Tag Archives: forestry
Canadian producers cheer, U.S. denounces WTO decision on softwood lumber
WASHINGTON — Canadian lumber producers cheered the latest decision Monday from the World Trade Organization on Canada's long-standing dispute with its largest trading partner over exports of softwood lumber — a finding the United States quickly de...
B.C. tabs Thompson Rivers University to study wildfire prediction, responses
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A university located in the heart of one of British Columbia's most volatile forest fire regions will lead new research in wildfire prediction, prevention and response. Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops was chosen for the res...
Canada gives $5 million for new wildlife research network
OTTAWA — The federal government is investing $5 million to create a national wildfire research network, two years after the Canadian Forest Service warned that Canada's expertise and research on forest fires was not keeping up with the dramatic shifts
China’s state-owned BC logging company cheats Canadian exporter out of millions, fails to pay workers — Lawsuit
By Amy Chen, with reports from Duncan Anderson A Canadian forestry product exporter is suing one of China’s State-owned logging companies operating in British Columbia for allegedly supplying “80% rotten logs” and tricking the exporter into assuming the forestry company’s
Canada’s forest industry can be renewed by linking it to existing mega industry in the country
By Professor Mohini Mohan Sain, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto Canada’s forest is one of its largest resources. We have about 10% of the world’s forests and we actually have 27% of the boreal forest. It