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Nokian acquires Finnish heavy equipment wheel company Levypyörä Oy
In line with Nokian Heavy Tyres growth strategy, the company is acquiring a Finnish heavy equipment wheel company read more…
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FSC Launches Revised Pesticides Policy
In May 2019, FSC International approved the revised FSC Pesticides Policy which comes into effect August 1, 2019. The read more…
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Bank of Canada unlikely to follow any Fed interest rate cut
CBC NEWS — Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell is expected to cut the Fed’s benchmark interest rate read more…
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United Way asks government for financial help for forestry sector
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – On behalf of B.C. United Ways, Danalee Baker, Executive Director of the United Way, Thompson/Nicola/Cariboo read more…
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Glyphosate views not a factor in firing of instructors: forestry college
CBC NEWS –The Maritime College of Forest Technology has reaffirmed that the dismissal of a well-known instructor was read more…
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UK grocery chain trials first plastic bag free store
DEESIDE, UK –Iceland has launched an industry-leading trial, removing plastic bags from one of its stores, as it read more…
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Green Party, People’s Alliance call for inquiry into firing of 2 forestry instructors
CBC NEWS — Green Party Leader David Coon says the province should set up an independent probe into read more…
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Three companies interested in buying Fort Francis Mill
According to a news report by the Fort Francis Times, Riversedge Developments has purchased the Fort Frances mill, read more…
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Weyerhaeuser reports second-quarter results
Weyerhaeuser Company has reported second-quarter net earnings of $128 million, or 17 cents per diluted share, on net read more…
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Canfor reports a loss of almost $50 million for the second quarter
For the second quarter of 2019, the Company reported an operating loss of $49.70 million, an improvement of read more…
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John Deere Announces Intelligent Boom Control for 1470G Harvesters
MOLINE, Ill. – John Deere now offers Intelligent Boom Control (IBC) on the 1470G Harvester – the largest read more…
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Ontario investing almost $5 million in mass timber innovation
SAINT THOMAS – The Ontario government is opening the forest industry to jobs and promoting the use of read more…
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West Fraser announces second-quarter results
Continuing difficult lumber market conditions and high log costs necessitated additional temporary curtailments in the quarter and the read more…
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First of Interior Forest Sector Renewal meetings kicked off in Williams Lake
Williams Lake Tribune — A meeting focused on the forest industry held in Williams Lake last week was read more…
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Timmins showcases its forest sector opportunities
The Timmins community welcomed Zac Wagman as he progresses on Project Learning Tree Canada’s (PLT Canada) Green Ride read more…
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Yurek comments on special report on recycling plastic waste
TORONTO — Today, Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, issued the following statement regarding Special read more…
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West Fraser says worst of its B.C. mill cuts done after wave of curtailments
The Canadian Press — Mill cutbacks in B.C. are still happening, but West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. said read more…
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Nortrax opens new flagship facility
LAVAL, QUEBEC – Nortrax has announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art facility in Val-d’Or, Québec, on Highway read more…
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Hultdins renews its Commitment to Product Innovation with a new Logo and Brand Presence
Since 1928, Hultdins has been developing, manufacturing, and perfecting tomorrow’s tools and components for Forestry and Construction machines. read more…
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Taking action to repair dams and maintain safe water levels in Northern Ontario
Today John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, was joined by Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, read more…
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Canfor looking at possible repurposing of Vavenby sawmill site
BC Local News — At a meeting earlier this month there was speculation on the fate Canfor’s Vavenby read more…
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Fort St. James declares financial crisis following sawmill closure
CBC NEWS — A northern B.C. community has declared a state of local financial crisis after the district’s read more…
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Rising softwood lumber production for U.S., Canadian output drops sharply
Global Wood Markets Info — Western U.S. sawmills accounted for 4.797 bbf of the four-month total, down 1.80% read more…
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Canfor announces additional capacity reductions in BC
Canfor Corporation has announced further capacity reductions at two of its British Columbia sawmills with an indefinite curtailment read more…
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Hokum Sawmill upgrade boosts production
By Steve Pawlett By Investing over $20 million in upgrades, Ben Hokum & Sons sawmill is now the most read more…