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Last year for tent caterpillars
SAULT STE, MARIE, CTV NEWS — Since 2016, communities in northern Ontario have been overwhelmed by forest tent read more…
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U.S.Forestry officials predict severe and complex wildfire season
OREGONLIVE.COM — State forestry officials told lawmakers that they are operationally prepared for what could be a severe read more…
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Forest fire suppression measures can actually increase risks, scientist says
OTTAWA CITIZEN — A federal forest fire scientist has come to a paradoxical conclusion, finding that fire suppression read more…
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2020 tree-planting season a success despite COVID-19
Toronto, ON — This World Environment Day (June 5th), Forests Ontario celebrates the first anniversary of receiving federal read more…
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WRI Market Insights: The Global Forest Industry This Quarter
Global Timber Markets There were relatively few price changes for sawlogs throughout the world in the 1Q/20 despite read more…
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Independent researchers say B.C. vastly overestimates the size of its old growth forest
CBCNEWS — A team of independent researchers claim in a new report that the province’s accounting of old-growth read more…
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Houston and Bear Lake mills to re-open
INTERIORNEWS.COM — Canfor is re-opening its Houston mill June 8, ending a lengthy shutdown which began in March read more…
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Dialog to design mass timber building for Centennial College
DEZEEN.COM — Architecture firm Dialog has revealed plans for a cross-laminated timber higher education building in Canada, which read more…
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Wood panel prices indicate summer lumber demand
Given the current situation in many regions of the US, it is assured that demand for plywood and read more…
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Canadian Wood Fibre Centre — Call for Proposals
The Canadian Wood Fibre Centre (CWFC) is accepting applications for research funding for the 2020–2021 fiscal year for read more…
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Mass Timber rear expansion proposed at 1067 Yonge in Rosedale
URBANTORONTO.CA — A Site Plan Application submitted to the City of Toronto in mid-May seeks to add a read more…
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Province to buy land from struggling forestry sector members
CBC NEWS — Nova Scotia’s Lands and Forestry Department is focusing all of its budget for buying land read more…
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Kelowna clarifies purpose behind $100,000 forestry grant
Castenet.net — An $100,000 provincial grant the City of Kelowna received to help people affected by the slowdown read more…
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Swap Guesswork for Precision Data with Op Tracker
LIM GEOMATICS — No more guess-timation about what’s happening under the canopy. Op Tracker delivers timely data about read more…
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John Deere elects new president of construction and forestry
MOLINE, Ill., CNW — Deere & Company has announced that its Board of Directors elected John Stone, 50, read more…
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2020 North American Mass Timber State of the Industry Report Released
Missoula, MT – A team of leading experts has released the second annual North American Mass Timber Report. Due read more…
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Canfor Completes Purchase of Elliott Sawmilling Company
VANCOUVER, BC Cision Newswire — Canfor Corporation, further to its announcement on November 9, 2018, completed the purchase read more…
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Identifying the most vulnerable housing markets
NAHB — The analysis of the American Community Survey (ACS) suggests that renters and young adults under the read more…
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FEA’s weekly order survey shows May sales better than expected
FEA — Many dealers are reporting that their May sales are better than they had initially estimated. The read more…
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CDC tells employers to change the way people work
Law360 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a step-by-step blueprint on how to reopen read more…
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COVID-19 has not stopped global trade of forest products
WRI Market Insights — The Coronavirus Epidemic has negatively impacted the supply chains for numerous industry sectors worldwide read more…
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Epidemiologists brace for 2nd wave of COVID-19 — and it may come in September
CBC NEWS — It may seem like things are returning to normal as the unprecedented rules and restrictions read more…
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April housing starts plunge 30% — is the bottom within sight?
Forest2Market — After tumbling over 18 percent in March, US housing starts plummeted another 30 percent in April read more…
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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Stabilizes in May
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index held steady in May, following a sharp decline in April. The Index read more…