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Canfor announces voting results for the election of directors
BC — Canfor has announced, in accordance with Toronto Stock Exchange requirements, the voting results from its Annual read more…
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Pandemic tree-planting guidelines released
B.C. tree planting companies are now required to implement plans to fight the spread of the pandemic at read more…
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Ties forged in fires of NAFTA talks were key to Canada-U.S. border deal: Hillman
WASHINGTON, The Canadian Press — Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. says the links the two countries forged during read more…
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Canada inflation rate tumbles to five-year low
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s annual inflation rate tumbled to a near five-year low in March as gas prices read more…
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New health rules for forestry
B.C., Prince George Citizen — Two new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Northern Health area on read more…
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No campfires, no personal fireworks: N.L. puts bans in place until Sept. 30
CBC NEWS — The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has issued a ban on all open fires in read more…
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North American softwood lumber prices fall more slowly
Madison’s Lumber Reporter — In contrast to the sharp plummets of recent weeks, most North American construction framing read more…
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Canfor Pulp announces first quarter, suspends dividend
The Company reported operating income of $6.10 million for the first quarter of 2020, up $29.60 million from read more…
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Ontario Marks 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
TORONTO — Today, Jeff Yurek, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks released the following statement on the 50th read more…
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Alberta hires more firefighters
BOW VALLEY, COCHRANE TODAY – The Alberta government is hiring 200 more firefighters, implementing a fire ban and read more…
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Fannie Mae predicts short, painful downturn
AMP Mortgagenewsdaily.com — Fannie Mae’s April Economic Developments summary is, like Freddie Mac’s, relatively optimistic only because they read more…
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World’s most modern sawmill to be built in Rauma, Finland
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has made the decision to build the world’s most modern sawmill in read more…
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Infectious Disease Preparedness & Response Planning Webinar
The Railway Tie Association (RTA) and EHS Support have teamed to provide those in the Wood Industry, and read more…
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Chip shortage looms as sawmills cut production
Supply cuts that were supposed to bolster the beleaguered lumber market are now effecting the wood chip supply read more…
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Impact of Covid-19 on international recycling markets
BRUSSELS — BIR continues to gather expert updates on the impact of COVID-19 on international recycling markets. Even though read more…
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Nanocellulose structures capture microplastics
A thousand litres of seawater can contain up to 8.3 million particles of microplastics. Until now, identifying these read more…
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Builders respond to COVID-19
NAHB — In a recent NAHB survey, a majority of builders said they were allowing non-construction employees to read more…
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Recovered paper prices spike in April
RecyclingToday.com — Prices for all grades of recovered paper have surged up in response to short supplies caused read more…
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Skeena Sawmills seeks government funding
Terrace Standard — Skeena Sawmills is seeking government funding to carry it through the COVID-19 pandemic. The company, which read more…
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Forest sector seeks support to weather COVID-19 storm
Ottawa — FPAC president and CEO Derek Nighbor appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance read more…
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FEA Global Log & Lumber Virtual Conference
The impact of the COVID-19 virus has required FEA to change its 10th annual Global Log & Lumber read more…
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Domtar mill maintenance to take longer
BUSINESS WIRE — Plans for scheduled maintenance at the Domtar mill in Dryden are being modified, during the read more…
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Derek Nighbor appearing as part of COVID-19 Panel
Derek Nighbor, President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada, will be appearing before the House read more…
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Virtual Mining Health and Safety Conference April 21-23 features keynote classics
SUDBURY, ON—This year’s Mining Health and Safety Conference has moved online due to the COVID-19 outbreak. CAPTION: Roy Slack, read more…
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Two NW Ontario sawmills poised to restart this month
WHITE RIVER, Ont. TBNEWSWATCH — A slowly improving lumber market is expected to lead to the resumption of read more…