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Forest Measurement with the Polish Perspective
Laser Technology, Inc. (LTI), a Colorado-based laser engineering and manufacturing company, is sponsoring a webinar with co-sponsor TAXUS IT to share a joint solution that helps gather forestry data quickly, safely and accurately in Poland. more »
Oct 1, 2016 12:00 AM News
Weather Killing Edmonton Birch Trees, Researcher Says
A study is looking into why birch trees are dying off in the prairies and British Columbia, but a researcher says they can be saved. more »
Sep 30, 2016 3:09 PM News
Province Partners with BC First Nations Forestry Council
The provincial government and BC First Nations Forestry Council (BCFNFC) have entered into a new labour market partnership to bring aboriginal communities together with forestry employers. more »
Sep 29, 2016 4:47 PM News
Millar Western Hits 200 Millionth Seedling Milestone
This year Millar Western is celebrating the planting of their 200 millionth tree seedling since the company's planting operations began in 1977. more »
Sep 29, 2016 4:32 PM News
Victoria Must Intervene in Renewed 'War in the Woods'
B.C.’s economy may be the strongest in the country right now, but the last thing it needs is to revisit the rancorous “War in the Woods” that convulsed the political landscape in the 1990s. more »
Sep 28, 2016 5:48 PM News
Tolko Says it has Potential Buyer for Mill in The Pas
It's nowhere near a done deal, but at least The Pas has a ray of hope that its pulp and paper mill won't close. more »
Sep 28, 2016 5:41 PM News
Climate Change Bringing Larger Forest Fires, More Bugs, Diseases, Natural Resources Canada Warns
The number of blazes was just above the 10-year average last year, while the area burned was 50 per cent higher, says a federal State of Canada’s Forests report. more »
Sep 28, 2016 5:13 PM News
Research could help Forestry Industry 'Pick Trees that will do well in Future Climates'
A study has found that two trees in Alberta and British Columbia use the same genes to adapt to different climates — a discovery that could have practical applications for the forestry industry. more »
Sep 27, 2016 12:00 AM News
Canada Touts Trade as Protectionism Looms over US Campaign Trail
Canadian diplomats are fanning out across the United States to talk up the benefits of trade with state and local leaders and counter what senior officials see as a worrying mood of protectionism swirling through the U.S. election campaign. more »
Sep 26, 2016 7:23 PM News
If US Softwood Lumber Deal Fails Alberta is Looking at China
There’s some nervousness for Alberta’s forestry companies. But there’s also talk of new opportunity in China. more »
Sep 26, 2016 6:30 PM News
Forest Industry Prosperous in Rough Times
Forestry and lumber businesses make the cut for a prosperous industry during the current economic downturn. more »
Sep 26, 2016 6:20 PM News
Research Finds Likely Solution for Pellet-derived Carbon Monoxide
Clarkson University researchers believe they have figured out the cause of wood pellet-derived carbon monoxide (CO), and a potential solution more »
Sep 25, 2016 5:00 PM News
Tolko Mill Closure robs tiny Merritt of a Major Employer and 200 Jobs
More than 200 jobs will be lost when Tolko Industries shuts its Nicola Valley sawmill in Merritt in December because of a lack of lumber more »
Sep 25, 2016 12:42 PM News
Terrace, BC: Sawmill to upgrade
Skeena Sawmills is on the verge of announcing substantial improvements to its milling facility and associated works along Hwy16 west of Terrace. more »
Sep 25, 2016 8:15 AM News
The Global Timber Price Index up 4.2 per cent
The global timber price index GSPI was up 4.2% in the 2Q/16 after having fallen to the lowest level since 2009 in early 2016, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly more »
Sep 24, 2016 10:20 AM News
Resolute to Acquire Tembec Sawmill in Senneterre
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire the assets of Tembec's sawmill located in Senneterre, Quebec more »
Sep 24, 2016 4:40 AM News
Tall Wooden Buildings Reaching New Heights
A number of Canadian cities are competing in a high-stakes global race that will directly affect more than 200 of our communities. more »
Sep 23, 2016 5:12 PM News
Conservation Nonprofits Announce Plans to Develop New Forest Assurance Model
At GreenBlue's SPC Advance Conference, GreenBlue and the AFF announced plans formally launch a process for building a new model to provide assurance of sustainability of family forest sources, at the landscape level, across the US more »
Sep 23, 2016 4:59 PM News
Three Yukon Schools Could Switch to Biomass Heat
Conversion touted as a way to boost Yukon's forestry industry, reduce fossil fuels more »
Sep 22, 2016 10:00 AM News
Balsam Fir may Disappear in New Brunswick due to Climate Change, Says Prof
UNB's Charles Bourque says softwood species that like lower temperatures may be 'eradicated' more »
Sep 21, 2016 6:18 PM News