by Working Forest | Jun 13, 2016 | Archives
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she’s disturbed 300 South African firefighters working the blaze near Fort McMurray are receiving an allowance of only $15 a day, vowing that they’ll be paid what the province’s labour laws require. After less than a week on the job,...
by Working Forest | Jun 13, 2016 | Archives
Over 3.3 million hectares of boreal forest straddling the Ontario-Manitoba boundary could be designated a world heritage site by the United Nations in July. The proposed Pimachiowin Aski site encompasses land surrounding Pikangikum First Nation and stretches as far...
by Working Forest | Jun 13, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
With sweeping brush strokes, a rich colour palette and a painterly style reminiscent of the great Canadian Group of Seven, Annerose Georgeson’s paintings in the Station House Gallery this month are an honest and commanding representation of the logging industry in...
by Working Forest | Jun 13, 2016 | Archives
Everything from transports to fire trucks to massage chairs was on the auction block Thursday. Industrial equipment auctioneers Ritchie Brothers were in Thunder Bay for their annual heavy equipment auction, drawing nearly 1,200 potential buyers for the approximately...
by Working Forest | Jun 13, 2016 | Archives
Talks between Canada and the United States to resolve a dispute over exports of softwood lumber are making little progress and the matter likely will return to the courts, sources familiar with the negotiations said on Friday. U.S. producers complain that Canadian...
