by Working Forest | May 29, 2017 | Archives
An almost century-long endeavour to preserve and enhance York Region, Ont.’s managed forests reached another milestone earlier this year with the LEED Platinum certification of the Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre. Set in the Hollidge Tract in the...
by Working Forest | May 29, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
A cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturer based in St. Mary’s, Ont., will build 30 houses for the First Nations in Grand Rapids, Man. The project is a first for CLT in First Nations housing but the manufacturer suggests there are good reasons to think it won’t...
by Working Forest | May 25, 2017 | Archives
Montreal-based lumber, paper and pulp producer Tembec has received an $807 million US offer to take over the company from Florida-based conglomerate Rayonier Advanced Materials. Jacksonville-based Rayonier is offering Tembec shareholders $4.05 Cdn per share, or 0.2302...
by Working Forest | May 25, 2017 | Archives
As climate change makes urban forests more important than ever, students and staff at the University of Toronto’s faculty of forestry are worried about their future.The university is considering changes to its academic structure, inspiring more than 300 supporters to...
by Working Forest | May 25, 2017 | Archives
The USA imported a total of 8.456m m³ of softwood lumber from Canada in the first quarter of this year which, according to the figures from the US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), equates to a reduction of 16% against last year. After...
