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Nova Scotia sets up emotional support line for forestry sector
THE CANADIAN PRESS — A confidential, toll-free line is now open to help anyone in need of emotional read more…
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2019 Global Timber & Sawmill Cost Benchmarking Report Released
FEA NEWS RELEASE — The FEA report, Global Timber / Sawmill / Lumber Cost Benchmarking Report was released read more…
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Alphabet’s Toronto smart city proposal faces challenges
FINANCIAL POST, TORONTO — An Alphabet company’s vision for a “smart city” project in Toronto includes buildings made read more…
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Loonies for Loggers forge on to help struggling forestry families
MY POWELL RIVER NOW — Rona Doucette and Tamara Meggitt started Loonies for Loggers in September, to support read more…
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B.C. fast-tracks ‘superload’ trucks to ports, Alberta border
VERON MORNINGSTAR — The B.C. government and Lower Mainland municipalities have completed a fast-track permit system to allow read more…
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27th Annual Kawartha Woodland Conference
We are once again joining forces with the Fleming College Forestry Technician Program to deliver the 27th Kawartha read more…
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Forests Ontario Annual Conference
February 14th, 2020 Nottowasaga Inn, Alliston, ON We The Forest — Our forests are our future. They provide us with read more…
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2019 Ross Silversides Forestry Award
Each year the Eastern Ontario Model Forest presents the Ross Silversides Forestry Award to an individual(s) in recognition read more…
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Kemptville Winter Woodlot Conference
To be held Feb. 21st, the theme is What your Forest can do for you. Touching on topics including read more…
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Financial health of the world’s lumber producers mixed in 3Q
Profit margins declined faster for sawmills in Finland than in neighbouring Sweden during 2018 and 2019, and in read more…
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History suggests hardwood lumber price increases in 2020
Forecon/ Hardwood Review — Prices for several species of hardwood lumber from North America have fallen rapidly since read more…
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The year that was and a look ahead: FPAC president and CEO Derek Nighbor
Ottawa — For forestry workers and communities, 2019 was a challenging year. Market headwinds, cost pressures, combined read more…
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Supporting the Forest Industry Means Supporting Northern & Rural Communities
By John Yakabuski Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry– The forest sector has been a vital segment of Ontario’s read more…
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John Deere announces comprehensive warranty upgrade
MOLINE, Ill. – John Deere is offering an upgrade to its comprehensive warranty coverage on all new forestry read more…
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Indigenous partnership to inform environmental regulatory enhancement
BC Government News –The Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN) is leading an environmental monitoring study in collaboration read more…
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B.C. labour minister ‘disappointed’ as talks collapse again in forestry strike
VICTORIA, The Canadian Press in the National Post — British Columbia Labour Minister Harry Bains is not ready read more…
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B.C. alters coastal forestry policies
VICTORIA, VANCOVER SUN — The B.C. government watered down some of its contentious forestry policies Thursday as it read more…
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Russia surpassed Canada in softwood lumber shipments
Global trade of softwood lumber slowed in the 3Q/19 but was still on pace to be higher than in read more…
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Gerhard Schickhofer receives the Marcus Wallenberg Prize
Receiving the 2019 Marcus Wallenberg Prize made Gerhard Schickhofer reflect on his career. – It is a situation to read more…
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Ontario working to keep province free of deadly deer disease
PETERBOROUGH – The Ontario government is taking action to help protect wildlife populations and ensure continued hunting opportunities read more…
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Lim Geomatics and FPInnovations announce an exclusive global licensing agreement
Montreal, Quebec -– Lim Geomatics, a software and consulting company that leverages innovative technology to create geospatial products read more…
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Canfor has terminated an arrangement agreement between the company and Great Pacific Capital Corporation
Vancouver Sun — The decision came despite a special committee of Canfor’s board previously supporting the almost $1-billion read more…
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Cutting edge wood pulp terminal to be built at Mussalo Harbour, Finland
Fast Markets RISI — The Port of HaminaKotka, Steveco and UPM have joined forces to build a new read more…
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Canada forest products freight drops 36 percent
Canadian total forest products railroad freight fell 36.40% in the week ending Nov. 23, 2019, to 4,621 carloads read more…
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Stora Enso invests in bio-based plastic packaging material pilot plant
BRUSSELS, Belgium,Fastmarkets RISI –Stora Enso is investing EUR 9 million ($9.9 million) to build a pilot facility at read more…