by Working Forest | Aug 25, 2016 | Archives
The mayor of The Pas says the town was shocked to learn its main employer, Tolko Industries, is closing down. The forestry products company employs 332 people in The Pas, a town of about 5,500 people. All Tolko employees will be laid off when operations end Dec. 2,...
by Working Forest | Aug 25, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
A leading Canadian public health official has commended New Brunswick’s review of a controversial herbicide used by the forestry industry and NB Power. Dr. John McLaughlin, the chief science officer and senior scientist with Public Health Ontario, reviewed the...
by Working Forest | Aug 22, 2016 | Archives
Photo: Dr.Oliver Konter, Mainz More than a thousand years ago, in the 940s, Europe was a very different place. The Byzantine Empire was at its peak and Vikings sailed the seas. In the midst of it all sat a little sapling, one that would grow into a tree that still...
by Working Forest | Aug 20, 2016 | Archives
With a fall deadline approaching, Canada’s chief negotiator in the softwood-lumber talks with the United States says the two sides remain far apart on several key issues. Martin Moen told a parliamentary committee on Thursday that negotiations for a new softwood deal...
by Working Forest | Aug 20, 2016 | Archives
As an October deadline approaches, Canada and the U.S. continue to grapple with a trade dispute that sometimes seems like its been going on forever. Despite being the world’s largest partners, an agreement on softwood lumber continues to elude both sides, raising...
