by Working Forest | Aug 29, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
It’s been a whirlwind summer in the forests of Northern Ontario for a group of Indigenous youth, but they have a new and valuable skill set to show for it. Forty-six youth celebrated their graduation from the award-winning First Nations Natural Resources Youth...
by Working Forest | Aug 25, 2016 | Archives
Since the very beginning, the biggest employer in The Pas, Man., has had difficulty turning a profit. But the latest blow could be the final strike that fells the sawmill for good. On Monday, Tolko Industries officials said after spending 19 years trying to make money...
by Working Forest | Aug 25, 2016 | Archives
Growing up in the Ottawa Valley, Derek Nighbor appreciated from a young age the importance of the forest sector to the local economy. “My brother and I were fortunate enough to earn good money in the summer on the same corrugated box making factory floor where...
by Working Forest | Aug 25, 2016 | Archives
Illinois-based equipment manufacturer Deere and Company, which sells John Deere construction equipment among other products, announced a drop-off in sales for its third quarter worldwide in its third-quarter earnings summary. Construction and forestry sales decreased...
by Working Forest | Aug 25, 2016 | Archives
If there is one thing I have learned from the past four years of producing my new documentary seriesHeartwood: A West Coast Forestry Documentree, it is that there is no shortage of people who all agree that B.C.’s forest sector is in desperate need of some new ideas –...
