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Features:
Spotlight
 New Ontario Land Use
Program Delivers "Peace in the Woods"-
- Following the lengthy Lands for Life review process, the
Ontario government has finally delivered a land use policy program, which both the forest
industry and environmental groups seem happy with.
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- By Paul MacDonald
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Remanufacturing
- Beating the Asian Flu
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- Vancouver Island reman mill Paulcan Enterprises has
tackled the down – turn in Asian lumber markets in a different way — by
expanding their operations to include producing hardwood lumber.
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- By Paul MacDonald
Sawmilling
Prairie Partnership
- The new $22-million Wapawekka joint venture sawmill near
Prince Albert is part of the changing face of the forest industry in Saskatchewan.
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- By Tony Kryzanowski
Value Added
Waste Not
- Flakeboard Company of New Brunswick, which uses sawmill
residue as its basic raw material, is completing a $30-million expansion that will
position it as one of the largest producers of thin High Density Fibreboard in North
America.
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- By Harold Hatheway
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Trucking
- Extended Haul
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- A unique tire inflation system is extending the haul
season for Alberta contractor Jack Thomson.
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- By Tony Kryzanowski
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Small Sawmilling
Swiss Family Sawmilling
- Canadians are beginning to realize that landscaping adds
value to their property, so the arrival of their European-inspired wood landscaping
products is very timely.
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- By Tony Kryzanowski
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Markets
- Mexican Dissapointment
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- It’s been five years since Mexico joined the North
American Free Trade Agreement. For Canadian forest companies, sales to this huge market
remain disappointingly small.
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- By Reg Barclay
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Harvesting
- Logging By Design
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- An active pursuit of public input and aesthetic logging
practices wins points for Weyerhaeuser in Alberta.
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- By Tony Kryzanowski
Departments:
Tech Update
Kiln Controls
Tech Update Editor: Mel-Lynda Andersen
Supplier Newsline
Marketplace
Column
- Cark’s No - Show a Snub
to the Industry
- By Jim Sterling
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