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Canada's crude oil train transportation boom derailing
May 21, 2013 - Forest products companies facing 'acute' lack of rail service, says national forestry organization Full Article
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Global lumber industry heads into supply 'storm'
May 14, 2013 - Timber supply crunch could create windfall as prices rise, but will also cause volatility Full Article
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Forestry firms must get ready for global lumber
May 10, 2013 - A forestry analyst is warning that companies who can't adjust quickly to take advantage of surging lumber... Full Article
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Global lumber industry heads into supply 'storm'
May 14, 2013 -
Timber supply crunch could create windfall as prices rise, but will also cause volatility
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Forestry firms must get ready for global lumber supercycle – or miss the boat: PwC
May 10, 2013 -
A forestry analyst is warning that companies who can't adjust quickly to take advantage of surging lumber markets are going to miss out on a huge...
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Catalyst reduces loss to $9.8 million in Q1
May 08, 2013 -
Catalyst Paper reported a net loss of $9.8 million in the first quarter of 2013, an improved result compared with the $35.2 million loss the...
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Competitive pulp market prompts partial mill shutdown
May 07, 2013 -
More than 100 workers lose their jobs as Domtar closes off a production line in Kamloops
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Canfor reports $61.9 million net income in Q1 2013
May 02, 2013 -
Canfor Corp. (TSX:CFP) released its quarterly results yesterday and cites increasing U.S. housing activity as a reason for an improved bottom line ...
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West Fraser reports gains in lumber, losses in pulp for Q1
Apr 26, 2013 -
West Fraser Timber reported first quarter earnings yesterday of $67 million, up from its $20 million result in 2012’s fourth quarter....
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Forestry companies’ profits took a hit in Q4
Apr 24, 2013 -
As the forestry sector slowly crawled out of the red and into the black in 2012, B.C. companies fared better than their counterparts in Eastern...
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B.C. forestry sector split on NDP platform
Apr 23, 2013 -
Interior and coastal industry groups debate potential impact of party’s five-point plan
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Embattled Catalyst Paper loses CEO Kevin Clarke
Apr 22, 2013 -
The CEO who steered Richmond-based Catalyst Paper through the toughest three years in its history is stepping down....
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Forest conservation group withdraws from Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement
Apr 17, 2013 -
Forest conservation group Canopy is withdrawing from the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), the group announced this morning....
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NDP announces five-point forestry plan
Apr 16, 2013 -
The BC NDP party has developed a five-point plan to help keep the province's forestry industry competitive, leader Adrian Dix announced yesterday...
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Wood waste energy helping drive forestry revenue
Apr 16, 2013 -
Companies expand capacity as bioenergy becomes a key bottom-line forest product
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Owners of destroyed Prince George mill forge ahead with rebuild
Apr 09, 2013 -
Possible legal penalties in wake of Lakeland sawmill disaster creating uncertainty for Lakeland Mills' owners and employees one year after deadly...
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Victoria spends $8.4m to help identify new markets for wood products
Apr 08, 2013 -
The B.C. government plans to spend $8.4 million to help identify global markets for wood products, and will work with the forest industry to find...
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Industry recovery revives key B.C. forestry event
Apr 02, 2013 -
Organizer says enthusiasm has returned to province’s hard-hit resource sector
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Interior mills outside beetle zone draw investment
Mar 26, 2013 -
Companies hunting for wood are finding it in the north and southeast of the province
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Exploded Lakeland Mills sawmill to be rebuilt
Mar 20, 2013 -
Lakeland Mills sawmill in Prince George will be rebuilt, the owner of the mill announced today.
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Forestry ministry U-turn irks Burns Lake owners
Mar 19, 2013 -
Hampton Affiliates still committed to rebuilding Burns Lake sawmill, but the Portland-based company is 'disappointed' by the deferral of the...
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Government puts brakes on key forest tenure reform
Mar 13, 2013 -
The B.C. government is having second thoughts about area-based tenures – a move that could have implications for plans to rebuild a sawmill...
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Fortress Paper stock spikes on $213m mill sale
Mar 13, 2013 -
Vancouver-based Fortress Paper Ltd.’s stock price shot up more than 22% this morning, following the company’s announcement of a deal...
