Paul Andre, CRSP, has taken the helm at Workplace Safety North, as acting president and CEO. Andre has served as vice-president of prevention services at WSN since 2010. The former CEO and field services manager of the Pulp and Paper Health and Safety Association has more than 25 years’ experience in Ontario’s prevention system, and…
In response to new polices that will significantly impact northern and rural Ontario, a coalition of indigenous and municipal leaders, chambers of commerce, unions and the forest sector have come together to voice their concerns over “a lack of meaningful consultation by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF).” Members of the Ontario Forestry…
Having cleared a number of legal hurdles earlier this year, a biomass-to-energy plant in Merritt, B.C., is now in the commissioning stage, and is still on track to be fully operational by the fall, according to the Merritt Herald. The plant generates electricity by superheating wood residuals and sawdust, and using the gas and steam…
REDLANDS, Calif. – Land cover mapping is a critical part of conservation planning, but current methods for collecting detailed geographic data are highly labor-intensive. Advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) can help but are not yet widely accessible to those on the front lines of conservation and mapping, according to GIS provider Esri. That is…
WESTFORD, Mass.—Kadant Inc. is extending its reach as a supplier to the forest products sector with the purchase of the forest products business of NII FPG Company, a designer and manufacturer of equipment used by sawmills, veneer mills, and other companies in the forest products industry, for approximately US$173 million. The business will be integrated…
Four log cabin homes being built by Pioneer Log Homes of B.C. were destroyed by wildfire on the company’s property near Williams Lake, B.C. CTV News reports that fire swept through one of three yards owned by Pioneer and destroyed four homes in the process of being constructed, as well as hundreds of tools. Pioneer’s…
International Wood Industries has revealed plans for a $145-million sawmill facility located in Bonfield, Ont. The development plan consists of a sawmill, three drying kilns, a planer mill, molding mill, and CNC facilities, in addition to ancillary buildings in support of the main processing plants. An administrative office and employee cafeteria are to be included….
Norbord and West Fraser have suspended operations at several B.C. sites due to wildfire activity and evacuation orders. Norbord reported on July 10 that it was suspending production at its OSB facility in 100 Mile House in order to comply with evacuation orders. At the time of evacuation, the mill was secure and all employees…
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. – The Louisiana-Pacific board of directors will vote later this month on a plan to convert the OSB mill in Dawson Creek to a new siding mill, according to a story on energeticcity.ca. The mill would produce SmartSide engineered wood siding. In the story, LP CEO Brad Southern explains the choice of…
OTTAWA – Export Development Canada (EDC) has made a $13.5 million equity investment into BID Group Holdings Ltd., part of a larger equity transaction led by Highland West Capital Ltd. Based in Prince George, B.C., BID provides mill equipment and turnkey solutions to the North American wood processing industry. Over the last five years, BID…