by Working Forest | May 27, 2016 | Articles
The search for ways to build greener, more sustainable buildings has sparked a brand new skyscraper race, but these contestants aren’t made of concrete and steel. Coming first in the global green race is the Brock Commons, Phase 1, in Vancouver, Canada, which is one...
by Working Forest | May 27, 2016 | Articles
Ontario’s lush northern forests could be the next feast for an invasive insect following the path created by the warming climate. A native species in British Columbia, the voracious mountain pine beetle is poised to move into Ontario’s vast boreal forest where...
by Working Forest | May 27, 2016 | Articles
Forest fire fighters in Northern Ontario are engaged in a pitched battle with two big fires burning out of control near Hearst, the largest of which is estimated to be 2,574 hectares in size. By mid-afternoon on May 26, there was one new fire burning in the region,...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2016 | Articles
Shares in Richmond-based Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT) jumped more than 700% Tuesday after the company announced that Indian papermaker Kejriwal Group International is interested in acquiring it. The Mumbai, India-based company has committed to paying $6 a share for...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2016 | Articles
A Nanaimo-based timber company has been ordered to pay a penalty of $135,000 after spilling roughly 3.75 million litres of untreated wastewater into the Northumberland Channel during a power failure. On June 26, 2013, Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd. — under the trade...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2016 | Articles
There are no fire restrictions in the North Bay area, but that doesn’t mean people should be complacent, says a spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. “You’ve got to keep in mind, we are still under spring conditions, and that can be extremely...
