British Columbia’s softwood trade envoy says there’s a slight opportunity to quickly negotiate a new lumber agreement between Canada and the United States, but if a deal can’t be reached by the summer or fall it could mean a lengthy fight. David Emerson said Wednesday he sensed a chance at a deal but also saw…
Denise Parent, director of corporate services, presented a request from Hinton Pulp, a division of West Fraser Mills, for a tax phase-in on the new lignin plant in Hinton to council on March 21. The proposal calls for 20 per cent increases annually starting in 2017 and going until 2021, when full property taxes will…
Gary Powers envisions a bright and successful future for Duncan’s Pro Mac Manufacturing Ltd. Powers, who is originally from Alberta, bought the company just eight months ago and has been working hard since then to meet the growing demand for the company’s existing products, both locally and internationally, as well as developing new and innovative…
The discovery of the body of a cougar in northwestern Ontario is significant, but don’t expect it to spark big changes in how northwestern Ontario’s forests are managed, says a wildlife biologist in Thunder Bay, Ont. The finding was “quite exciting to hear about,” said Ted Armstrong, adding that if it’s verified as wild, he…
FPInnovations is pleased with the announcements made today by Quebec Finance Minister, Carlos Leitão, in his 2017-18 Budget to increase innovation and diversification of forest products. An amount of $46 million is allocated to the forestry sector, confirming the contribution announced by Ministers Blanchette and Anglade on March 16, 2017, and enabling the creation of…
New Brunswick’s largest forestry company is continuing its battle against punishing trade duties imposed on some of its paper exports to the United States. Irving Paper Ltd. is pursuing the fight with the International Trade Commission in Washington over supercalendered paper made in Saint John. The provincial and federal governments have filed documents supporting the…
Early this month, a paper mill on Vancouver Island was forced to shut down for six days because of a “lack” of raw material to run the mill. The mill, owned by Catalyst, stands at the waterfront in Port Alberni, a city that was once the economic envy of much of Canada. At one time,…
Sitting at home, on a cold winter’s evening, curled up in a warm blanket with a mug of hot chocolate in hand, the sound of the whirling fan in my gas fireplace is just not the same as the crackle of the wood fireplace of my youth. A gas fireplace provides heat and light, but…
Update: A Campbell River man attacked by a grizzly bear Wednesday will undergo a second surgery and spend up to six weeks in hospital in Victoria, family members say. Ryan Arsenault, a forestry engineer in his 30s, was mauled by a grizzly while working at a remote logging camp about 100 kilometres north of Port Hardy…
One of Quebec’s largest forestry companies says it expects to qualify for $55 million of electricity rebates due to a four-year capital investment program centred at its Temiscaming manufacturing site. Montreal-based Tembec Inc. (TSX:TMB) says its $136-million capital program will improve the competitiveness of its Quebec plants, particularly the specialty cellulose plant in the town…