by Working Forest | Sep 26, 2017 | Archives
MENLO PARK, Calif. – A California-based construction company is making a move into the production of building products in Washington. Katerra will open a new factory in Spokane Valley, Washington, to produce mass timber products, including cross-laminated timber (CLT)...
by Working Forest | Sep 26, 2017 | Archives
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Members of Unifor Local 10-B voted 80 per cent in favour of a new four-year contract that helps secure the future of Domtar’s Kamloops pulp mill with significant investments over the next two years. “Our new collective agreement is good...
by Working Forest | Sep 26, 2017 | Archives
OTTAWA — The Forest Products Association of Canada expressed its support for the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union. This agreement will immediately result in the elimination of...
by Working Forest | Sep 25, 2017 | Archives
OTTAWA – Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, issued the following statement Sept. 25 to mark National Forest Week: “Every September, Canadians celebrate our shared forest heritage and recognize the importance of this valuable,...
by Working Forest | Sep 25, 2017 | Archives
The saw filer apprenticeship program at Thompson Rivers University got a hand from two industry partners. Canfor and HMT Machine Tools Canada have donated a Vollmer CHC20 top and face grinder to TRU’s saw filer program at the Williams Lake campus, the Williams Lake...
