The search for ways to build greener, more energy-efficient buildings has triggered a 21st century version of the old skyscraper race, but these contestants aren’t made of concrete and steel. This week’s Globe Conference on sustainability in Vancouver will hear how some municipalities, including two B.C. cities, are pushing the boundaries of building high with wood. “Why wood? Wood is sustainable. It’s a renewable resource,”…
University of B.C. research into forest renewal, quantum computer nanotechnology, solar power, high-tech manufacturing, forestry products and the subarctic ocean climate got a boost of $3.5 million Tuesday from the federal Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The six UBC projects tapped for grants include forestry professor Suzanne Simard’s research into forest…
The Lheidli T’enneh First Nation and the provincial Ministry of Forests forged a timber harvesting agreement that will last the next 25 years. It was announced on Tuesday that the indigenous nation encompassing Prince George would get access to 25,000 cubic metres of timber per year from within their traditional territory. The agreement is focused…
The Great Bear Rain Forest legislation introduced Tuesday takes the authority to set logging limits away from the chief forester and hands it to cabinet for the next 10 years. The chief forester is generally considered to have the independent authority to set the allowable annual cut on Crown land in timber-supply areas and the…
The stock of Canfor Pulp Products Inc (TSE:CFX) is a huge mover today! The stock increased 8.71% or $0.96 on February 29, hitting $11.98. About 38,146 shares traded hands. Canfor Pulp Products Inc (TSE:CFX) has declined 17.27% since July 23, 2015 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 10.18% the S & P500. The move…
Resolute Forest Products Inc., a Canadian pulp and paper producer, is on track for a record surge following a jump in newsprint prices. The Montreal-based company is raising newsprint prices by $40 a ton in the U.S. and C$45 ($33) per ton in Canada, the first price increase in nearly six years, spokesman Seth Kursman…
Canada is a land of extremes, from car-freezing cold to crop-searing heat and drenching rains to drought. But you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. By 2050 — within the life expectancy of most Canadians — scientists say that if current emissions levels remain unchanged, climate change will be well established. It will be warmer: a cross-country…
With a changing, hotter climate, three-quarters of the Lower Mainland’s current native and introduced trees might not be able to survive in the future, according an assessment commissioned by Metro Vancouver. The Urban Forest Climate Adaptation Framework, released recently by Metro Vancouver, identified 42 species commonly planted or naturally occurring in the region — classified…
A petition against biomass electricity generation is gathering steam, just in time for the annual general meeting of the Forest Professionals of Nova Scotia, set for March 10 and 11 in Truro. Helga Guderley of Boutiliers Point launched the effort asking the Nova Scotia government to stop cutting down Nova Scotia trees for so-called “green”…
New Brunswick manufacturers need to think creatively about how they use wood in order to boost the sector and keep more money in the province, according to some industry officials. A wood manufacturing conference is being held in Moncton on Tuesday to bring members of government and the industry together to talk about ways to…