Articles
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Teachers’ Tours Provide Educators with Firsthand Experiences in 2018
This summer educators will have the opportunity to visit the forest and participate in hands-on learning through sustainable forestry Teachers’… read more…
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Voith starts-up new XcelLine TM 6 at Brazil’s SEPAC
SAO PAULO -Voith Paper has completed the successful start-up of the TM 6 XcelLine machine at SEPAC, a company headquartered… read more…
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PROJECT LEARNING TREE CANADA TO PLACE 600 YOUTH IN GREEN JOBS
Ottawa, ON – Project Learning Tree (PLT) Canada and the Canadian Parks Council (CPC) announced a partnership to place 600… read more…
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PROJECT LEARNING TREE CANADA TO PLACE 1000 YOUTH IN GREEN JOBS
Ottawa, ON – Project Learning Tree (PLT) Canada will be placing 1000 youth in green jobs using the Sustainable Forestry… read more…
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EACOM Promotes Workplace Safety with Threads of Life
TIMMINS – EACOM Timber Corporation Timmins’ sawmill was the stage for a safety celebration as leadership, staff and production crew… read more…
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RAN Demands Zero Rainforest Destruction for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
TOKYO/SAN FRANCISCO – As key decision-makers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics met on March 29th JST, Rainforest Action Network (RAN)… read more…
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OWA Hosting 25th Annual Woodlot Conference & AGM
The Ontario Woodlot Association is hosting their annual conference and annual general meeting on April 12-13, 2018 in Shakespeare, Ontario.… read more…
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Forestry continues to be one of New Brunswick’s biggest economic drivers
At this year’s Forest NB AGM, Gregor MacAskill of Gardner Pinfold presented an outlook on forestry titled, Economic Impacts of… read more…
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Greenpeace Canada remains a member of FSC
Statement by Monika Patel, Director of Programs and Communications, FSC Canada: You may have seen the news this week that… read more…
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Unifor targets Resolute as eastern Canada bargaining ramps up
CBC News -Unifor has selected Resolute Forest Products as the target company in a new round of “pattern bargaining,” which… read more…
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US Forest Service Interim Chief Confronts Misconduct Scandal
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — After a career spent battling wildland fires across the West, U.S. Forest Service interim Chief Vicki… read more…
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Greenpeace leaves sustainable wood certification group
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Greenpeace is withdrawing from the main global group for certifying sustainable wood, saying the organization it… read more…
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University of Alberta student’s research could give boost oilsands reclamation
A University of Alberta graduate student may have found a way to speed up the long, expensive process of reclaiming… read more…
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Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update
This is an excerpt from the newly released market report Wood Resource Quarterly. To read the full 56-page quarterly report,… read more…
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David Suzuki Foundation recruits Rangers for Butterflyway Project
TORONTO — The David Suzuki Foundation began recruiting volunteers for year two of its Butterflyway Project, a national effort to… read more…
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Alberta’s stance on caribou a ‘national test case’ of Species at Risk Act
The Canadian Press — A caribou researcher says Alberta’s decision to suspend portions of its draft plan to help the… read more…
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$1.3-trillion bill signed to fund U.S.wildfire fighting
Thomson Reuters Foundation — A deal in last week’s U.S. federal spending bill to fund wildfire fighting has drawn praise… read more…
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS: A REASON FOR PRIDE IN CANADA
By Derek Nighbor In Canada, the forest industry has been part of our lifeblood and a cornerstone of the economy… read more…
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Sofidel announces $360 million for two tissue machines and new converting plant
The company has announced a new “greenfield” investment for an integrated plant (tissue production and converting facilities) in Oklahoma. The… read more…
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SFI Annual Conference October 16-18, 2018
When it comes to providing supply chain assurances, producing conservation outcomes, and supporting education and community engagement – Forests are… read more…
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Estimates of CO2 Withheld from the Atmosphere by Urban Hardwood Products
Authors: Sam Sherrill, Ph.D. and Steve Bratkovich, Ph.D., Dovetail Partners In 2011 Dovetail Partners conducted a study on the potential… read more…
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FPAC and Earth Rangers announce Living Forests Initiative
Healthy, vibrant and sustainable Canadian forests is the theme of a new youth-focused initiative announced by Forest Products Association of… read more…
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Tomlinson’s Lystek Division Wins Prestigious CCA Award
OTTAWA – The Tomlinson Group of Companies has been recognized for its visionary leadership in technology, innovation, and business success.… read more…
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FSC Canada National Risk Assessment: Draft 1 public consultation now open
The consultation period is open from March 1 – April 30, 2018. The draft of the FSC Canada Controlled Wood… read more…
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Reaching consensus on forest management
A critical milestone is reached as the Standards Development Group and FSC Canada Board of Directors reach historic consensus on… read more…