by Working Forest | May 8, 2020 | Archives
Province invests in worker safety to prevent the spread of the virus. The Ontario government is protecting people and jobs in northern, rural and Indigenous communities, while supporting long-term forest sustainability, by investing in protective measures to stop the...
by Working Forest | May 8, 2020 | Archives
WASHINGTON, DC — WoodWorks – Wood Products Council has announced its 2020-21 Board of Directors, including two new members representing the architectural and engineering communities. A non-profit staffed with architects, structural engineers, and construction...
by Working Forest | May 8, 2020 | Archives
CBC NEWS — Sidewalk Labs, a Google-affiliated company, is abandoning its plan to build a high-tech neighbourhood on Toronto’s waterfront, citing what it calls unprecedented economic uncertainty. The project, dubbed Quayside, still didn’t have all of...
by Working Forest | May 8, 2020 | Archives
By Keith Currie, President, Ontario Federation of AgricultureThere’s no denying Ontario’s agri-food sector has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Farmers across all commodities have been greatly impacted by this crisis and have experienced loss of market access,...
by Working Forest | May 7, 2020 | Archives
The Globe & Mail — Invasive-species experts are preparing for the possibility that insects dubbed “murder hornets,” which have been found in British Columbia, could spread elsewhere in the country, endangering people and honeybees, though they say the risk...
