by Working Forest | Jun 30, 2017 | Archives
Victoria, BC – PRT Growing Services Ltd. has reached an agreement with the ownership group of Skimikin Nursery Ltd to acquire the company, effective July 1. Skimikin Nursery is located in Tappen, BC, approximately one hour north of PRT’s three other nurseries in BC’s...
by Working Forest | Jun 30, 2017 | Archives
In an open letter to Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, the CEO of Weston Forest points out the job creation benefits of remanufacturing operations, and how they are negatively affected by the U.S.-Canada softwood lumber dispute. Rick Ekstein’s letter, “Softwood...
by Working Forest | Jun 29, 2017 | Archives
OTTAWA – In response to the antidumping duties against Canadian softwood lumber announced on June 26, the Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement: “The...
by Working Forest | Jun 29, 2017 | Archives
Indianapolis, IN – Wood-Mizer’s LX450 sawmill is the first Wood-Mizer LX series sawmill released in North America. The addition of the LX sawmill series makes Wood-Mizer the first and only company to give sawyers the choice between a monorail or twin rail sawmill in...
by Working Forest | Jun 29, 2017 | Archives
THUNDER BAY — Fire destroyed a quantity of cut wood at a timber harvesting operation 75 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay on June 23. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry believes the blaze was sparked by a lightning strike, according to a story on...
