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While Ontario’s forest industry has fared well through the pandemic, underlying issues need to be addressed in order to create a sustained economic recovery. Speakers at OFIA’s annual conference touched upon a few of those challenges. Here are some of the key takeaways.
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Stéphane Roux, Sébastien Dufour and Frédéric Bonneau, co-owners of Groupe Val, have found opportunities by teaming up with other forestry entreprenuers. They work with seven forestry teams and two subsidiaries. CFI shares an inside look at their operations.
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The schools are part of a Vancouver School Board pilot project for future mass timber schools. Using mass timber will help the buildings have a greater resistance against earthquakes.
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The PDI kiln heating system utilizes PDI’s proprietary waste wood burner and air-to-air heat exchangers to provide ash-free heat for up to two kilns at a time. PDI’s economical waste wood burner is capable providing a steady, stable source of heat while burning a variety of waste fuels with varying moisture content. A heat exchanger allows the combustion heat to be transferred to the inside of the kiln without exposing the final product to any ash or disrupting the airflow balance inside the kiln. PDI’s kiln heating system includes its own control system and supports full integration with kiln controls.
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On Mar. 9, the inaugural Women in Forestry Summit drew hundreds of people together online to hear industry thought leaders discuss gender equity in the forest products sector.
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Despite having “retired” in 2005, Frank Dottori has continued pursuing opportunities in the industry, most recently as the CEO of White River Forest Products (WRFP) and WRC Timber. Since taking over, Dottori has been leading the charge to upgrade the WRFP mill.
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We’re excited to confirm these government and industry leaders as speakers and moderators at the COFI 2021 Virtual Convention:
Kirsten Hillman, Ambassador of Canada to the United States
Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
Ray Ferris, President and CEO, West Fraser
Don Kayne, President and CEO, Canfor Corporation
Jeff Zweig, President and CEO, Mosaic Forest Management
Bridgitte Anderson, President and CEO, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
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“The national trend in housing starts declined in February, but remained elevated,” said Bob Dugan, CMHC’s chief economist. “Single-detached SAAR starts declined in February following strong growth in January, particularly in Montreal.”
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This new sensor takes live degree measurements while the log is rotating. R-TRAC is a fully autonomous system that is independent of the log optimizer geometric model.
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The two communities will manage the Speĺkúmtn Community Forest, which will have an allowable annual cut of 11,000 cubic metres.
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