by Working Forest | May 30, 2016 | Archives
The first thing the 281 South African firefighters did when they touched down in Edmonton was sing. They sang soldier songs — songs of South Africa — while the large crowd gathered there to welcome them cheered. Khomt Alucie, one of the firefighters who made the...
by Working Forest | May 30, 2016 | Archives
A bug that sucks the sap out of trees and leaves them dead is the latest threat to Norfolk County’s forests, warns a biologist. The Hemlock wooly adelgid is in the Niagara Region and is probably headed this way, said Gregor Beck, director of Ontario programs for...
by Working Forest | May 30, 2016 | Archives
The federal government is conducting an environmental assessment looking at flooding on the property of its Great Lakes Forestry Centre. The property at 1195 Queen Street East experiences localized flooding during moderate to severe rain, according to Daniel Perri, a...
by Working Forest | May 30, 2016 | Articles
I have always been intrigued by the small-scale. Don’t misunderstand—industrial-scale sawmills, for example, are absolutely astonishing, and I have had many hours of enjoyment touring and observing the production processes at such facilities. Even so, nothing piques...
by Working Forest | May 27, 2016 | Articles
The Prince Albert Pulp Mill might begin producing raw kraft pulp product as soon as 2020. That is, depending on how the market fares, Paper Excellence senior vice president of operations David Kerr cautioned. It’s the clearest pledge Kerr could offer those who...
