by Working Forest | Jul 5, 2019 | Archives
TORONTO — Ontario is protecting what matters most by addressing threats to Great Lakes water quality and ecosystem health to safeguard this vital resource and habitat, as committed to in the Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan. “Our Great Lakes are the foundation...
by Working Forest | Jul 5, 2019 | Archives
CBC News — Premier Stephen McNeil says he has “a responsibility to look at all possibilities” if the company that operates the Northern Pulp mill in Pictou County, N.S., can present an environmentally-sustainable plan for a new treatment facility....
by Working Forest | Jul 5, 2019 | Archives
CBC News — New Brunswick forest companies will not be hit with extra duties from the United States because of low property taxes charged on privately owned timberland in the province. In a decision released last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce ruled New...
by Working Forest | Jul 4, 2019 | Archives
Lesprom Network — The trade war between the US and has impacted US exporters of forest products to China. China’s economy slowed during 2018 and early 2019, causing the total value of imported wood pulp, lumber and logs to decline by just over 10% from the first...
by Working Forest | Jul 4, 2019 | Archives
Lesprom Network — Lumber imports to Japan from Canada dropped 23.4% y-o-y to 586.1 thousand m3 in first five months of 2019, import value declined 23.8% to $238.8 million, according to Customs and Tariff Bureau of Japan. Total lumber imports to Japan slid 7.27%...
