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Weyerhaeuser and J.D. Irving announce expansions in the US 25 Aug 2013 | 05:25 am
Weyerhaeuser Weyerhaeuser plans to re-start production on its Trus Joist® TJI® joists and Microllam® LVL lines in Evergreen, Alabama, effective immediately. The facility has been closed for 4 years ...
Nova Scotia urges public to comment on crown land plan for western Nova Scotia 13 Aug 2013 | 02:52 am
The government of Nova Scotia is urging its residents to provide feedback on a new conceptual plan for more than 1.5-million acres of Crown land in the western region of the province. “Nova Scotians ...
Lightning starts many new fires in BC on Saturday 12 Aug 2013 | 06:39 pm
36 new forest fires were started in British Columbia’s Kamloops Fire Centre on Saturday by lightning, and another 40 in the Southeast Fire Centre. Most of the new fires are small. The biggest fire i...
Log Trucker Driver fatality on Haida Gwaii 2 Aug 2013 | 01:31 am
The BC Forest Safety Council has released a safety alert after a third logging truck driver has been killed in the province this year. On July 30, 2013, a log truck driver on Haida Gwaii was fatally ...
Campfire bans in British Columbia 31 Jul 2013 | 07:02 pm
Effective at 12 noon on Thursday, Aug. 1, the following fire bans are in place in British Columbia: Southern portion of the Cariboo Fire Centre (map) Kamloops Fire Centre (map) This step is being t...
Ontario upgrades forest fire response facilities 31 Jul 2013 | 07:23 am
The Province of Ontario is building and upgrading 3 forest fire response centres. These upgrades will include: Renovating an existing building and purchasing a nearby aviation hangar for the Sudbury...
Reconstruction begins on Lakeland Mills sawmill in Prince George, BC 31 Jul 2013 | 06:41 am
Reconstruction of the Lakeland Mills sawmill in Prince George, British Columbia is underway. The sawmill was lost due to an explosion on April 23, 2012 that killed two of the mill’s employees. The m...
Catalyst Paper reports net loss of $28 million in Q2 2013 31 Jul 2013 | 05:40 am
Catalyst Paper has reported a net loss of $28.0 million in its second quarter of 2013. The company said their earnings were heavily impacted by maintenance downtime. Before specific items, the net l...
New northeastern Ontario pellet plant to target European market 31 Jul 2013 | 05:25 am
KD Quality Pellets of New Liskeard, Ontario, is starting up a pellet plant. The plant will produce 45,000 tonnes of industrial pellets each year. 95% of the product is being sold overseas in the U.K....
Nova Scotia Seeks Feedback on Biomass Regulations 29 Jul 2013 | 06:33 pm
Nova Scotia is considering new regulations that would make it easier to maintain a sustainable wood harvesting industry and is looking for feedback from the people of Nova Scotia. This fulfills yet an...
