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City of Vancouver to permit tall wood buildings up to 12 storeys
By / Kenneth Chan Amendments to the City of Vancouver’s building bylaw will allow developers to pursue mass timber construction of up to 12 storeys […]
Month: May 2020
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UBC researchers develop biodegradable medical mask for COVID-19
UBC SCIENCE, HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY Made in Canada design uses local wood fibres and can be produced in B.C. The shortage of medical grade masks […]
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Forestry for Maine birds workshop to be offered online May 28
Maine Audubon will offer for an afternoon of online learning about forest habitat assessment at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28. Participants can learn how to […]
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Firefighters Battle Multiple Out-of-control Forest Fires in N.S. and N.B.
CTVNewsAtlantic.ca Staff HALIFAX — There are several forest fires in the Maritimes including three in each province that are considered out of control. Three in […]
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NEW H219 FOR LARGE TREES FROM JOHN DEERE
H219 is a new harvester head built for big harvesters and tracked carriers for harvesting large trees. The two-wheel-drive H219 has two-gear feed motors. The […]
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Nova Scotia chemists team up with mill to make N95 masks using pulp
By / Michael Tutton HALIFAX — A team of chemists at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax is looking at methods to help East Coast mills […]
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Wildfire near Kitimat, B.C., classified as ‘out of control’ by BC Wildfire Service
Natalia Balcerzak, Local Journalism Initiative reporter A wildfire near Kitimat in northwest B.C. has been classified as “out of control” by the BC Wildfire Service after growing […]
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Each step in the forest sector supply chain is dependent on the other
By Washington Forest Protection Association Orange juice cartons. Toilet paper. Electricity. Coffee cups. Lumber. The one thing all these things have in common? Trees. It’s easy […]
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Ontario Protecting Forestry Jobs & Worker Safety During COVID-19
May 7, 2020 • Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry The Ontario government is protecting people and jobs in northern, rural and Indigenous communities, while […]
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B.C. hopeful COVID-19 restrictions will mean fewer human-caused wildfires
By Carl Meyer | News, Federal policy for B.C. With COVID-19 restrictions limiting people’s movement and behaviour, the normally large impact of human activity on wildfires in British Columbia […]