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Canada offers more aid for Australia as bushfires burn
By / Mia Rabson · The Canadian Press Nearly 100 Canadian fire experts have been sent to Australia to help in the fight against one of the […]
Month: January 2020
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Mass timber adoption rises as B.C. builders look for speed and sustainability
By / Peter Mitham / Business in Vancouver A new year brings new beginnings, and for Penticton-based Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., that includes building on key developments from […]
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U.S. sends more than 100 firefighters to help Australia battle flames
By COLLEEN SHALBY, Los Angeles Times For the first time since 2010, the federal government is sending U.S. firefighters — including some from California — to […]
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Division of Forestry seeks public input to update Ohio’s Forest Action Plan
By Sentinel-Tribune The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry is currently working on a 10-year update of Ohio’s Forest Action Plan which includes […]
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U.S. Forest Service’s Chattahoochee National Forest management project silences public input for decades
By / Southern Environmental Law Centre The U.S. Forest Service is proposing a massive forest management project in Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest, the state’s largest […]
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BC earmarks $875K for Interior communities affected by mill closures
By / P&PC staff The British Columbia government is providing $875,000 to 11 communities located in B.C.’s interior to help with delivery of transition services […]
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Columbia Forest sells innovative patent back to Owensboro cabinet maker
By / Meghann Richardson Columbia Forest Products (CFP) announced last week they have sold its Cabinotch Division to Cabaxis Inc, an affiliate of Phillip Crabtree, the […]
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Opinion: Future bright for Canada's forest products industry despite challenging 2019
By / DEREK NIGHBOR, Saskatoon StarPhoenix For forestry workers and communities, 2019 was a challenging year. Market headwinds, cost pressures and the devastating fallout of […]
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Loonies for Loggers forge on to help struggling forestry families
By / Troy Landreville The ladies behind Loonies for Loggers aren’t letting up. Rona Doucette and Tamara Meggitt started Loonies for Loggers in September, to support families impacted by […]
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Researchers find economic opportunity in dead Alaska cedar
By / Peter Segall, Juneau Empire As warming temperatures in Southeast Alaska continue to kill off more and more yellow cedar, a group of researchers see an […]