by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
There were ten new forest fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon, Aug. 4. Algonquin Park 16 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare Bancroft 21 is not under control at 0.3 of a hectare Chapleau 12 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare North Bay 3 is under...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Portland, must sometimes feel that old issues never die, they simply fade into the background for a time. Thus, this week he urged negotiators to come up with a trade agreement that will slow the influx of Canadian wood to the U.S. It’s a...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
Oregon jobs are at risk from subsidized Canadian lumber. Unless we can find a solution in the coming months to address Canadian government policies that give Canadian mills a regular supply of logs at below-market rates, thousands of jobs could be lost. Sen. Ron Wyden...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
Catalyst Paper, which owns the Crofton mill, recorded a net loss of $26.6 million for the second quarter of the fiscal year, which ended on June 30. That’s compared to the company’s net earnings of $16.9 million in the previous quarter. A statement from Catalyst...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
Responsible Rio: Millions of FSC-certified products will be used at 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Attending Rio 2016 this summer? If so, you’ll almost certainly come into contact with more than one FSC-certified product and, by extension, will be supporting the growth...
