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Madisons Lumber Report

N.S. says Northern Pulp misrepresented its financial position, mill says otherwise

The Nova Scotian government claims that in 2018, when Northern Pulp was seeking loan payment deferrals from the province, it had managed to shore up $59.9 million to pay Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corporation. Northern Pulp says the province was aware of the payments and they did not violate the terms of the loans.


Automated harvesting with robots in the forest

FPInnovations is moving full speed ahead with its automated-harvesting project to usher in a new era of forestry machinery with an eye to one day operating fully autonomous machines.


B.C. court approves sale of C&C Wood Products and Westside Logging

Quesnel Investment Corporation made the offer to purchase and operate C&C Wood Products’ specialty mill and Westside Logging earlier this month.
 
 
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ARM team

Future-forward forestry: ARM builds capacity for long-term land management

CFI gives readers an inside look at Esk’etemc First Nation-owned Alkali Resource Management (ARM)’s land management practices, biomass harvesting operations and more. » Listen now...
 
Pat Weiler

A growth opportunity: Weiler Forestry looks to expand its operations in Canada

In September last year, a new major player entered the forest industry: Weiler Forestry. Headquartered in Lagrange, Ga., the company recently purchased Caterpillar’s purpose-built forestry business. » Read more...
 
 
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N.S. accepting applications for $50M Forestry Innovation Transition Trust

The trust can be accessed by companies, organizations or post-secondary institutions working and researching in the forestry and biological resources sectors. » Read more...

Weyerhaeuser reports Q2 2020 losses

Weyerhaeuser reported second quarter net earnings of $72 million compared to net earnings of $128 million for the same period last year. However, adjusted EBITDA was $386 million in Q2 2020 compared with $343 million for Q2 2019. » Read more...

Resolute reports $6M net income in Q2 2020

Despite the low income reported in Q2, “we expect to continue to gain momentum in the coming quarters,” said president and CEO Yves Laflamme. “The lumber market lately has been a bright spot against what were pessimistic expectations in April.” » Read more...