Forestry

Fifteen Years Of Change

Alberta Venture publisher Ruth Kelly offers a perspective on how business has changed in the past 15 years and what it must do to prepare for the next 15 >

Alberta’s forestry industry realities – Sell, sell, sell

As U.S. lumber demand dwindles, independent lumber manufacturers are forced to develop new products – and new markets >

Lessons learned from the mountain pine beetle epidemic

Everything you need to know about what government and industry are doing with the opportunities presented by the mountain pine beetle >

Why the mountain pine beetle epidemic was our own fault

And how we can learn from our mistakes >

Mountain pine beetle makes forest management a priority for Alberta’s forestry industry

With Alberta's pine trees at risk, the forestry industry alters harvesting plans and invests in mills to avert disaster >

Have Alberta’s sawmills gone from depending on the American market to depending on the Chinese market?

Are Alberta's forest product producers too tied to China >

The Smart Investor: Forestry Rebound on Horizon

According to Fabrice Taylor, all signs point to an upswing in the lumber business >

Alberta Forestry Mills Looking To Thrive, Not Merely Survive

Cyclical market points to recovery, and industry hopes it’s sooner rather than later >

From Logs to Lumber: The Secondary Manufacturing Process of Palliser Lumber Sales

To be successful as a secondary manufacturer in the forest industry, a company needs land, access to lumber, equipment and maintenance, skilled workers, loyal customers, reliable infrastructure and a clear vision for the business >

Sunrise Industry | Alberta’s Forest Industry Strives To Become a Bio-Economy

Left for dead by many investors, Canada’s forest industry has one great, green hope for the future – as the source of feedstock for an emerging “bio-economy" >