by Working Forest | Mar 8, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
The sweetest time of the year is just around the corner as Islanders prepare to tap their trees in the coming weeks, but the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) warns that extra care is needed when tapping trees this year due to stress put...
by Working Forest | Mar 8, 2017 | Archives
The Nova Scotia Liberals are looking to change public perception when it sees a load of logs rolling down the highway.Nova Scotia Minister of Natural Resources Lloyd Hines met with forestry insiders at the Athol Forestry Cooperative March 2nd in Amherst to share what...
by Working Forest | Mar 8, 2017 | Archives
Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority is updating its Managed Forest Plan to maintain the health of its forests and to remain active in the provincial Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program. “This is the third managed forest plan for the SSMRCA. The most recent...
by Working Forest | Mar 6, 2017 | Archives
Greenpeace, after repeated attacks against Canada’s biggest forest products company for “destroying,” Canada’s boreal forests, now says that it was merely stating an opinion about the logging activity, not a fact. After years of weathering attacks on its forestry...
by Working Forest | Mar 6, 2017 | Archives
The Dryden Mill’s parent company is offering to pay for an independent expert to assess whether mercury is still leeching from the site into the Wabigoon River. Domtar spokeswoman Bonny Skene issued the statement to media in the aftermath of a report from...