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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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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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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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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 […]
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Timber business suffers as home building slows
By Christine Souza Timber operators headed into 2020 with a bit of optimism, due to increased demand for harvested logs and lumber products related to […]
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Decision on dropping lumber duties to be delayed
By / Prince George Citizen Lumber producers will have to wait awhile longer before knowing if the U.S. Department of Commerce will go ahead with […]
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B.C. Forest Minister indicates COVID-19 has led to nearly two-dozen mill curtailments
By Victor Kaisar B.C.’s Forests Minister says almost two dozen mills in the province have had to curtail or shut down operations because of COVID-19. […]
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Renewable Natural Gas facility targeted for small B.C. town
By / Jim Bailey, The Terrace Standard The West Kootenay Village of Fruitvale will be the site of a new state-of-the-art natural gas facility. FortisBC […]