by Working Forest | Jul 13, 2020 | Archives
‘Wood CO2ts less’ is raising awareness of how using wood from sustainably managed forests is one of the simplest ways to help reduce carbon emissions. It is supported by Wood for Good, Swedish Wood, Confor, the Timber Trade Federation (TTF), and Structural Timber...
by Working Forest | Jul 13, 2020 | Archives
BIV.COM — An economic recovery in the U.S. will take longer than expected, Goldman Sachs predicted last week, due to a failure by governments in the U.S. to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. That will curb Canada’s economic recovery as well. It’s not...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2020 | Archives
TORONTO – Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement on Statistics Canada’s monthly employment release: “Today’s employment numbers are an indication that Ontario’s economy is...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2020 | Archives
THE WALLSTREET JOURNAL — The hottest commodity in the U.S. these days is wood. Prices for forest products like lumber and plywood have soared because of booming demand from home builders making up for lost time, a DIY explosion sparked by stay-at-home orders and...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2020 | Archives
TORONTO & OTTAWA, Ontario/Businesswire, Financial Post — United Steelworkers National Director Ken Neumann told the federal Standing Committee on International Trade that COVID-19 has exposed fundamental problems with the international trading system and Canada’s...