by Working Forest | May 20, 2020 | Archives
VANCOUVER, CNW — Residential housing starts in the US slumped -30% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 891,000, the lowest level since 2015, the Commerce Department said. Data for March was revised up to show homebuilding declining to...
by Working Forest | May 18, 2020 | Archives
HalifaxToday — A ministerial order has been issued to Northern Pulp, effectively setting up terms for how it will manage the mill while it is shut down. The province issued the order last week, after previously issuing another ministerial order back in January...
by Working Forest | May 15, 2020 | Archives
TORONTO —The Ontario government has taken additional steps to protect people and property during the wildland fire season, including an increase in base funding for emergency forest firefighting by $30.2 million, and ensuring safety measures are in place to protect...
by Working Forest | May 15, 2020 | Archives
By Rob Keen, RPF While many of us are at home and keeping proper social distance from our friends and neighbours, life goes on for nature. Trees continue to grow and make their environmental contributions, and we can help by planting more of them. During the 2020...
by Working Forest | May 15, 2020 | Archives
CBC NEWS — Five weeks after the largest sawmill west of Halifax said it was on the verge of shutting down, it’s back to business as usual at Freeman Lumber in Greenfield, N.S. In early April, co-owner Richard Freeman said the multi-generational business...
