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...
by Working Forest | May 10, 2019 | Archives
Vancouver, BC – FPAC hosted its annual Awards of Excellence luncheon in Vancouver where it recognized individual and group contributions that are making a difference and taking the industry into the future. FPAC hosts this annual event to recognize excellence in the...
by Working Forest | May 8, 2019 | Archives
The Hardwood Federation sent out the following information: It appears the U.S. – China trade negotiations will continue in Washington, D.C. this week (May 7) as scheduled despite concerns that President Trump’s Sunday night tweet had derailed the process....
