by Working Forest | May 13, 2019 | Archive Articles, Articles
Richmond, B.C. — The RCMP Lower Mainland District Integrated Road Safety Unit is partnering with the Work Zone Safety Alliance and WorkSafeBC to raise awareness about the risks workers face while working on or alongside the road. In 2018, two roadside workers died as...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2019 | Archives
At a news conference Friday, the Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Tony Rota said efforts are underway to increase the limit on how tall wooden structures can be in the province, doubling the limit to 12 storeys from the current six. “It’s a new endeavour,” Rota said after...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2019 | Archives
Global News — A sawmill in Quesnel will be permanently closed, while another sawmill in Kelowna will undergo a shift reduction, Tolko Industries Ltd., announced on Friday. Citing high wood costs and weak markets, the company said the closure process for Quest...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2019 | Archives
Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, has issued the following statement: “I am saddened by today’s news that Tolko will permanently close its Quest Wood sawmill in Quesnel and eliminate a shift at its Kelowna...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2019 | Archives
Twenty employees have been permanently laid off by Thessalon-based Midway Lumber Ltd. Thessalon is located about an hour’s drive east of Sault Ste. Marie. According to a report in Northern Ontario Business, USW Local 9260 president Scott Dunlop – who was one of...
