Four log cabin homes being built by Pioneer Log Homes of B.C. were destroyed by wildfire on the company’s property near Williams Lake, B.C. CTV News reports that fire swept through one of three yards owned by Pioneer and destroyed four homes in the process of being constructed, as well as hundreds of tools. Pioneer’s…
International Wood Industries has revealed plans for a $145-million sawmill facility located in Bonfield, Ont. The development plan consists of a sawmill, three drying kilns, a planer mill, molding mill, and CNC facilities, in addition to ancillary buildings in support of the main processing plants. An administrative office and employee cafeteria are to be included….
Norbord and West Fraser have suspended operations at several B.C. sites due to wildfire activity and evacuation orders. Norbord reported on July 10 that it was suspending production at its OSB facility in 100 Mile House in order to comply with evacuation orders. At the time of evacuation, the mill was secure and all employees…
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. – The Louisiana-Pacific board of directors will vote later this month on a plan to convert the OSB mill in Dawson Creek to a new siding mill, according to a story on energeticcity.ca. The mill would produce SmartSide engineered wood siding. In the story, LP CEO Brad Southern explains the choice of…
OTTAWA – Export Development Canada (EDC) has made a $13.5 million equity investment into BID Group Holdings Ltd., part of a larger equity transaction led by Highland West Capital Ltd. Based in Prince George, B.C., BID provides mill equipment and turnkey solutions to the North American wood processing industry. Over the last five years, BID…
Edo Nyland, retired chief forester of the Yukon, has a few pointed questions about the B.C. government’s treatment of the B.C. Forest Service. In an article published in the Times Colonist newspaper, he claims that in 2016, the provincial government laid off 600 forest rangers and closed their ranger stations. “The small forest-fire section of…
On June 28 and 29, FSC Canada held its annual general meeting in Montreal, where nearly 100 members, certificate holders and stakeholders attended to hear about the organization’s recent activities and learn about its upcoming national forest management standard. FSC Canada’s president, Francois Dufresne, delivered his highlights and successes from 2016 and talked about the…
Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve has one of the few sawmills still operating in Haliburton County, Ont., but at the turn of the 20th century it would have been one of dozens of similar operations. The mill produces about 20,000 board feet of lumber per day – mostly made up of hardwood that is…
To ensure a co-ordinated response to the current wildfire situation in British Columbia and to ensure public safety, Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Emergency Management BC, announced on July 7 a provincial state of emergency. The state of emergency gives agencies such as Emergency Management BC, the Fire Commissioner,…
A Revelstoke logging company has been fined more than $13,000 by WorkSafeBC in connection with the death a worker in 2015, the Revelstoke Review reports. Canyon Creek Contracting was fined after it was found to have not done enough to ensure the safety of its workers prior to an incident that resulted in the death…