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UNBC's Wood Innovation Research Lab achieves prestigious certification for energy efficiency

Building an ultra-energy efficient industrial-style building in a northern climate is no easy task, but the Wood Innovation Research Laboratory (WIRL) stands as proof it can be done.


New Forest Practices Board chair appointed

Kevin Kriese has been appointed chair of the Forest Practices Board.


Ontario First Nations sign agreement to supply lumber to Nakina sawmill

A partnership between three Ontario First Nations reached an agreement to re-open Nakina sawmill, which had been shut down for a decade.
 
 
Featured News 
 

David Suzuki and Ontario Nature lobbyists have blurred the line between opinion and science

“We are asking governments and the public to reject the campaign rhetoric from anti-forestry lobbyists as science,” the Ontario Forest Industry Association’s Ian Dunn writes. » Read more...
 

Conifex acquires southern US sawmills

Conifex Timber Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Suwannee sawmill in Cross City, Fla., and the Caddo River sawmill in Glenwood, Ark. » Read more...
 
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Lumber market running hot

The recent run on lumber prices has put big smiles on the faces of sawmill operators and lumber traders. » Read more...

Audit of woodlots in Burns Lake area finds numerous issues

An audit of forestry activities on seven woodlots, in the Nadina Natural Resource District, has found all seven had some type of non-compliance with the Forest and Range Practices Act and/or the Wildfire Act, according to the audit reports. » Read more...
 
 
Events 
 

2018 Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo

September 6-8, 2018
Location: Oshkosh, Wisc.
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Canadian Institute of Forestry AGM & Conference

September 17-21, 2018
Location: Grande Prairie, Alta.
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International Woodfiber Resource & Trade Conference

September 17-19, 2018
Location: Durban, South Africa
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Wood Pellet Association of Canada 2018 AGM & Conference

September 18-19, 2018
Location: Vancouver, B.C.
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National Forest Week

September 23-29, 2018
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