by Working Forest | May 15, 2019 | Archives
Canada’s forest products industry is facing barriers to growth that require innovation, new trade markets, and supportive government policies to overcome, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Branching Out: How Canada’s Forestry Products Sector...
by Working Forest | May 15, 2019 | Archives
Nortrax, Inc. has announced they have been named a Hitachi forestry products dealer effective May 9, 2019. Hitachi’s purpose-built forestry products will be a strong complement to Nortrax’s John Deere offering and is a natural fit, as both product lines are designed...
by Working Forest | May 15, 2019 | Archive Articles, Articles
When produced where the environmental impact of producing electricity is low, and where the forest is sustainably managed, paper from fresh fibres has a lower environmental impact than paper from recycled fibres. That’s the conclusion of a new life cycle study made by...
by Working Forest | May 14, 2019 | Archives
VICTORIA, B.C. — Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) has launched its Green Ride for Green Jobs awareness campaign with a cross-country engagement tour to encourage even more youth to work in Green Jobs and help fill critical roles in forests and parks. PLT...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2019 | Archives
Sioux Lookout Mayor Doug Lawrance was quick to congratulate officials at NorOnt Resources and the City of Sault Ste. Marie on the recent decision to locate a ferrochrome refinery to process minerals from the Ring of Fire. The Finnish Ambassador to Canada suggests this...