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Canadian forestry CEOs predict 'bumpy' 2013
Mar 12, 2013 -
Canada's forestry sector CEOs say the coming year will be "bumpy," but expect business to improve in the next three years thereafter, according to ...
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Despite market volatility, B.C. lumber still big in Japan
Mar 12, 2013 -
Province's wood producers find innovation pays dividends in quality-conscious country
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Wood wants bigger bite of global construction market
Mar 12, 2013 -
Canadian producers need to move quickly to take advantage of wood building boom
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Attracting fresh talent a hard sell for forestry sector
Mar 05, 2013 -
To take advantage of market upswing, B.C. forest companies need to attract young workers
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Bill will promote forest investment: industry group
Mar 05, 2013 -
As opposition to legislation grows, companies make the case for tree farm licences
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B.C. mills ahead of game to meet increasing U.S. lumber demand
Mar 04, 2013 -
B.C.’s forestry industry has a head start over other regions to make the most of rising lumber prices, say industry experts....
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Tembec looks for buyer for B.C. pulp mill
Feb 01, 2013 -
Tembec Inc. (TSX:TMB) is planning to sell its Skookumchuck pulp mill as part of a move to cut losses.
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Policy tinkering will send more logs overseas: NDP
Jan 29, 2013 -
New rules fail to protect sawmill jobs, says NDP critic – but loggers welcome changes
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Interfor acquires three U.S. sawmills for $80m
Jan 23, 2013 -
Vancouver-based International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) (TSX:IFP.A) has announced an $80 million deal to acquire three sawmills in the...
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Canfor to invest $40 million in Mackenzie sawmill
Jan 21, 2013 -
Vancouver-based Canfor Corp. (TSX:CFP) has announced that it will invest approximately $40 million in capital improvement projects to increase...
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B.C. launches $5m fund to compensate unpaid forestry contractors
Jan 21, 2013 -
Premier Christy Clark announced January 18 that she has created a new $5 million fund to provide financial protection for forestry contractors....
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BCSA releases recommendations on sawmill fire safety
Jan 16, 2013 -
Just days before the January 20 anniversary of last year’s fatal Burns Lake mill explosion and fire, the BC Safety Authority (BCSA) today...
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Workers at Slocan sawmill accept reduced payout
Jan 15, 2013 -
Unionized workers at the idled Springer Creek Forest Products sawmill in Slocan have agreed to a settlement in lieu of severance in the hope the...
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Catalyst Paper: Beaten to a pulp but still standing
Jan 15, 2013 -
Richmond company turns page on new chapter as it emerges from creditor protection
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Catalyst Paper receives TSX listing approval
Jan 04, 2013 -
Richmond’s Catalyst Paper Corp. (formerly TSX:CTL, now TSX:CYT) announced this morning that it has received final approval for listing its...
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Burns Lake sawmill will be rebuilt despite legal case: owners
Dec 05, 2012 -
The sawmill in Burns Lake that exploded in January, killing two workers, will be rebuilt – despite a legal case hanging over the head of the ...
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Mill fire scars deepen as owners brace for charges
Dec 04, 2012 -
Possible legal troubles raise questions over plans to rebuild Burns Lake mill
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Family sawmill in Merritt to close; 50 jobs to be lost
Dec 04, 2012 -
Ardew Wood Products owners blame tight supply of good quality timber for closure
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Owners of exploded Burns Lake and Prince George mills could face prosecution
Nov 29, 2012 -
Owners and employees of sawmills that killed workers in explosions in Burns Lake and Prince George could be facing heavy fines or even jail terms...
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Northern B.C.'s Terrace sawmill reopens after a five-year hiatus
Nov 27, 2012 -
Connections in China give new owners of old West Fraser mill a marketplace edge in a risky business
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B.C. forest industry hit with shortage of tree planters
Nov 20, 2012 -
Increased global lumber demand and fallout from pine-beetle crisis creating silviculture job boom, but decades-old pay rates turning off labourers
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Supercycle for global lumber prices predicted
Nov 13, 2012 -
More B.C. mills predicted to close, but survivors poised to profit from new era of prosperity
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China rumoured to be seeking Vancouver Island timber investments
Nov 08, 2012 -
Forestry analysts say the Chinese government is likely negotiating to buy timber investments on Vancouver Island.
