by Working Forest | Jan 9, 2017 | Archives
The Ontario forest industry is hoping to find a middle ground as their exemption from Ontario’s Endangered Species Act nears expiration in mid-2018. Planning forester Scott McPherson said even though the industry is exempt from ESA, the sector adheres to unique...
by Working Forest | Jan 9, 2017 | Archives
The U.S. International Trade Commission says it has found there was a reasonable indication that softwood lumber products from Canada materially injured American producers, setting the stage for the imposition of preliminary duties that softwood producers fear could...
by Working Forest | Jan 9, 2017 | Archives
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson has issued a statement in response to today’s ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission in the ongoing softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the United States. The U.S. International...
by Working Forest | Jan 9, 2017 | Archives
Have you ever wondered which British Columbia companies incorporate the most innovation and the latest technology? Would it surprise you to know that tech touches nearly every industry in B.C.? British Columbians may be interested to discover forestry company Canfor...
by Working Forest | Jan 5, 2017 | Archives
John Redfield watches with pride as his son moves a laser-guided precision saw the size of a semi-truck wheel into place over a massive panel of wood. Redfield’s fingers are scarred from a lifetime of cutting wood and now, after decades of decline in the logging...