Statement HALIFAX – Ontario Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Jeff Yurek, released the following statement today after the meeting of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment: “Today, I participated in a meeting of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment alongside my provincial and territorial counterparts from across Canada. These…
In 2019, the IFPTA and Fastmarkets RISI will welcome delegates to Tarragona, Spain, for the Transport Symposium 23 in cooperation with Euroports and the Port of Tarragona. PPI Transport Symposium is the longest running conference and exhibition dedicated to the global forest products logistics industry. Organized by Fastmarkets RISI, in association with the International Forest…
HELSINKI, Finland — Forestry tech company CollectiveCrunch has announced the closure of a 600K€ funding round led by Finland’s Thominvest, taking the company’s total funding to 1M€. Existing and new angel investors also participated to complete the round. Collective Crunch will use the funds to finalize and launch the first commercial version of its Linda…
THE CHRONICLE HERALD — Nova Scotia is planning the large-scale conversion of its rural buildings – from schools to hospitals – to heat them with wood. According to a report in the Chronicle HeraId, it will soon release tenders to convert six buildings to biomass heat – most likely in the form of wood chips…
SYILX UNCEDED TERRITORIES and KELOWNA, BC – CNW — The BC First Nations Forestry Council (FNFC) held the first annual BC First Nations Forestry Council Forestry Conference this week at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort in Kelowna within the unceded territory of the Syilx Peoples. 103 First Nations participants registered and attended the three-day event…
The Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) applauds Sidewalk Labs’ proposed Master Innovation and Development Plan, which showcases the use of Ontario forest products. The plan proposes to build a new neighbourhood on Toronto’s waterfront almost entirely out of tall timber. “Sidewalk Labs’ Quayside development is focused on using building materials that are more sustainable without…
TORONTO—Sidewalk Labs’ draft Master Innovation and Development Plan (MIDP) for Toronto’s eastern waterfront, titled Toronto Tomorrow: A New Approach for Inclusive Growth, was publicly released today. It spans three volumes plus an overview, more than 1,500 pages in all, and includes detailed plans for dozens of innovations—from thermal and advanced energy grids, to factory-based construction…
THE OREGONIAN — Efforts are underway to reopen the 130-year-old West Linn Papermill, nearly two years after it closed. According to a report in The Oregonian, the revival effort is being led by Clark County investor Ken Peterson, whose portfolio includes a pulp mill in Dayton, a Texas housing development, an augmented reality startup in…
CBC NEWS — Four people are recovering after being injured in a stubborn fire at Port Hawkesbury Paper in Point Tupper, N.S. According to CBC News, two firefighters had to be rushed to hospital after working to put out a blaze that broke out in a wood chip silo Thursday night. “They were taken to…
Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, issued the following statement in recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day: “We acknowledge today as one of celebration, recognizing Indigenous peoples. Indigenous peoples are the original inhabitants of our great province, and I encourage all Ontarians to take this opportunity to learn more about the cultural diversity of the…