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Lodgepole pine send chemical SOS to relatives when attacked
CBC NEWS — Lodgepole pines can send distress signals warning nearby trees of an imminent attack from mountain read more…
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Hotter, larger fires risk legacy carbon release
The Canadian Press — Bigger, hotter wildfires are turning Canada’s vast boreal forest into a significant new source read more…
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Brazil’s Amazon rainforest burning at record rate
CNN–Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn that it could strike read more…
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Canada invests $4.3 million in local conservation projects
VICTORIA, Cision News Wire — The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced more than $4.30 read more…
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Molson Coors to remove plastic packaging from its Carling and Coors Light brands
BURTON-UPON-TRENT, UK, –Molson Coors in the UK and Ireland is removing the plastic packaging from its Carling and read more…
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U.S. housing starts decline
WASHINGTON, Woodworking Network – U.S. housing starts declined four percent in July with a large decline in construction read more…
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Negative mortgages set another milestone in no-rate world
Bloomberg News Network — The world’s headlong dash to zero or negative interest rates just passed another milestone: read more…
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Home Depot cuts outlook citing tariffs, lumber prices
The Associated Press — Home Depot cut its sales expectations for the year as lumber prices slid and read more…
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B.C. minister asks for urgent federal help with forestry sector crisis
Vancouver Sun — B.C’s Minister of Forests Doug Donaldson has hand-delivered a direct plea for federal help in read more…
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Tolko Industries announces more downtime
Global News — Tolko Industries says three of its wood mills in the Okanagan will temporarily shut down read more…
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Pinnacle’s $30 million expansion project gets nod from Williams Lake council
The Williams Lake Tribune — Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc.’s request to upgrade and expand production at its plant read more…
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Interactive map helps forest owners learn more about their assets
The American Hardwood Export Council has developed an interactive map demonstrating the status of hardwood resources, allowing users read more…
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Connecting GTA Architects and Engineers with the Northern Forest
Timmins, ON – A group of southern Ontario architects, engineers, and union leaders participated in a tour read more…
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Ministers agree to work together to promote Canadian forestry
Waskesiu Lake, SK At the close of the 2019 annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers read more…
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Quebec lumberjill fells the competition — STIHL Timbersports
CBC NEWS — Quebecer Stéphanie Bélanger-Naud was all smiles when she stepped onto the centre podium, was handed read more…
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Health and safety conference returns to Timmins
TIMMINS, ON – On Wednesday, Sept. 18, about 200 people are expected at the second annual Timmins Health read more…
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Jim Pattison tables $981.7-million bid to take Canfor private
The Globe & Mail — A company controlled by B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison plans to take forestry firm read more…
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Survey reveals 75% consumers prefer paper-based packaging
DUBLIN, Ireland — Smurfit Kappa has seen a marked increase in the number of companies seeking sustainable packaging read more…
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Canada invests $2 million in Kruger forest sector technologies
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QC, CNW – “When we invest in Canadian businesses, our economy grows and our communities benefit. That’s read more…
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Ontario proposes improved Moose Management Program
The Ontario government is taking action to address concerns from hunters on how the province manages its moose read more…
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Innovative Mass Timber Office Building Coming to Toronto
VAUGHAN, ON, CNW — Living in environmentally sustainable communities is important to Canadians. That is why Canada is read more…
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Canfor responds to Great Pacific Capital Corp.’s unsolicited proposal to take Canfor private
VANCOUVER, CNW — Canfor Corporation confirms that, on August 10, 2019, it received an unsolicited and non-binding proposal read more…
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Stephanie Van Dystadt new president of NAFF
Memphis, Tennessee — The North American Forest Foundation (NAFF) has announced Stephanie Van Dystadt as its president. Van read more…
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Nicholas Dagher joins Berndorf Belt Technology
Berndorf Belt Technology USA (BBT) has named Nicholas Dagher Director of Sales, responsible for the Canadian region. He read more…
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EACOM Committed to Building Stronger Communities
Nairn Centre – EACOM Timber Corporation was joined by Habitat for Humanity Canada at its Nairn Centre sawmill read more…