by Working Forest | Jun 17, 2019 | Archives
On June 3, 2019, FSC Canada announced the launch of a comprehensive new standard for responsible forest management in Canada. After six years of rigorous consultation with industry, environment, and social stakeholders and indigenous groups, the new standard targets...
by Working Forest | Jun 14, 2019 | Archives
VANCOUVER SUN –There are no immediate solutions to prevent more sawmills closures in the B.C. Interior as the amount of timber available for logging has been significantly reduced by the mountain pine beetle epidemic. According to a report in the Vancouver Sun,...
by Working Forest | Jun 14, 2019 | Archive Articles, Articles
Northern Ontario’s forestry industry got a $2.6-million boost on June 12, following a provincial funding announcement. The funds, which come from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC), will support five projects and are expected to create 138 full-time...
by Working Forest | Jun 14, 2019 | Archive Articles, Articles
Vancouver, BC — Canfor Pulp Products Inc. has announced it will be temporarily curtailing operations at its BCTMP mill in Taylor, British Columbia from June 29 through August 5, 2019, due to a combination of weaker market conditions and short-term fibre constraints...
by Working Forest | Jun 13, 2019 | Archives
In a June 12, 2019 press release,the Chief and Council of Simpcw First Nation (“Simpcw”) advise they are speaking out after Interfor recently announced its intention to acquire $60 million in forestry assets from Canfor. “It’s a non-starter”, said Chief Shelly Loring....
