Residents fighting to save Lantzville forest are looking at partial protection for an active woodlot as B.C.’s forest minister makes it clear he won’t end timber harvests. Organizers of Save Lantzville Forest, a grassroots group, are working on a new proposal to protect Woodlot 1475, a 256-hectare property in upper Lantzville, which is 96 per…
A community economic development survey is giving City of Powell River council a venue to raise concerns on timber harvest within its municipal boundaries. The Union of BC Municipalities survey asks local governments to comment on the impact forestry decisions have had on communities and about the level of communication and public consultation from forest…
Certification for the province’s environmental forest management system is a great first step in advancing and revitalizing the industry, according to the Forest and Agrifoods minister. Christopher Mitchelmore held a news conference in Corner Brook Wednesday to make the announcement of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001:2004 certification. Afterwards, the minister spoke about the…
After a year of negotiations with both Resolute Forest Products and Abitibi Riversedge, the Town of Iroquois Falls finally has an agreement for a project that is expected to redevelop the former mill site that has been standing empty for more than a year. The agreement allows the former mill, by Abitibi to be turned…
In April this year, the Tla’amin First Nation will officially become a self-governing nation under a new treaty that will roughly quadruple its land base, grant new forest tenures and shellfish leases and provide $29 million in cash and $11 million in economic development funds. All of which means new economic development opportunities for the…
Unifor says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Resolute Forest Products covering one group of workers in a deal the union hopes will set a pattern across Quebec’s forestry sector. The agreement still needs to be ratified by forestry workers in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region. Talks will then extend to Resolute (TSX:RFP) employees in…
Two new $5,000 scholarships funded by the Truck Loggers Association (TLA) and Chevron have been awarded to students in the Heavy Equipment Operator program at Vancouver Island University (VIU). BC’s Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson presented the awards to VIU students Jesse Creighton and Breanna Thompson at the TLA Convention…
Robots, drones & more cool tech! FPInnovations showcases the tech ingenuity of forestry at BC’s biggest ever tech summit, which opened today at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The two-day inaugural #BCTECH Summit shines the spotlight on BC’s vibrant tech industry, bringing some of the biggest names in technology including investors, researchers, industry and government officials…
The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs is holding a hearing in Thunder Bay on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 regarding Pre-Budget Consultations. The Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) looks forward to presenting to the Standing Committee and explaining how action in seven key areas can support a full recovery of Ontario’s renewable resource, create…
Tolko Industries Ltd. announced Monday it plans to curtail the eight inch canter line at its Lakeview Mill in Williams Lake effective March 4, 2016. It’s a move that comes because of the ongoing degradation in log fibre quality, increasing log costs and the continued downturn in the Chinese market reducing the demand for the…