by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2019 | Archives
The Vanderhoof Omineca Express — Canfor officials spent last week finishing up the necessary paperwork to have the company’s employees affected by the four-day week work schedule at its mill here qualify for federal employment insurance benefits through a...
by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2019 | Archives
CBC NEWS — Job losses are mounting as mills close across British Columbia and some of the thousands of people affected are wondering what the province is doing the help them, according to a report by CBC News. Teal-Jones Group announced earlier this week that...
by Working Forest | Sep 13, 2019 | Archives
Mississauga, ON Canadian Business and Maclean’s ranked Weston Forest No. 351 on the annual Growth 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Produced by Canada’s premier business and current affairs media brands, the Growth 500 ranks Canadian...
by Working Forest | Sep 13, 2019 | Archives
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick, GLOBE NEWSWIRE — Over 1,000 contractors from 45 companies from St. Stephen to Bathurst are on the job for 24/7 until September 17 as part of a $22 million investment on the west side of Saint John at Irving Tissue and Irving Pulp...
by Working Forest | Sep 13, 2019 | Archives
Vancouver Sun — Persistently low lumber prices and high log costs make operations uneconomic, said a Tolko vice-president, Troy Connolly. The mill had already reduced operations to a single shift in May at the cost of 90 jobs and the remaining 127 employees were...
