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Industry News - January, 2011 - Page 4 of 6

  • Pine Beetle Epidemic Motivates Study On Potential Use Of Dead Timber

    An epidemic is spreading through the Fraser Experimental Forest west of Denver, Colorado. Pine beetles have long played an important role in the natural cycle of Rocky Mountain forests, but warming temperatures and drought conditions elevated the pest to epidemic proportions earlier this decade. The results have been devastating; estimates suggest up to 70 percent of pines within the forest's 23,000-acre expanse have been attacked by beetles, which starve the trees for water until they die. Researchers are stepping in with a Bandit Model 990XP 12-inch drum chipper, intent on turning the dry, potentially dangerous forest fire fuel into chips, all the while studying biomass potential and the economics involved in creating a value-added product from low-value wood.

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  • MADD Canada Joins Forces With Irving Oil In Unique Campaign To Help Keep Roads Safe

    Irving Oil is teaming up with MADD Canada as part of its Project Red Ribbon campaign. From December 16th 2010 to January 3rd 2011, Irving Oil’s fleet of trucks in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick featured MADD Canada’s symbolic red ribbon to remind us that road safety is everyone’s responsibility.

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  • The 850 Series – Delivering Increased Power And Torque To End Users

    The Perkins’ 850 Series range, is the latest and newest addition to the company’s Tier 4 Interim / Stage IIIB compliant engines.

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  • Thanks Go To Iisaak Forest Resources For Olympic Podium

    Who can forget the pride in our hearts as we watched Canadian athletes stand on the podiums and receive their medals at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games? Recently, Minister of Forests, Mines and Lands Pat Bell thanked Iisaak Forest Resources for donating the wood used to build the victory podiums at BC Place with a special shadowbox presentation.

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  • BC Hydro Helps Science World With Energy-Efficiency Upgrade

    Science World is getting an energy-efficiency upgrade that showcases innovation – and BC Hydro is pleased to be very much involved.

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    Jan 2, 2011 - 14 years ago

  • 2011 Economic Outlook – Why The Driver Shortage May Be The Trucking Industry’s Best Friend

    The driver shortage, which is expected to get much worse in the years ahead, could prove a vital aid in helping trucking companies improve their profitability and find a way to pay their drivers better, according to Rick Gaetz, head of Vitran. "As crass as it may sound, the driver shortage is your friend," Gaetz told OTA members gathered for the Lessons of the Recession session at the association's 84th annual convention, held in Toronto in November. "Somehow in 2005, things got so good we became consumed with increasing the driver pool, which has one single effect: to drive down price."

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