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Ainsworth Lumber announces $175m share offering
Nov 05, 2012 -
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (TSX: ANS) Friday announced plans to raise $176 million through a common share offering as part of a previously...
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Idled sawmill in Cranbrook goes up in flames
Nov 02, 2012 -
Another sawmill has gone up in flames – but this time no one was injured, as the mill had been idle for some time....
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West Fraser Timber earnings up 76% year-over-year
Oct 30, 2012 -
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSX:WFT) announced its third-quarter results Monday, revealing a 76% increase in earnings year-to-date compared with...
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B.C. timber plan unsustainable, says Cariboo MLA
Oct 30, 2012 -
Simpson calls it short-sighted, but forestry council supports Victoria's action plan
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Government urges collaboration among small wood lot licensees
Oct 22, 2012 -
Smaller may not be better after all, at least not in forestry. That appears to be the message the B.C. government is sending with a new plan to...
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Forestry sector takes chemistree 101
Oct 16, 2012 -
Burnaby biorefinery says tree compounds could replace plastics and other oil products
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B.C. government commits to timber supply plan
Oct 10, 2012 -
Responding to a report calling for better use of B.C.'s "marginal forests," B.C.'s government has committed to 11 new actions to increase......
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Idled Radium Hotsprings sawmill to reopen
Oct 05, 2012 -
There are more signs of recovery in B.C.’s forestry industry, as a sawmill in Radium Hotsprings that has been closed since spring 2009 is...
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Forest product industry applauds “extraordinary” federal policy
Sep 24, 2012 -
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is applauding the federal government for the "unprecedented success" of its $1 billion Pulp and...
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Burns Lake sawmill to be rebuilt
Sep 17, 2012 -
The Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake, which went up in flames in January, will be rebuilt, says the Portland-based owner, Hampton...
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Fire destroys Maple Ridge cedar mill
Aug 27, 2012 -
A fire that broke out just after midnight Sunday has destroyed a Maple Ridge cedar mill, owned by Waldun Forest Products....
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Exploded Prince George mill closes – possibly for good
Aug 22, 2012 -
The Lakeland Mills planer in Prince George, site of a fatal explosion in April, closed down indefinitely yesterday, leaving workers out of a job...
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U.S. homebuilding turnaround spurs Interior log prices
Aug 21, 2012 -
Spruce, pine and fir log prices in the B.C. Interior bucked the global trend of falling prices by rising about 10% compared with a year ago, Hakan ...
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Sawdust from green wood just as explosive as beetle kill: WorkSafeBC
Aug 17, 2012 -
Dust from green wood can be just as explosive as sawdust from beetle kill timber, says WorkSafeBC.
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Catalyst to sell Elk Falls site for $8.6m
Aug 17, 2012 -
Richmond-based Catalyst Paper (TSX:CTL) has announced an agreement to sell its Elk Falls site in Campbell River to Pacifica Deep Sea Terminals Inc....
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Province boosts reforestation in Burns Lake area
Aug 16, 2012 -
The hard-hit Burns Lake forestry region is getting some help from the provincial government in the form of an investment in reforestation and...
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Tackle timber loss with “marginal” forests: report
Aug 16, 2012 -
B.C. should harvest "marginally economic forest types" as part of its strategy to boost the province’s pine beetle-ravaged timber supply,...
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Creditor protection bolsters Catalyst’s Q2 results
Aug 02, 2012 -
Catalyst Paper recorded a net loss of $11.7 million in the second quarter of 2012, an improvement over the $25.6 million loss the previous quarter....
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Catalyst to shutter Snowflake recycle mill
Jul 31, 2012 -
Richmond-based Catalyst Paper today announced the permanent closure of its Snowflake recycle mill in northeastern Arizona and its subsidiary, the...
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Canfor back in the black
Jul 30, 2012 -
After two quarters of bleeding red ink, Canfor Corp. (TSX:CFP) is back in the black, thanks to a recovering U.S. housing market and subsequent...
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