by Working Forest | Jun 9, 2016 | Archives
Two logging contractors working in the area near Hudson Bay, Sask., have been fined a total of $19,600 after pleading guilty to several charges under the Clean Air Act. Lutz Logging Inc. pleaded guilty to two counts of burning industrial waste and received $14,000 in...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Working Forest | Jun 9, 2016 | Archives
Scientists are putting Alberta at the head of the herd among provinces with a strategy to preserve threatened caribou that includes sectioning off forest to protect calving cows. While the plan for a $40-million restoration of industry-damaged habitat and huge new...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Working Forest | Jun 9, 2016 | Archives
Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT) today announced that it has been named for the 10th consecutive year as one of the Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada by Corporate Knights Magazine, which reports on corporate sustainability and transparency. “We are proud to be...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Working Forest | Jun 9, 2016 | Archives
There is  great potential  for new  wood fibre  products  and  growing markets  in non-traditional  product areas says  Derek Nighbor,  CEO of the  Forest Products Association of Canada and  the potential can be realized  with some  support from the  senior levels of...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Working Forest | Jun 9, 2016 | Archives
With the popularity of beards and plaid shirts these days, one might feel as if they already have lots of exposure to lumberjack culture, or at least these stereotypes. Actual lumberjacks in North America have a long and hearty history spanning from the 1800s up to...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Working Forest | Jun 9, 2016 | Archives
There will be a new chainsaw champ this year in Chetwynd. Chris Foltz, the Oregon-based carver who has been crowned the chainsaw sculpture king in Chetwynd for the past two years running, will be notably absent from this year’s event due to work obligations, leaving...