Things were wild during the timber times in Renfrew County. Larry Cotton’s new book The Turbulent Square Timber Era, the sixth book in the Whiskey and Wickedness Ottawa Valley series, examines life in the Valley during the bustling time. “People will find it entertaining, informative and educational,” Cotton said of his newest book. “I’m very…
The best jobs in Canada are forestry or mining manager according to Canadian Business Magazine. These jobs were also the top job in 2015. They have a median wage of $104,000 with wage growth of 19 per cent and five-year employee growth of 44 per cent. They also have an estimated demand of more than…
The B.C. government’s management of publicly owned forests has made small communities “collateral damage” and threatened their economic sustainability, according to a municipality in the province’s northeast. “The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality… is experiencing firsthand the downside of B.C.’s forest tenure system,” said the municipality in a Nov. 15 release. The municipality, which includes Fort…
In the wake of a report that Donald Trump’s transition team would include softwood lumber in future talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), information tabled in the House of Commons this week reveals the cost of managing the contentious file for the federal government. A reply to a written question submitted by Saskatchewan Conservative…
Local politicians are welcoming what they call a new relationship with logging companies. Tolko Industries made a presentation to the Regional District of North Okanagan board Wednesday, and director Mike Macnabb says that’s a result of communities across the province feeling they are being ignored by the industry. “The message sent loud and clear from…
This story has been edited from the original form which appeared in print in the interest of clarity. Domtar and the City of Dryden settled all outstanding municipal taxation matters from 2009 to 2016 in a Memorandum of Understanding back on June 20, 2016. This story describes a forward-looking document that will set the tone…
Loggers, oil and gas workers and truckers in B.C.’s Peace region are waiting for a frost to unfreeze the economy in northeast B.C. “We’re really seeing all those industries right now in a wait-and-see and waiting for frost,” said Kathleen Connelly of the Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce. “I hate to say it, but we need snow and…
The new owner of the lumber mill in Hornepayne, Ont. says he expects to start-up the shuttered facility in time for the new year. Frank Dottori, the president of Hornepayne Lumber LP — the company behind the purchase of the mill and neighbouring power co-generation plant — told CBC News the plan is to start…
Should NAFTA is reopened by the Trump administration, the Minister of Finance of Québec, Carlos Leitao, want the full integration of the timber. “Some areas were not part of the agreement, for one reason or another, such as timber. If we want to renegotiate, so let’s make sure that this time, the timber is part…
Drought conditions this summer took a toll on Christmas tree seedlings planted by some growers in Nova Scotia, although more mature balsam firs made it through fairly unscathed. Richard Levy, who has been growing Christmas trees with his brother for more than 40 years, said at least 20 percent of his seedlings died off because of the extremely…