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New French public buildings must be made 50% from wood
GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION REVIEW — The government of France is set to require that all new public buildings must read more…
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Timber companies, environmentalists sign ‘historic’ pact
ASSOCIATED PRESS — Environmental groups and timber companies in Oregon, which have clashed for decades, on Monday unveiled read more…
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B.C. rethinks tree planting
THE VERNON MORNINGSTAR — The B.C. NDP government is preparing to overhaul its reforestation program after widespread fires read more…
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Tentative deal at Western Forest Products operations in B.C.
VANCOUVER SUN –A tentative deal has been reached in the dispute between Western Forest Products and the striking read more…
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Truck Loggers Association responds to mediator appointment
Vancouver – February 6, 2020 – David Elstone, executive director of the Truck Loggers Association (TLA) issued the read more…
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Mediators re-appointed to Western Forest Products and United Steelworkers dispute
VANCOUVER SUN — Two days after concluding there was no chance of reaching a deal mediators Vince Ready read more…
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Forestry woes produce government funds for tourism
EAST KOOTENAY NEWS WEEKLY e-KNOW — In an attempt to ease the pain felt by rural communities affected read more…
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WTO sides against U.S. over its tariffs on Canadian paper
GENEVA (Reuters) – World Trade Organization arbiters sided against the United States on Thursday over duties it had read more…
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Premiers headed for Washington to celebrate CUSMA
GLOBAL NEWS — A delegation of premiers will be in Washington this weekend to buttress cross-border business ties read more…
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Preliminary ruling lowers Canada’s softwood lumber duty
Madison’s Lumber Reporter — As the Softwood Lumber Dispute V file winds it’s way through the usual US read more…
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French government requires 50% timber in all new public buildings
TIMBER TRADES JOURNAL — As part of the French governments push for sustainable urban development all new public read more…
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Softwood lumber producers continue to press for free trade
THE FINANCIAL POST — Western Canadian lumber producers are poised to reap the biggest gains from a preliminary read more…
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Canada’s Forest sector embraces nature-based solutions to fight climate change
OTTAWA — As delegates gather in Ottawa to attend Nature Canada’s climate solutions summit, Forest Products Association of read more…
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Forests Ontario 2020 Annual Conference Keynote Speaker: Carol Phillips
The 2020 Annual Conference will call attendees to discuss ways in which we can all collaborate to ensure read more…
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Mediators walk away from negotiations in 7-month-long Western Forest Products strike
CBC NEWS — There’s been another setback in the seven-month strike at Western Forest Products, with the withdrawal read more…
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Minister O’Regan responds to Federal Court of Appeal Decision
OTTAWA, CNW – The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Natural Resources, today issued the following statement regarding the read more…
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Lumber company shares rise on news U.S. intends to cut softwood duties
The Canadian Press — Shares in Canadian lumber companies rose Tuesday on news that the U.S. government could read more…
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Sawlog prices fall worldwide
Sawlog prices fell throughout the world in 2019 with European prices declining the most, resulting in a more read more…
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Firefighters raise concerns about safety of proposed 12-storey wood buildings
CBC NEWS — Tall wood buildings up to 12-storeys could present a fire hazard during construction, and measures read more…
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Northern Pulp workers finish final shifts
HALIFAX, The Canadian Press — The majority of the approximately 230 unionized workers at Northern Pulp mill finished read more…
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BC Natural Resources Forum looking for solutions
According to the Council of Forest Industries President, over 140 communities in BC are forest-dependent as the sector read more…
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Resolute Completes Acquisition of Three U.S. Sawmills
MONTREAL, CNW — Resolute Forest Products Inc. has announced that, on February 1, 2020, it completed the previously read more…
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Grants to help make use of wood fibre
BC Government News — The Forest Enhancement Society of BC has allocated another $2,737,764 in grants for four read more…
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Canada’s forest sector supports swift passage of CUSMA
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, tabled a motion bringing Canada closer to an updated read more…
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Uncertain future for biomass plant near Hearst
HEARST, THE TIMMINS DAILY PRESS — The future of a biomass generation facility near Hearst remains uncertain as read more…