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Two of Canadas largest pulp and paper unions say Canfor employees have ratified a new collective agreement it hopes will set the pattern for 18 contracts in British Columbia and Alberta.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Two of Canadas largest pulp and paper unions say Canfor employees have ratifi...

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Two of Canada's largest pulp and paper unions say Canfor employees have ratified a new collective agreement it hopes will set the pattern for 18 contracts in British Columbia and Alberta.

As more old-growth trees topple and forest industry jobs plummet, an obscure government subsidy scheme fuels the collapse.

/PRNewswire/ - Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) ("Western" or the "Company") reported adjusted EBITDA of $66.3 million in the third quarter of 2021....

/PRNewswire/ - Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) ("Western" or the "Company") reported adjusted EBITDA of $66.3 million in the third quarter of 2021....

The Catalyst pulp and paper mill in Crofton, B.C., will be shut down for two weeks in November to ease supply-chain related congestion.

Western Announces First Quarter 2021 Results News provided by Share this article TSX: WEF VANCOUVER, BC, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) ("Western" or the "Company") reported adjusted EBITDA of $62.9 million in the first quarter of 2021. Western capitalized on strong North American markets and overcame logistics constraints to deliver record realized lumber pricing. Net income in the first quarter of 2021 was $53.8 million ($0.14 net income per diluted share...

Whole logs stacked high in wood pellet mill yards across British Columbia aren’t supposed to be the norm, but new research shows it may be more common than the industry says. The research also found that 12 per cent of logged material in the province is eventually broken down for the controversial biofuel. Operations — often dubbed as "green" or "sustainable" — are meant to use residuals from the logging industry to create dense pellets, which are then burned to create energy. Get top sto...

Wood pellet mill yard in Burns Lake, showing whole logs. (Stand.earth) VANCOUVER, B.C. – Whole logs stacked high in wood pellet mill yards across British Columbia aren’t supposed to be the norm, but new research shows it may be more common than the industry says. The research also found that 12 per cent of logged material in the province is eventually broken down for the controversial biofuel. Operations — often dubbed as “green” or “sustainable” — are me...