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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…
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Resolute reports fourth quarter loss of $71M
MONTREAL — Resolute Forest Products Inc. has reported a net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, read more…
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Inglewood mixed-use project wins design award
THE MONTREAL GAZETTE –A mixed-use residential project design, slated for the intersection of 9th Avenue and 12th Street read more…
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Five Housing Market Predictions For 2020
Forbes Magazine, Real Estate Report — In 2019 we saw interest rates drop, housing inventory remain low and read more…
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Ontario making NOHFC programs open to broader range of businesses
Ontario’s government is supporting business expansions and startups in Northeastern Ontario by investing in four projects, creating 18 read more…
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Wildfire and Carbon: Increasing the resilience of BC’s forests to climate change
Researchers from Canada and the United States want to de-escalate the devastating forest wildfires that are increasingly occurring read more…
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NS government guarantees loans for forestry contractors
CBC NEWS — Forestry contractors who need money to try to weather losses from the Northern Pulp shutdown read more…
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Biomass North Ceasing Operation
We regret to announce that Biomass North Development Centre has ceased operations. It has been a challenging and read more…
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Sidewalk labs introduces PMX: A model for tall timber buildings
Last June, Sidewalk Labs announced a plan to design the world’s first all-timber high-rise neighbourhood, located on Toronto’s read more…
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2020 BC Council of Forest Industries Forestry Scholarship now open for applications
Vancouver, B.C.– The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) has announced that it is now accepting applications for read more…
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Alberta to allow 12-storey buildings made of wood
CBC NEWS — Alberta will allow construction of 12-storey buildings using engineered wood beginning this spring in advance read more…
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Fungal diversity and its relationship to the future of forests
STANFORD UNIVERSITY -If you indulge in truffles, or porcini and chanterelle mushrooms, you have enjoyed a product of read more…
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Komatsu to debut new products at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020
CHICAGO — With a focus on creating connections to empower the success of its global network of distributors read more…
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Wood raw material price drop
Wood raw-material costs for the world’s pulp manufacturers have fallen the past year with the biggest decreases for read more…
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Climate not considered a top 10 risk by CEOs – survey
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND, ASSOCIATED PRESS, PWC — Climate issues are set to be one of the main talking points read more…
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Cold snap killing off mountain pine beetle
EDMONTON, CTV NEWS — Albertans may have survived last week’s extreme cold snap, but experts are hoping mountain read more…