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Climate change is a call to action for Canada’s forestry industry
DEREK NIGHBOR, SUSAN YURKOVICH, AND DENIS LEBEL CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL — GLOBE & MAIL — read more…
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Forest industry refutes plastics industry commentary
Forest Products Association of Canada president counters plastics industry assertions in last week’s commentary October 4, 2019 Ms. Carol Hochu… read more…
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Research project at Quesnel airport lands looks at wildfire fuel loads and fuel management
BC LOCAL NEWS — A research project taking place near the Quesnel Regional Airport will help the City read more…
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China trade war triggers closings, layoffs at US hardwood lumber mills
CNBC — The trade war with China has caused a steep drop in U.S. exports of the product, read more…
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Green party would plant 10 billion trees to fight climate change
SAANICH, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS, THE NATIONAL POST— Elizabeth May says the Green party will plant 10 billion read more…
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CIF Annual General Meeting
The Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF) will be holding its 111th Annual General Meeting and Conference from Sunday, read more…
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Chinese products are set to face a 30% tariff this month
MARKETINSIDER — President Donald Trump has slapped punishing tariffs on thousands of imports, sparking a tit-for-tat trade dispute read more…
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Day Three at Woodrise 2019: The science behind sustainable skylines
The focus of Woodrise 2019 on Wednesday was on sharing knowledge and best practices on building tall with read more…
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Researchers find northern forests have lost crucial cold, snowy conditions
DURHAM, N.H.—As the popular saying goes, “winter is coming,” but is it? Researchers at the University of New read more…
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BC Minister of Forests says he will help truckers
MY CARIBOU NOW — Doug Donaldson, BC’s Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, says read more…
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Agoke Development Corporation wins First Nations Business Award
THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO — A 100% First Nations owned and operated company based in Thunder Bay was recognized read more…
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Prem Watsa’s ‘mindboggling’ explanation of forestry takeover prompts judge to award shareholders millions
THE FINANCIAL POST — Canadian investor Prem Watsa was “purposely forgetful” and offered a “mindboggling” explanation in court read more…
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The second edition of the Woodrise International Congress opens today in Quebec City
QUEBEC CITY, Cision Newswire — FPInnovations (Canada) and the FCBA Technological Institute (France) are pleased to host the read more…
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Freddie Mac September Forecast: U.S. Housing to Remain Strong Heading into the Fall
GLOBE NEWSWIRE — According to Freddie Mac’s September Forecast mortgage originations will reach $2.10 trillion in 2019 driven read more…
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Teal-Jones investing in Virginia, not B.C.
VICTORIA, Vancouver Sun — Amid a mostly upbeat speech to local government leaders last week, B.C. Premier John read more…
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US plywood producers claim certifiers giving imports a pass
The Merchant Magazine — Ten domestic plywood producers have banded together as the “U.S. Structural Plywood Integrity Coalition” read more…
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Timber company dropping hotly contested Moosehead development plan
Portland Press Herald — Weyerhaeuser wants to revert to more typical zoning for commercial forests because none of read more…
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B.C. premier says it’s time to add value to province’s forestry products
British Columbia, The Canadian Press — Premier John Horgan says the government, lumber industry and communities in British read more…
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CWC welcomes Kevin McKinley as president & CEO
The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) has announced Kevin McKinley as president & CEO, effective September 30 Kevin is read more…
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Global experts to create regenerative climate action roadmap
World-renowned environmentalists, scientists, climate change experts and indigenous groups will meet on October 3 in London to create read more…
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Ontario helping to protect Lake Nipissing fishery
The Ontario government, in partnership with Nipissing First Nation, is helping protect fish populations in Lake Nipissing by read more…
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Province supporting modernization of Lavern Heideman & Sons
EGANVILLE — Ontario is investing $4 million over five years, contributing to improved productivity in the company’s forestry read more…
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Complete production chain from biomass residues to Fischer-Tropsch products successfully validated
Production of biofuel by gasification of biomass residues was successfully validated in the EU’s COMSYN project in September. read more…
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Protest convoy: 200 logging trucks roll into downtown Vancouver
Global News — As many as 200 logging trucks came rumbling through downtown Vancouver Wednesday, bringing the plight read more…
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John Deere launches powerful FS50/FR50 felling heads
MOLINE, Ill. — John Deere has announced the addition of the FS50/FR50 Felling Heads to the felling head read more…