by Working Forest | Nov 14, 2016 | Archives
The Tolko paper mill in The Pas, Man. has officially been sold to Canadian Kraft Paper Industries Limited. On Thursday the Manitoba government said the sale was completed after being in the works for several weeks. The purchaser is affiliated with the turn-around...
by Working Forest | Nov 14, 2016 | Archives
With Donald Trump headed to the White House, observers on this side of the border are wondering what that will mean for trade between the United States and Canada. Of particular interest to people in BC will be the implications on a new softwood lumber deal, as our...
by Working Forest | Nov 14, 2016 | Archives
November 11th marks Remembrance Day, a time to remember those who have served in the armed forces—including a little known group called the Canadian Forestry Corps. It is somewhat fitting that this Corps served in Europe—after all, the roots of the Canadian forest...
by Working Forest | Nov 14, 2016 | Archives
Nova Scotians are sometimes negative towards necessary, commonly accepted and approved forest sustainability practices. In the press there appears to be a persistent anti-forestry-resource-management bias. If the growing lake-cottage community finds a lake becoming...
by Working Forest | Nov 10, 2016 | Archives
When the Toronto Stock Exchange opened Wednesday, Western Forest Products Inc. stock plunged on the uncertain future of Canada’s softwood lumber industry with the incoming, stoutly protectionist president of the United States. The fortunes of British Columbia’s...
