by Working Forest | Nov 28, 2017 | Archives
A recent story on a local CTV News site talks about the pending closure of the Ontario Tree Seed Plant in Angus, Ont. Ken Durst, regional services manager for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry tells CTV the facility is moving out of its industrial...
by Working Forest | Nov 28, 2017 | Archives
VICTORIA – The governments of Canada and British Columbia have developed a draft conservation agreement, under the federal Species at Risk Act, to support southern mountain caribou recovery, starting with the population known as the Central Group. The agreement sets...
by Working Forest | Nov 28, 2017 | Archives
SAINT-HYACINTHE, QUE – Tissue and packaging manufacturer Cascades is encouraging employees to switch to electric vehicles, with direct financial incentives and infrastructure development. The company has installed twenty-two 240‑V charging stations and one 480‑V fast...
by Working Forest | Nov 23, 2017 | Archives
TORONTO – A group of municipal and Indigenous leaders, unions representatives and forest professionals visited the Ontario Legislature on November 22 to dispel misinformation about Ontario’s forest sector and to urge the government to avoid unintended consequences...
by Working Forest | Nov 23, 2017 | Archives
OTTAWA – Forestry, energy and mining are the targeted sectors for the federal government’s new $155-million program that will fund clean technology projects, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve environmental outcomes. “Clean growth is good for...
