by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
Re: New bid offered for Wildwood, July 28. I live close to Wildwood on Yellowpoint Road and have always admired Merve Wilkinson’s vision of eco-forestry. At first blush, a sale to a fellow eco-forester and Merve’s apprentice might seem appropriate, but I cannot help...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
Re: “Some old-growth logging is necessary,” letter, July 29. Yes, logging old-growth would maintain a healthy industry for a few years, maybe a decade or two, but then that high-value timber would be gone, and the industry would be stuck with only the low-value timber...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
The risk of forest fires is extremely high in the southwest corner of Quebec. The province’s forest fire protection agency, the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), says the Val-d’Or, Outaouais and Pontiac regions are among those most...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is battling 24 forest fires in Northeastern Ontario and one in the North Bay area is one of the largest in the region. North Bay 32, located 12.5 km west of Latchford in Kittson Township (more specifically: east of East...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
Resolute Forest Products Inc. invested $52 million in fixed assets during the second quarter, $30 million of which was dedicated to its Calhoun tissue project in Tennessee. The company reported yesterday that no drawdown was made on the asset-based credit facility in...
