$250,000 for NF pressure-treated wood facility
Mon June 17, 2013
Newfoundland & Labrador provided $250,000 to a wholesaler and distributor of wood and wood by-products.
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Steady increase in global trade of wood chips the past 10 years
Mon June 17, 2013
From 2009 to 2012, global chip trade increased by 6.5 million tons to just over 31 million tons, valued at over US$5 billion.
Banking for future at nursery in PEI
Mon June 17, 2013
Native plant nursery at Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project in Orwell is unique repository of Prince Edward Island's natural species.
Greenmail the new blackmail - Comment
Mon June 17, 2013
Letter to Bancroft This Week editor about environmental groups scare tactics in recent Ontario endangered species act decision.
EACOM takeover moves forward
Mon June 17, 2013
All terms and conditions of offer have been met. Kelso and Company to purchase 642,482,709 common shares of EACOM Timber Corporation at $0.38 per common share.
Forest carbon won’t be tradable commodity, expert says
Mon June 17, 2013
Emissions reductions created through forest protection never will become tradable commodity, and private investors are beginning to realize that, consultant for Third World Network said.
FPAC winner begins internship in Vernon, B.C.
Mon June 17, 2013
Jeremy Woo, winner of Greenest Workforce internship, has joined members of recruitment and organizational development team at Tolko Industries for summer job posting.
SOM develops timber structural system for skyscrapers
Mon June 17, 2013
Architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Ownings & Merrill designed structural system that uses mass timber as main structural material.
Ottawa, ON firm sells UAV for use in Chilean forest fire fighting
Mon June 17, 2013
iFMS Chile has purchased Serenity fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicle systems. Serenity will be used for aerial survey of forest fires using both electro-optical and infrared cameras.
Construction on Babine mill well underway in Burns Lake, B.C.
Mon June 17, 2013
Construction on new Babine Forest Products Mill in Burns Lake is moving along smoothly. Concrete has been poured and equipment is being moved in to reopen in early 2014.
Saving grey wolves near Thunder Bay, ON an ethical dilemma
Mon June 17, 2013
On an island in Lake Superior, biologists are wondering whether to save some very special wolves from extinction by inbreeding, or to let nature take its course.
Community planting event at North Bay, ON waterfront - 3 Photos
Mon June 17, 2013
Free community tree planting event, hosted by Trees Ontario and local planting partners, took place at North Bay’s waterfront June 15th.
NS wilderness to be protected under conservation agreement
Mon June 17, 2013
More than 5,000 hectares of wilderness in Digby County, NS will be protected by Nature Conservancy of Canada.
Former sawmill workers learn new skills to find work in B.C.
Mon June 17, 2013
Seventeen former employees of Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake learned new skills at pre-apprenticeship program by College of New Caledonia and funded by B.C. government.
Lumber market update and overview for week of June 14
Mon June 17, 2013
Lumber and panel traders expressed frustration at very muted sales volumes and subsequent falling prices in majority of solid wood commodities.
Summer #1, 2013 Vol. 17 #4
Common sense prevails
Ontario ESA regulations will not overlap.
Forest products outlook better but caution still needed
Full recovery not here yet.
Easy cash solution to the empty provincial parks
Treat rejected areas like new private forests.
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