Prince George, B. C. - According to the report of the Special committee on timber supply in the province of BC, released today, this province faces a 20% drop of supply in the next 10-15 years. Since the mountain pine beetle (MPB) ...
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Raw log exports keep B. C. Taxpayers working. Del Horn forgets to remember that B. C. Is not the only place in the world to buy lumber from. If he wants raw log exports to stop and the logs made into lumber here in B. C., he must decide on ...
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Larson Electronics Magnalight has introduced a new explosion proof LED light fixture for wet and corrosive environments. The HALP- 48-2L-LED is suitable for petrochemical and marine applications that require Class 1 Division 2 lighting ...
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Larson Electronics'Magnalight has launched a low-cost LED explosion proof LED light fixture that is ideal for use in wet and corrosive locations. Class 1 Division 2 Fluorescent LED Light for Corrosion Resistant ...
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Even as Canada declares victory in a major softwood lumber dispute with the United States, the organization representing British Columbia’s forest industry doesn’t expect the persistent American lumber lobby to reduce its ...
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Modern practices used in today's coastal B. C. Forestry sector have evolved substantially throughout the years. Nevertheless, old stereotypes die hard, and one of the biggest misconceptions is that our forest industry is dirty, dangerous ...
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Does the export of raw logs to China hurt or help British Columbia's economy? NDP leader Adrian Dix is rallying for export tariffs on logs, which would put a hard stop on the export of raw logs from B. C. That are being shipped and ...
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British Columbia's independent forest practices watchdog says future timber supplies in the province are at stake and the Liberal government needs to get moving on management plans for pine beetle and fire damaged forests. A Forest ...
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Rig-A-Lite is pleased to announce our MAR2 LED Series lighting fixture. This addition to our hazardous and severe environment product offering offers a copper free extruded aluminum housing suitable for use in offshore rigs, land drilling ...
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Led by British Columbia, Canada emerged as the largest exporter of lumber in the world to China in 2011, surpassing Russia as the Middle Kingdom's No. 1 source for lumber. "We are king of the hill, " Gerry Van Leeuwen, of the Vancouver ...
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RWTH Aachen University and Aixtron SE in Germany have developed a new technique to create aluminium oxide insulated gates for nitride semiconductor transistors[Herwig Hahn et al,Semicond.Sci.Technol.,vol27,p062001,2012].The method consists ...
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VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. (TSX: CFP) said Thursday it will spend $40 million on capital improvement projects at its sawmills in B. C. 's Kootenay region. The company plans to spend $38.5 million on a new planer, a biomass energy system and ...
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A new generation of highrise commercial and institutional wood buildings are planned for B. C. In the next couple of years. The buildings will feature engineered wood products, such as cross laminated timber (CLT), laminated veneer lumber ...
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Prince George, B. C. - Exports of wood pellets from North America reached a record high of over two million tons in 2011 according to the latest edition of North American Wood fibre review. The report says that while Canada has long been ...
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B. C. Is moving ahead with plans to build what is expected to be the tallest wood building in North America and possibly the world, Jobs Minister Pat Bell said Wednesday. The proposed 10-storey Wood Innovation and Design Centre in Prince ...
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