Forestry
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B.C. logging industry needs to do more to cut wildfire risk, report findsA new report from Forest Practices Board says the B.C.'s logging industry isn't doing enough to help cut the risk of wildfires and calls for an update of provincial regulations.FireJun 19
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Eby says softwood lumber a key focus of ‘productive meeting’ with CarneySteep American duties on Canadian softwood lumber were expected to be a focal point as British Columbia Premier David Eby met with Prime Minister Mark Carney.EconomyApr 7
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Trump’s tariff threat casts long shadow over Canadian forestryA wide shadow of uncertainty has been cast over Canada's forestry sector by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25-per-cent tariff on its lumber products.EconomyFeb 3
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B.C. extends protections for Fairy Creek watershedB.C. has approved a legal order to extend temporary protections to the Fairy Creek watershed even as it acknowledges RCMP are investigating reports of tree spiking.EnvironmentJan 29
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Forestry giant Canfor reports net loss of $350 millionCanfor Corp. says it had a net loss of $350.1 million in its last quarter as it took writedowns and impairment charges related to mill closures in a slumping lumber market.EconomyOct 26, 2024
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Canfor to shutter pair of B.C. mills, affecting 500 workersCanfor Corp. has announced it is shutting two northern B.C. sawmills in a move it says will affect about 500 workers, partly blaming "punitive" U.S. tariffs imposed last month.EconomySep 5, 2024
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‘Monumental cedars’: Old-growth clearcut next to iconic B.C. park raises concernsA conservationist is raising the alarm after finding ancient cedars clearcut just outside an iconic North Vancouver Island provincial park.EnvironmentJun 20, 2024
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Canfor to shutter B.C. sawmill, curtail Prince George pulp millCanfor has announced it is permanently closing its Polar sawmill in Bear Lake, B.C., shutting a production line at its Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George, and suspending its "planned reinvestment" in Houston, B.C.May 9, 2024
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Get a bird’s-eye view from one of Vancouver Island’s tallest treesA group of conservationists recently had the opportunity to scale a massive 71-metre (223 foot) tall Sitka Spruce discovered in the Carmanah Valley.EnvironmentMay 9, 2024
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New report claims whole logs used for B.C. wood pellet productionA new report from the says Japan has become a huge market for wood pellets from B.C. and claims many of those pellets are made from whole logs and not scrap wood.EnvironmentApr 24, 2024
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