by Working Forest | Nov 13, 2017 | Archives
Seizing an opportunity presented by the retirement of some of the firewood providers in his area, Paul Santerre expanded his property maintenance business to include firewood sales a few years ago. He started small, using only a manual splitter and a chainsaw that...
by Working Forest | Nov 9, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities and Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association are defending the work of the provincial government and the forest industry in response to claims by environmental activist groups that Ontario has not acted to protect...
by Working Forest | Nov 9, 2017 | Archives
The following is letter to the editor submitted by Barb Boysen, general manager of the Forest Gene Conservation Association and Melissa Spearing, FGCA’s Seed Program Coordinator. “Tree seeds are of course critical to future forests. Management of high quality seed of...
by Working Forest | Nov 9, 2017 | Archives
WLLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Tolko is assessing the damage to its Lakeview sawmill in Williams Lake, B.C., following a fire that took days to completely extinguish. The fire began on Nov. 2 about 6:30 p.m. The fire was mostly extinguished by the following evening, but...
by Working Forest | Nov 9, 2017 | Archives
MONTREAL – Private equity firm Novacap has made a strategic investment in Leading Edge Geomatics, a New Brunswick-based provider of aerial survey and geomatics services and solutions. Novacap’s investment will accelerate expansion into new markets, drive...
