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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…
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Harmac Pacific mill gains $800,000 toward $1.7 million boiler investment from new BC carbon tax fund
VANCOUVER, BC, Business In Vancouver –Harmac Pacific in Nanaimo will receive more than $800,000 in provincial funding for read more…
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Paper to capture a quarter of India market held by single-use plastics by 2025
NEW DELHI, The New Indian Express –With single-use plastics on their way out, a total ban on the read more…
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Northern communities ask for a solution to the Endangered Species Act
An Alliance of First Nations and Non-First Nations Leaders Encouraged by Ontario’s Draft Provincial Forest Sector Strategy but read more…
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Canfor and Great Pacific terminate agreement
Vancouver, BC, Canada — Canfor Corporation has agreed with Great Pacific Capital Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great read more…
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New Ontario safety training for people accessing forest roads
NORTH BAY, ON – Concerned with the safety of community members and workers accessing Ontario forests, a new read more…
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Premier promises end to forestry strike on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA, NEWS 1130 – The province’s ongoing forestry strike has got to end. Those strong words have come read more…
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Nova Scotia awaits decision pulp mill pipeline proposal
HALIFAX, CP, CANADA POST — For pipefitter Ben Chisholm, an imminent decision on the future of a Nova read more…
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Forestry Layoffs in Alberta
EDMONTON JOURNAL — Fifty provincial government agriculture and forestry workers have been terminated with severance pay or given read more…
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ISS and Egan-Jones recommend Canfor shareholders vote for the proposed arrangement with Great Pacific
Vancouver, BC, Canada — Canfor Corporation has announced the results of reports issued by independent proxy advisory firms, read more…