by Working Forest | Jul 13, 2017 | Archives
Norbord and West Fraser have suspended operations at several B.C. sites due to wildfire activity and evacuation orders. Norbord reported on July 10 that it was suspending production at its OSB facility in 100 Mile House in order to comply with evacuation orders. At...
by Working Forest | Jul 13, 2017 | Archives
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. – The Louisiana-Pacific board of directors will vote later this month on a plan to convert the OSB mill in Dawson Creek to a new siding mill, according to a story on energeticcity.ca. The mill would produce SmartSide engineered wood siding. In the...
by Working Forest | Jul 13, 2017 | Archives
OTTAWA – Export Development Canada (EDC) has made a $13.5 million equity investment into BID Group Holdings Ltd., part of a larger equity transaction led by Highland West Capital Ltd. Based in Prince George, B.C., BID provides mill equipment and turnkey solutions to...
by Working Forest | Jul 13, 2017 | Archives
Edo Nyland, retired chief forester of the Yukon, has a few pointed questions about the B.C. government’s treatment of the B.C. Forest Service. In an article published in the Times Colonist newspaper, he claims that in 2016, the provincial government laid off 600...
by Working Forest | Jul 12, 2017 | Archives
On June 28 and 29, FSC Canada held its annual general meeting in Montreal, where nearly 100 members, certificate holders and stakeholders attended to hear about the organization’s recent activities and learn about its upcoming national forest management standard. FSC...
