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New Port Alberni sawmill built, B.C.’s first in 15 years
By / Check News On the shores of the Alberni Inlet, just south of Port Alberni, the former Coulson Manufacturing property is now home to […]
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As COVID-19 Upends Wildland Firefighting, Pacific Northwest Forests Poised for Conflagration
By LEVI PULKKINEN With summer still weeks away, Washington’s fire season is shaping up as onerous — and in this pandemic year, especially dangerous. Hotter […]
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Lumber Prices Rise Again, Supply Continues to Shrink
By Robert Dalheim , Woodworking Network Lumber prices are continuing to rise across North America, and supply is continuing to shrink. Despite the lockdown, prices have now […]
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Province to buy land from struggling forestry sector members
Michael Gorman · CBC News Nova Scotia’s Lands and Forestry Department is focusing all of its budget for buying land this year on people connected to the […]
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Pandemic Impacts Local Forestry and Logging Industries
By / AMANDA LINARES, The World COOS COUNTY — Like many other industries on the South Coast, the forestry sector is being hit hard by […]
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Risk of Wildfire Increases in Northern Alberta
By Steve Seto, CityNews EDMONTON (660 NEWS) — The danger rating of a wildfire occurring in the Fort McMurray Forest Area has been increased to extreme. The region […]
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Mass Timber Project in Cleveland Could Be Nation’s Tallest
TRD New York TRD WEEKEND EDITION What will be the country’s tallest wood building is headed skyward in Cleveland. Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors is building the 298-unit, […]
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Ontario Government Proposes Extending Endangered Species Act Exemption for Forestry Sector
BY LIAM CASEY THE CANADIAN PRESS Ontario has proposed extending an exemption to the Endangered Species Act for the forestry sector, a move that environmental groups say […]
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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 […]