Published by the Forest Industry Network By Staff The Canadian Press LYTTON, B.C. – British Columbia’s Wildfire Service says an out-of-control blaze in the Fraser Canyon has grown further, burning 350 hectares (3.5 square kilometres) of bush south of Lytton, B.C. The service says the George Road wildfire is scattered across steep and rocky terrain, creating “different […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network By Robert Dalheim Lumber prices have fallen below $1,000 per thousand board feet for the first time since March. Prices have now dropped 40 percent since May’s record high. Prices peaked on May 10 at a little over $1,700 per thousand board feet. Prices are still way up historically – around […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network The company looks at Skeena Industrial Park to set up a sawmill manufacturing unit By / Binny Paul The Langley-based forestry company San Group says it wants to expand its northwest presence, just weeks after announcing it is spending $100 million in Port Alberni. In a visit to Terrace […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network By / James McCarten, The Canadian Press WASHINGTON — Canada’s international trade minister says she got no warning from her American counterpart before the United States proposed doubling its duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Mary Ng told a House of Commons committee hearing that U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai did […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network By Carey L. Biron HALIFAX, North Carolina, June 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A s a young man, James Baker left his hometown in North Carolina and forgot about the small farm and patch of woodland he and his seven brothers would later inherit. “After high school and college, […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network By: Tyler Orton The provincial government is promising to boost Indigenous engagement in forestry as it sets out on the largest series of policy updates for the sector since the early 2000s. Victoria’s plans would see it double the amount of replaceable forest tenure held by Indigenous nations from the […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network By / Reinhard Becker Supply bottlenecks with timber, steel and insulating material are causing construction stoppages in Germany and threatening to slow the country’s recovery from the coronavirus slump, building associations said on Friday. The German economy, Europe’s largest, shrank more than expected in the first quarter due to […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network By Emily Cureton (OPB) The United States Forest Service is seeking a major budget increase this year. President Joe Biden’s preliminary budget blueprint includes a $1.7 billion increase for the federal agency managing public lands, around 35% above what it got last year, according to a spokesperson for Democratic U.S. Senator […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network [Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence is pleased to announce the first barge has been successfully loaded with chips produced by Atli Chip Limited Partnership which is a new First Nations partnership for the Company (see photo above). The Atli Chip Limited Partnership, situated in Beaver Cove, is majority owned […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network By / John Bleasby Mass Timber Construction (MTC) is touted as construction’s wonder material. It’s sustainable, renewable, light and easy to assemble, and attractive, say its promoters. Life Cycle Analyses (LCA) investigating GHG emissions appear to overwhelmingly favour wood over concrete and steel. Even the recent doubling of wood […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network Almost 840 B.C. Interior forest workers have gained early retirement in the 18 months since a bridging program was put into play, the provincial government said recently. By: Mark Nielsen Almost 840 B.C. Interior forest workers have gained early retirement in the 18 months since a bridging program was put […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network With a changing climate, fires in far northern forests that smolder throughout winter and erupt again in spring could become more common, a new study suggests. By / John Schwartz Zombie forest fires are on the rise. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, fires in far […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network The allowance for taller podium construction maximizes the use of space, while also reducing overall construction costs, explains Joe Alcock of McMillan Pazdan Smith. By Joe Alcock In the U.S., 12 states and two territories have adopted the 2018 International Building Code update, which allows for more flexible podium […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network By / Thomas Franck Lumber futures gyrated in wild trading on Wednesday as traders struggled to determine if a recent pullback in wood prices had removed enough froth from the market. Lumber futures for July delivery at first fell 5% to $1,201 per thousand board feet Wednesday morning, only to […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network DCN-JOC News Services KELOWNA, B.C. — The first-ever mass timber aircraft hanger has been announced for the Kelowna International Airport. Federal officials announced they would be contributing $800,000 to KF Aerospace to build a multi-use airport hangar. The two-storey structure will be the first of its kind in Canada, […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network by Peter Aleshire, consulting publications editor The National Weather Service issued a “critical fire weather” warning for the end of this week across much of Arizona. The forecast calls for 10% to 15% humidity, 40 mph winds and extremely low fuel moisture. The critical conditions hit the desert areas […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network By Marcello Cuadra LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – Here in Louisiana, the forestry industry is a billion-dollar operation. In fact, forestry is the number one agricultural industry in the state, and like everything else, it was hit hard by the hurricanes. “Calcasieu had the highest forestry acreage damage of a […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network Paul Palmeter · CBC News Forestry protestors who were arrested in December are claiming victory this week after a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge’s decision, but the company involved in the matter says the judge made the right call. Justice Kevin Coady granted an injunction barring further blockades at two logging […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network Thomson Reuters Gunmen in northwest Nigeria kidnapped around 30 students overnight from a forestry college near a military academy, three students said on Friday, in the fourth mass school abduction since December. The Federal College of Forestry Mechanization sits on the outskirts of Kaduna city, capital of Kaduna state, in a […]
Published by the Forest Industry Network Marcy Nicholson, Bloomberg News North American lumber prices will extend gains this year as homebuilding and renovations cause demand for wood to outstrip production, according to Forest Economic Advisors LLC. “Production is going to have a hard time keeping up with demand growth as the world economy bounces back from […]