by Working Forest | Nov 24, 2016 | Archives
Canada and Mexico say they are ready and willing to reopen NAFTA – if that’s what Donald Trump wants. Are they happy about it? Most definitely not. The North American free-trade agreement has been the glue that has bound the economies of the three countries since...
by Working Forest | Nov 22, 2016 | Archives
With the election in the United States now over and the incoming administration of Donald Trump beginning to take shape, industries across Canada are trying to figure out what the president-elect’s promise to overhaul the United States’ trade deals and relationships...
by Working Forest | Nov 22, 2016 | Archives
Just months after a developer made headlines for taking down 40 mature trees on a North York building site, CBC Toronto has learned of a second illegal “clearcut” – this time in an affluent Etobicoke neighbourhood. Coun. John Campbell (Ward 4,...
by Working Forest | Nov 22, 2016 | Archives
Things were wild during the timber times in Renfrew County. Larry Cotton’s new book The Turbulent Square Timber Era, the sixth book in the Whiskey and Wickedness Ottawa Valley series, examines life in the Valley during the bustling time. “People will find it...
by Working Forest | Nov 22, 2016 | Archives
The best jobs in Canada are forestry or mining manager according to Canadian Business Magazine. These jobs were also the top job in 2015. They have a median wage of $104,000 with wage growth of 19 per cent and five-year employee growth of 44 per cent. They also have...
