by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Archives
Poland has approved large-scale logging in Europe’s last primeval woodland in a bid to combat a beetle infestation despite protests from scientists, ecologists and the European Union. The action in the Białowieża forest is intended to fight the spread of the spruce...
by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Archives
The flooring plant and sawmill at Kennebec Lumber Co. are bustling with activity on a weekday morning, as logs get measured and sliced into lumber and the boards are graded, stacked and prepared for shipping. Meanwhile, just up the road, construction is nearing...
by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Archives
The mountain pine beetle continues to attack pine trees at an exponential rate in Jasper National Park and has the potential to overrun the park’s forests within the next few years. According to Parks Canada, just over 21,500 hectares of the park’s pine forests have...
by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Archives
The United Steelworkers Local 1-85 has launched legal proceedings against Western Forest Products to fight for Franklin Division loggers who haven’t worked at all in 2016. However, WFP claims the problem stems from a rate dispute with a contractor, and that they have...
by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Archives
From looking after a multi-million-dollar machine to helping his fellow human beings, John Mondoux is one of the hundreds of former Domtar workers who has reinvented his occupation since the mill closed. “It’s definitely a major change, from dealing with...
