedding from WSM
Grind pallets, pallet scrap, construction wood waste, dry trim ends, and other dry waste wood into marketable fiber read more…
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Canfor subsidiary to acquire three sawmills
Vancouver, BC — Canfor Corporation has announced that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Vida Group, has entered into an agreement read more…
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Ontario releases guide to develop a workplace safety plan
TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing employers with a new general workplace guide, which will help them read more…
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Ontario improves highway safety in Northern Ontario
COCHRANE – Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, announced that the Government of Ontario is connecting Northeastern Ontario with read more…
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FSC celebrates responsible forestry standard
One year ago, after six years of consultation, FSC Canada launched the new national standard for sustainable forestry, read more…
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Canada’s housing market shrugs off COVID-19 effect, for now
OTTAWA, Reuters — Bidding wars and buoyant starts: Canada’s housing market is not buckling under the double-shock of read more…
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U.S. unveils vision for more development in national forests
REUTERS — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday unveiled what he called a “blueprint” for enabling energy extraction, read more…
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14 months of rising Amazon deforestation
NEWSMONGABAY>COM — Deforestation in Earth’s largest rainforest increased for the fourteenth consecutive month according to data released today read more…
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Homebuilding will soon rebound from recession
ADA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE) — The May 2020 LegalShield Law Index, a suite of leading indicators of the economic read more…
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Hardwood Federation issues COVID-19 related policy proposals
WASHINGTON – Hardwood industry trade association The Hardwood Federation has issued several policy proposals to U.S. Senate leaders read more…
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Labrador and N.L. investing $9.6 million into forest sector
CORNER BROOK, N.L., The Telegram — With the backdrop of a busy lumber yard behind him, Fisheries and read more…
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New mass timber warehouse first of its kind in Canada
VICTORIA, BC, CTVNEWS.CA — Mass timber construction seems to be taking off on Vancouver Island. It’s being touted read more…
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American Virtual Forestry Conference
America’s working forests and forest product industries are poised to play a critical role in fueling the recovery read more…
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BC action supports forest sector
BC Government News — The B.C. government is taking additional action to help support people, communities and forest read more…
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Globalstar has announced the ST100 Satellite Transmitter
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Globalstar Canada Satellite Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc. has introduced the ST100, an read more…
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AWC releases seven updated wood, environmental product declarations
EINPresswire.com — The American Wood Council (AWC) has released seven updated cradle-to-gate, industry-wide environmental product declarations (EPDs) for read more…
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Higgs sees no problem with natural resources deputy doing top environment job too
CBC NEWS — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says the appointment of the same top civil servant to read more…