by Working Forest | Aug 18, 2016 | Archives
Wood is a strong and versatile building material, but it rots, gets eaten by bugs, and blocks light. Plain sheets of glass aren’t much better. They shatter easily and let a lot of energy leak into or out of a building. But engineers have recently figured out how...
by Working Forest | Aug 18, 2016 | Archives
Resolute Forest Products Inc. reported a GAAP net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, of $42 million, or $0.47 per share, compared to a GAAP net loss of $4 million, or $0.04 per share, in the same period in 2015. Sales were $891 million in the quarter, down $35...
by Working Forest | Aug 18, 2016 | Archives
The Canadian Forest Service announced Wednesday it is releasing parasitic wasps in Ontario and Quebec this week in an effort to control the population of emerald ash borers. Krista Ryall, a research scientist for the Canadian Forest Service, told CBC News that 1,600...
by Working Forest | Aug 15, 2016 | Archives
Pictou, N.S., resident Terry Dunbrack is keenly aware of the Northern Pulp mill’s presence in his community. “That particulate matter that they’re spewing out gets into my lungs and the lungs of everybody else and eventually it causes harm,”...
by Working Forest | Aug 15, 2016 | Archives
This summer Canfor Corp. officially marked the opening of its two new pellet plants collocated at company sawmill sites in Chetwynd and Fort St. John near Vancouver, British Columbia, with a grand opening event at each facility, including a ribbon-cutting ceremony and...
