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Smurfit Kappa signs commitment to align its CO2 target with Science Based Target initiative
DUBLIN, Ireland –Smurfit Kappa is taking another step forward in its sustainability journey by signing a commitment to read more…
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Carbon-neutral construction requires sector cooperation
VTT and Tampere University are bringing construction sector players together to map out the carbon dioxide emissions of read more…
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Council of Forest Industries president addresses mill closures
My Cariboo Now –Council of Forest Industries President Susan Yurkovich says the province has seen it’s fair share read more…
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NAFTA panel sides with U.S. softwood lumber decision but B.C. hopes for final win
VANCOUVER, The Canadian Press — A NAFTA panel has backed the U.S. International Trade Commission’s decision regarding softwood read more…
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NAFTA Panel Affirms ITC Remand Decision
WASHINGTON, CNW– The U.S. Lumber Coalition has issued the following statement regarding the decision issued by a North read more…
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B.C. Wildfire Service puts in COVID-19 safeguards
KAMLOOPS — The B.C. Wildfire Service says it has safeguards in place to keep its firefighters and communities read more…
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OMA urges increased public health measures as province emerges from lockdown
TORONTO, ONT — The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) released a paper – Reopening Ontario to a New Normal’: read more…
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UBC researchers develop biodegradable medical mask for COVID-19
The shortage of medical-grade masks worldwide has hobbled health care professionals responding to the novel coronavirus—highlighting the need read more…
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Canfor to Permanently Close Isle Pierre Mill
Vancouver, BC — Canfor Corporation has announced it will be closing its Isle Pierre sawmill, which is located read more…
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Canfor Pulp announces production curtailment
Vancouver, BC — Canfor Pulp Products Inc. has announced the curtailment of Prince George Pulp and Paper and read more…
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Skyrocketing lumber prices a sign of the times?
Forest2Forest –If we’ve learned one thing about economic uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that markets will always read more…
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American Trucking Associations welcomes new hours-of-service rule
ARLINGTON, VA — The American Trucking Associations thanked the Trump Administration for issuing a newly updated hours-of-service rule read more…
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The economy and beyond
By Elliot Eisenberg PhD Despite a strong start to 2020, including a record low unemployment rate and surprisingly read more…
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NAHB eye on housing
NAHB recently updated its priced out estimates for 2019 The new estimates show that, if the median U.S. read more…
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Lumber continues to make large improvements
VANCOUVER, CNW — Residential housing starts in the US slumped -30% from the previous month to a seasonally read more…
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Government issues ministerial order for Northern Pulp
HalifaxToday — A ministerial order has been issued to Northern Pulp, effectively setting up terms for how it read more…
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Ontario ready to respond to wildland fire season
TORONTO —The Ontario government has taken additional steps to protect people and property during the wildland fire season, read more…
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We Need to Plant More Trees for a Healthier Planet
By Rob Keen, RPF While many of us are at home and keeping proper social distance from our read more…
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Freeman Lumber no longer shutting down
CBC NEWS — Five weeks after the largest sawmill west of Halifax said it was on the verge read more…
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Conifex Announces First Quarter
VANCOUVER, BC (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conifex Timber Inc. has reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, read more…
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Enhanced or Advanced? Everything You Never Knew You Wanted to Know About Lidar-Based Forest Inventories
When: MAY 21, 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT As the global landscape shifts and events are being cancelled or read more…
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B.C.-based organizations partner to improve forest fibre utilization and forest resilience
FPInnovations — There is tremendous value to British Columbians in reducing forest slash burning. Benefits include improved community read more…
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Halifax researchers working to turn wood pulp into N95 masks
CBC NEWS –Researchers at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax are investigating whether Nova Scotia fir and spruce can read more…
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Resolute celebrates 200 years of pioneering excellence
Resolute Blog — Resolute proudly marked its 200th anniversary on May 1, 2020 Resolute began as a small read more…
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United Steelworkers and Mosaic Forest Management Reach Landmark Agreements
Courtenay, BC, Mosaic Forest Management — United Steelworkers (USW, Local 1-1937) and Mosaic Forest Management have reached agreements-in-principle read more…