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CFIB recognizes Ontario government for reducing regulatory burden on businesses
Ontario received an A-, the province’s highest grade ever, in an annual report card that evaluates governments across Canada based… read more…
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Mike “Pinball” Clemons keynote speaker at Montreal Wood Convention
The organizing committee of the Montréal Wood Convention has announced that the Canadian Football League (CFL) legend Michael “Pinball” Clemons… read more…
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Forest sector applauds decision on supply chain investigation
Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) welcomes federal decision to have the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) investigate supply chain failures… read more…
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Forest products rail freight up slightly in 2018
North American total forest products railroad freight was 0.5% higher in 2018 from a year ago to 916,777 carloads, the… read more…
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OFIA presents to Standing Committee
The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs held a hearing in Dryden on Monday, January 21, 2019 regarding Pre-Budget… read more…
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New Generation of 50cc Chainsaws from Husqvarna
Husqvarna, has unveiled the company’s next generation of 50cc chainsaws for professional loggers and arborists, the Husqvarna 550 XP Mark… read more…
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Enterprise pellet mill held up over development permit
CBC News — While 320 hectares of land near Enterprise, N.W.T. remains covered in snow, the CEO of a proposed… read more…
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18-story mass timber building built in 66 days
The Architects Newspaper — When it came time for Acton Ostry Architects to select a manufacturer for the mass timber… read more…
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Europe looks to Fredericton scientist for help with emerald ash borer
CBC News — Peter Silk, a Fredericton-based research scientist is headed to Europe to share his expertise about the “green… read more…
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West Fraser announces temporary production curtailments
VANCOUVER, CNW — West Fraser has announced temporary curtailments of approximately three weeks of production throughout the first quarter of… read more…
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Global timber and wood products market declines
Declining trade of softwood lumber, plummeting lumber prices in the US and slowing wood demand in China were some of… read more…
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13 First Nations come together to create new forestry agreement
CBC NEWS — Thirteen Indigenous communities who control more than 50%t of the provincial allocated and active wood supply in… read more…
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Statement from Health Canada on Glyphosate
OTTAWA, CNW — Health Canada’s primary objective in regulating pesticides is to protect Canadians’ health and the environment. That is… read more…
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Study shows black bears need a variety of salmon
CANADIAN PRESS — Black bears need access to different species of salmon rather than huge numbers of a single variety… read more…
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Conservationists want protection for old-growth forest
CANADIAN PRESS — Conservationists in British Columbia are pushing for protections on an area of old-growth forests. The grove is… read more…
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Ontario cancels scheduled 2019 hunting licence fee increase
The Ontario government has put a stop to hunting license fee increases for all Ontario residents and is removing the… read more…
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Softwood Lumber Board welcomes six new directors
OREGON–GLOBE NEWSWIRE — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has appointed six members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB). Members… read more…
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Morbark acquires DENIS CIMAF
Morbark LLC has announced that it has completed the acquisition of DENIS CIMAF Inc., based in Roxton Falls, Québec. This… read more…
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Nova Scotia reduces regulatory burden for truck and forestry industries
Road reclassifications to allow efficient truck axle configurations will help make the trucking and forestry industries in Nova Scotia more… read more…
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World Centric Introduces 100% Compostable, Marine-Degradable Paper Straws
PETALUMA, Calif, — PRNewswire — World Centric has announced the availability of new 100% compostable, marine-degradable Kraft Paper Straws designed… read more…
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California mass timber building competition begins January 15
The California Government Operations Agency (GovOps) will award $500,000 in grants as part of the statewide California Mass Timber Building… read more…
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UBC researcher competes for global forestry award
OTTAWA — Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has announced that a graduate researcher at the University of British Columbia’s… read more…
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Ottawa sets new rules for drones, including mandatory registration
The federal government is imposing a series of new restrictions on the use of drones, requiring operators to be at… read more…
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Climate change behind destructive 2017 B.C. wildfire season
CBC – A recent study reported on by the CBC says the record-breaking B.C. wildfires of 2017 may have burned… read more…
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Rio gets a pilot plant to explore energy from waste
A national technology to process and explore energy from organic waste has begun testing in the city of Rio de… read more…