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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…
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U.S. housing market short 3.8M new homes
PRNewswire — As the new decade begins with a strong economy and low-interest rates, homebuyers still face a read more…
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Susan Irving new CMO for Kruger Products
Nancy Marcus to retire as CMO effective March 1, 2020; Susan Irving formerly of PepsiCo to become new read more…
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UNIFOR not included in the forestry transition team
HALIFAX TODAY — UNIFOR’S Atlantic regional director Linda MacNeil says they are trying to work with the government, read more…
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Bullish lumber market forecast for 2020
THE CANADIAN PRESS — Financial analysts say Canadian production cutbacks and a consumer-driven recovery in housing starts in read more…
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B.C. lends $5M to forestry contractors
CBC NEWS — The province is making $5 million available in loans to help contractors who are in read more…
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Ontario protecting black bears and promoting sustainable hunting
PETERBOROUGH — The Ontario government is taking steps to ensure a healthy and sustainable black bear population while read more…
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Ontario investing $200 million in small, rural and northern communities
PARRY SOUND — Premier Doug Ford and Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure, announced a $200 million investment this read more…
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Wajax acquires NorthPoint Technical Services
TORONTO, CNW — Wajax Corporation has announced that it has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares read more…
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Jonathon Comber joins Carbotech management team
Plessisville, Quebec – Pierre Lafond, head of Carbotech project management has announced the nomination of Jon Comber to read more…
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Ontario sending additional support to Australia
TORONTO – Ontario is sending another seven fire management personnel to provide fire management support and expertise to read more…