The Ontario government has put a stop to hunting license fee increases for all Ontario residents and is removing the $2 service fee. “We’re making it easier for Ontarians to enjoy the great outdoors by keeping hunting licenses affordable,” said John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. “This year, there will be no price…
OREGON–GLOBE NEWSWIRE — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has appointed six members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB). Members will serve a three-year term of office beginning Jan. 1, 2019. New members include J.D. Hankins, Ripley, Miss., and Brian Luoma, Tuscaloosa, Ala. who will represent the U.S. South. Todd Payne of Eugene, Ore., and…
Morbark LLC has announced that it has completed the acquisition of DENIS CIMAF Inc., based in Roxton Falls, Québec. This transaction represents the company’s second acquisition since private equity firm Stellex Capital Management LP acquired Morbark in 2016. The acquisition of Rayco Manufacturing in October 2017, brought a lineup of innovative equipment into the Morbark…
Road reclassifications to allow efficient truck axle configurations will help make the trucking and forestry industries in Nova Scotia more competitive Road reclassifications to allow efficient truck axle configurations will help make the trucking and forestry industries in Nova Scotia more competitive. “The department has worked with the trucking and forestry industries to identify undue…
PETALUMA, Calif, — PRNewswire — World Centric has announced the availability of new 100% compostable, marine-degradable Kraft Paper Straws designed to reduce the impact of plastic straws on the planet. The new straws are made from sustainable materials, are non-toxic, and will help reduce the buildup of unrecyclable plastic in the environment and our oceans….
The California Government Operations Agency (GovOps) will award $500,000 in grants as part of the statewide California Mass Timber Building Competition. Grants will be awarded to selected proponent teams presenting viable and repeatable mass timber solutions for commercial and multi-family projects in California. The competition is being hosted by GovOps and administered by WoodWorks –…
OTTAWA — Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has announced that a graduate researcher at the University of British Columbia’s School of Biomedical Engineering has been chosen as the Canadian finalist for the global Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award. Amir Kashani is in the Chemical and Biological Engineering department and is currently pursuing a…
The federal government is imposing a series of new restrictions on the use of drones, requiring operators to be at least 14 years old and calling on all owners to register their recreational and commercial devices with Transport Canada, federal and industry officials said. According to a report in the Globe & Mail, the new,…
CBC – A recent study reported on by the CBC says the record-breaking B.C. wildfires of 2017 may have burned as much as 11 times more land than they would have without the influence of human-caused climate change. The study, from scientists at the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium at the University of Victoria and Environment…
A national technology to process and explore energy from organic waste has begun testing in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Installed in a processing plant of the City Company of Urban Cleaning (Comlurb), in the Caju neighborhood, the pilot plant has just completed a month of operation and is able to extract 100 to…