by Working Forest | Feb 22, 2016 | Archives
After millions of dollars in upgrades over the past year, 30 Unifor union members are now back at work producing lumber on the first sawmill shift at Kenora Forest Products. Unifor national representative Stephen Boon said Friday that “this operation closed during the...
by Working Forest | Feb 22, 2016 | Archives
Lumber producers in Alberta hope the federal governments in Canada and the United States are able to quickly hammer out a new softwood lumber deal before a trade war breaks out. The softwood lumber deal agreed to in 2006 by the two countries expired in October 2015....
by Working Forest | Feb 22, 2016 | Archives
Vernon-based Tolko Industries has been named one of B.C.’s top employers for 2016, by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. The award recognizes employers who lead their industry in offering an exceptional place to work. “I am proud of this recognition, as it...
by Working Forest | Feb 22, 2016 | Archives
‘Wood is good” is the motto of the Lakehead University Wood Science and Testing Facility (LUWSTF). The group believes wood is the answer to many issues we are having in the world today where growing trees will assist in global climate issues and the use of...
by Working Forest | Feb 22, 2016 | Archives
The discovery of a grove of massive and unusual cedar trees six years ago has slowly been attracting more and more tourists from around the world to the tiny community of Port Renfrew. And now the business community says it’s better for the local economy to move on...
