by Working Forest | Apr 11, 2016 | Archives
Alberta’s $4-billion forest products sector enjoyed solid growth in 2015, offering a bit of relief to struggling resource towns that have been slammed by the downturn in the oilpatch. The Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA), which represents most of the...
by Working Forest | Apr 11, 2016 | Archives
New rules around biomass production in Nova Scotia will reduce the number of trees being cut down in the province for a plant in Port Hawkesbury. When it opened in 2013, the plant was billed as a renewable energy facility that would help the province meet clean energy...
by Working Forest | Apr 11, 2016 | Archives
The Ministry of Natural Resource’s 2016 Forest Fire program officially launched on April 1 and preparations for the upcoming season are now underway at the Northwest Region Fire Management Centre in Dryden. Fire information officer Jonathan Scott confirmed fire crew...
by Working Forest | Apr 11, 2016 | Archives
Canadian truck drivers can start throwing away their pens and pencils over the next few months. Traditional paper logs used to track hours will be phased out in favour of electronic logging devices (ELDs). A Canadian Press report in February said that Transport Canada...
by Working Forest | Apr 11, 2016 | Archives
A forest certification advisory committee working with the Algonquin Forestry Authority on sustainable forest management within Algonquin Provincial Park in south-central Ontario, has been recognized with the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)...
by Working Forest | Apr 8, 2016 | Archives
The West Fraser Timber Co.’s pulp mill in central Alberta has begun making more than just wood pulp for paper. The forest products company has completed work on Canada’s first commercial-scale lignin recovery plant, which is designed to extract a natural wood...
