Forestry Industry

• B.C., feds meet to discuss support for forestry sector amid U.S. tariff impacts

  Politicians from B.C. and Ottawa met in Vancouver on Monday for a forestry summit on how to prop up the industry in the face of American fees and tariffs topping 50 per cent.

  Canada

  Nov 3
  
• Is herbicide spray in the forestry sector raising B.C.’s wildfire risk?

  Every year in British Columbia, tens of thousands of hectares of clear-cut land is treated to prevent more fire-resistant broadleaf trees from outcompeting harvestable timber.

  Fire

  Aug 24, 2023
  
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• Canada’s Competition Bureau to probe forestry industry ads on sustainable management

  The inquiry, announced late last year, comes in response to a complaint filed by the environmental law firm Ecojustice on behalf of eight environmental groups.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2023
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• Canfor ‘restructuring’ operations in B.C.

  Canfor is "restructuring" its operations in B.C., permanently closing one sawmill and shuttering another for an extended period amid plans to build a new manufacturing facility.

  Economy

  Jan 25, 2023
• Canadian government masking carbon emissions from forestry: report

  An analysis suggests Canada is using questionable methods to dramatically underestimate greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry industry.

  Environment

  Oct 18, 2022
• N.B. maple syrup group asks for more Crown land amid increased demand

  The New Brunswick Maple Syrup Association is asking for an additional 12,000 hectares to help keep up with the demand for the maple syrup produced here.

  Consumer

  Feb 2, 2022
• B.C. promises to double the amount of forest tenures for First Nations

  The B.C. government is overhauling the province's forest sector with a focus on getting First Nations more access to forest tenures.

  Economy

  Jun 1, 2021
• COVID-19 and Northern Pulp closure a ‘perfect storm’ for province’s forestry sector

  The pandemic has intensified a crisis the industry was already going through in the Maritimes after the closure of the Northern Pulp mill.

  Health

  Mar 28, 2020
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• Province adds millions more to forestry transition fund, while forest workers want their cut

  The Nova Scotia forestry transition team has spent $13.5 million on initiatives to help forest workers affected by the shutdown of Northern Pulp paper mill in Pictou County.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2020
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• Northern Pulp examining ‘hot idle’, says Nova Scotia forestry transition team member

  "They will shut down at the end of January, and they would like to put it on hot idle," said Robin Wilber, president of the Elmsdale Lumber Company.

  Environment

  Jan 6, 2020