by Working Forest | May 27, 2016 | Articles
Ontario’s lush northern forests could be the next feast for an invasive insect following the path created by the warming climate. A native species in British Columbia, the voracious mountain pine beetle is poised to move into Ontario’s vast boreal forest where...
by Working Forest | May 27, 2016 | Articles
Forest fire fighters in Northern Ontario are engaged in a pitched battle with two big fires burning out of control near Hearst, the largest of which is estimated to be 2,574 hectares in size. By mid-afternoon on May 26, there was one new fire burning in the region,...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2016 | Articles
Shares in Richmond-based Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT) jumped more than 700% Tuesday after the company announced that Indian papermaker Kejriwal Group International is interested in acquiring it. The Mumbai, India-based company has committed to paying $6 a share for...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2016 | Articles
A Nanaimo-based timber company has been ordered to pay a penalty of $135,000 after spilling roughly 3.75 million litres of untreated wastewater into the Northumberland Channel during a power failure. On June 26, 2013, Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd. — under the trade...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2016 | Articles
There are no fire restrictions in the North Bay area, but that doesn’t mean people should be complacent, says a spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. “You’ve got to keep in mind, we are still under spring conditions, and that can be extremely...
