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Designer selected for timber tower
The Construction Index — RPB Hotels & Resorts has awarded HDR the contract for the new 82-suite Ramada read more…
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WEYERHAEUSER PROVIDES COVID-19 BUSINESS UPDATE
SEATTLE, PRNewswire — Weyerhaeuser Company has provided an update on actions it is taking in response to the read more…
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Researchers build adhesive-free timber building
Environmental Journal — University of Liverpool engineers have built an eco-friendly timber building that does not use any read more…
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Sawmill downturn disrupts winter biomass talks
Argus Media — Expectations of a downturn in sawmill activity — a likely result of the ongoing coronavirus read more…
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COVID-19 and pulp mill closure a ‘perfect storm’ for Nova Scotia’s forestry sector
HALIFAX, The Canadian Press —The global COVID-19 pandemic is being described as the latest addition to the “perfect read more…
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Komatsu temporarily shuts down production in Umeå, Sweden
Due to the closure of suppliers of critical components, Komatsu Forest temporarily shut down its production of forest read more…
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Canfor joins other majors in slashing production
Business In Vancouver — Canfor Corp. has joined other major forestry companies in cutting it production at sawmills, read more…
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2020 Interior Spring Planting and Covid-19
PREPARED BY: Diane Nicholls, Chief Forester, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development In collaboration read more…
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Port Hawkesbury Paper gets 4-year power rate discount
CBC NEWS — Nova Scotia Power’s largest customer will get another four-year discount on electricity rates. In a decision read more…
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Northern Pulp: Supreme Court dismisses appeal
HALIFAX, The Canadian Press — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the province of Nova Scotia’s bid read more…
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BC takes unprecedented steps to support COVID-19 response
BC Government News — Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, is using extraordinary powers under read more…
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Lumber producer Canfor cuts production and capital spending due to COVID-19
Combined with an already lower capital budget for 2020, the company says the move means its capital spending read more…
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Canfor announces COVID-19 response measures
Vancouver, BC — Canfor Pulp Products Inc. has announced actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting read more…
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Report highlights sustainable impact of CLT
Dezeen — A newly published report on the cross-laminated timber supply chain demonstrates the material’s sustainable credentials as read more…
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Business as usual at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper
CORNER BROOK, N.L. — Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Ltd. will continue to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The read more…
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Norbord Announces Reduced Operating Schedules
TORONTO, CNW — Norbord Inc. has announced that effective March 30, it will commence reducing production across its read more…
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Harmac mill doubles pulp order for medical masks and gowns
NANAIMO BULLETIN– Production is heating up at Harmac Pacific to produce a special paper pulp used in the read more…
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Canada’s forest sector applauds $107 billion emergency package
The federal government’s $107 billion emergency COV1D 19 support package for Canadian workers and businesses received Royal Assent. Forest read more…
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District of Kent gets wildfire defense aid from B.C. government
Agassiz Harris Observer — As spring slowly creeps its way in, summer and wildfire season aren’t too far read more…
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New Home Sales Post Strong February Reading
NAHB — New home sales were solid in February before challenges associated with the coronavirus set in on read more…
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter: US and Canadian softwood lumber demand remained high
US and Canadian softwood lumber demand remained high this week, but stocking wholesalers and resellers struggled with issues read more…
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U.S. locks in tariffs on wooden cabinets from China
WASHINGTON, Reuters — The U.S. International Trade Commission has made a final determination that dumped and subsidized imports read more…
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Cascades Provides an Operational Update Regarding COVID-19
KINGSEY FALLS, QC,CNW Telbec/ – Cascades Inc provides an update regarding the evolving COVID-19 landscape. Together with prioritising read more…
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Construction, mining and forestry deemed as essential services in Ontario
Equipment Journal — Various forms of construction, mining and forestry are included in Ontario’s list of essential services, read more…
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NHLA Breaking News Alert — Forest Products Are “Essential Critical”
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Labor have both said the forest products read more…