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Plans to save threatened B.C. caribou on hold as NDP mends fences
CBC NEWS/CNW — Premier John Horgan’s New Democrats continue to face widespread criticism in northeast British Columbia over the government’s… read more…
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New Great Lakes Protection Agreement
TORONTO — Ontario is protecting what matters most by addressing threats to Great Lakes water quality and ecosystem health to… read more…
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Boat Harbour closure looms, premier hopeful
CBC News — Premier Stephen McNeil says he has “a responsibility to look at all possibilities” if the company that… read more…
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NB forest sector avoids extra duties
CBC News — New Brunswick forest companies will not be hit with extra duties from the United States because of… read more…
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WRQ: China’s imports of US forest products fell by $430 million in January-April 2019
Lesprom Network — The trade war between the US and has impacted US exporters of forest products to China. China’s… read more…
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Japan decreases lumber imports from Canada
Lesprom Network — Lumber imports to Japan from Canada dropped 23.4% y-o-y to 586.1 thousand m3 in first five months… read more…
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January-May value of Canadian lumber exports to US drops 22.8%
Lesprom Network — From January through May, lumber exports from Canada to the US dipped only 0.58% y-o-y to 13.2… read more…
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Nominate Today: FSC Leadership Awards
The FSC Leadership Awards are an opportunity to recognize and honor excellence in the use of FSC-certified products and commitment… read more…
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Controlled Wood National Risk Assessment Approved
After three years of rigorous consultation with industry, environment, and social stakeholders and Indigenous Peoples, the new National Risk Assessment… read more…
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Bosch Packaging Technology and BillerudKorsnäs intensify innovation collaboration
In 2016, Bosch and BillerudKorsnäs presented their first major joint innovation – Sealed Paper Packaging on a vertical form, fill… read more…
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Western Forest Products workers on Vancouver Island on strike
Nanaimo News Bulletin — Western Forest Products workers represented by United Steelworkers Local 1-1937, including employees at Nanaimo’s Duke Point… read more…
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Quebec, Ontario ministers call for harmonized trade regulations
Toronto Star — Ontario and Quebec need to work harder to harmonize regulations in a variety of sectors or risk… read more…
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Nestle Wraps Yes bar in paper to cut plastic waste
Bloomberg — Nestle SA is responding to criticism that the food industry uses too much plastic by introducing paper wrapping… read more…
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Dallas wants to make the city shadier
Dallas News — The city is partnering with the Texas Trees Foundation to develop a plan that will protect the… read more…
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Canfor Pulp Temporarily Curtailing NBSK Pulp Production this Summer
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Canfor Pulp Products Inc. has announced it will be implementing phased summer curtailments in July and… read more…
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Statement from Minister Yurek following the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment meeting
Statement HALIFAX – Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Jeff Yurek, released the following statement today after the… read more…
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PPI Transport Symposium 23 to be held in Tarragona, Spain
In 2019, the IFPTA and Fastmarkets RISI will welcome delegates to Tarragona, Spain, for the Transport Symposium 23 in cooperation… read more…
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CollectiveCrunch to transform forest inventory prediction with AI
HELSINKI, Finland — Forestry tech company CollectiveCrunch has announced the closure of a 600K€ funding round led by Finland’s Thominvest,… read more…
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Nova Scotia planning wood chip heating program for government buildings
THE CHRONICLE HERALD — Nova Scotia is planning the large-scale conversion of its rural buildings – from schools to hospitals… read more…
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BC First Nations Forest Strategy Launched
SYILX UNCEDED TERRITORIES and KELOWNA, BC – CNW — The BC First Nations Forestry Council (FNFC) held the first annual… read more…
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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs recognizes communities of the future will be built with forest products
The Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) applauds Sidewalk Labs’ proposed Master Innovation and Development Plan, which showcases the use of… read more…
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Sidewalk Labs Publishes Comprehensive Blueprintfor the Neighbourhood of the Future
TORONTO—Sidewalk Labs’ draft Master Innovation and Development Plan (MIDP) for Toronto’s eastern waterfront, titled Toronto Tomorrow: A New Approach for… read more…
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Vancouver investor seeks to reopen West Linn paper mill
THE OREGONIAN — Efforts are underway to reopen the 130-year-old West Linn Papermill, nearly two years after it closed. According… read more…
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2 firefighters, 2 mill workers recovering after blaze at paper mill
CBC NEWS — Four people are recovering after being injured in a stubborn fire at Port Hawkesbury Paper in Point… read more…
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Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day in Ontario
Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, issued the following statement in recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day: “We acknowledge today… read more…