by Jim Stirling | Sep 30, 2026 | 2026, August/September/October 2026, Forest Management, Forestnet Magazine, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal
British Columbia’s spectrum of enticing landscapes has long drawn those with a pioneering spirit. Both the driven and the dreamers, those seeking something and those trying to escape something else, have discovered the province’s diversity and opportunity to be an...
by Tony Kryzanowski | Sep 30, 2026 | 2026, August/September/October 2026, Forestnet Magazine, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, New Technology, Research & Innovation, Sawmill
An Alberta company has completed the construction of an $80 million state-of-the-art glulam manufacturing plant north of Edmonton, using Canadian dimension lumber, lamstock, to create products that the company says will compete directly with European manufacturers in...
by George Fullerton | Sep 30, 2026 | 2026, August/September/October 2026, Forestnet Magazine, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, Sawmill
Over its 40-year history, Junction Lumber Products has continued to expand its mill facilities, including its lumber breakdown systems and its lumber product lines. Situated at Gloucester Junction, west of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Junction Lumber maintains year-round...
by George Fullerton | Sep 30, 2026 | 2026, August/September/October 2026, Forestnet Magazine, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, Harvesting, New Technology, Supplier Newsline
New Brunswick logger Colin Maclean had an idea to develop a hot saw excavator attachment for mechanized pre-commercial thinning—and it became a family affair. Colin joined forces with his cousin, Rodney Maclean, and they formed Forged Timber and have developed a hot...
by George Fullerton | Sep 30, 2026 | 2026, August/September/October 2026, Biomass, Forest Management, Forestnet Magazine, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, New Technology
Getting the tool kit right is a critical element to a successful contracting business. Axcor Renewable Energy Inc., based in Buctouche, New Brunswick, provides biomass grinding, as well as chipping, to supply wood pellet producers, delivering to customers in New...
by Jim Stirling | Sep 30, 2026 | 2026, August/September/October 2026, Forestnet Magazine, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, The Last Word
The constantly changing forest and trade policies happening right now in the United States are causing much expense and frustration for the B.C. forest sector. Consequently, a sudden infusion of common sense from south of the border raises eyebrows. And possibilities...
