by Working Forest | Jan 28, 2016 | Archives
P.E.I.’s sixth annual winter woodlot tour will be bigger, with more interactive activities than in previous years, organizers say. The free family-friendly event is hosted this year by the Wheatley River Improvement Group in North Rustico. It features both...
by Working Forest | Jan 26, 2016 | Archives
The Chemainus-based Halalt First Nation and its business partners are suing Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT), alleging that a 59-year-old mill is trespassing and that the company has disclosed sensitive information, despite signing a confidentiality agreement. The paper and...
by Working Forest | Jan 26, 2016 | Archives
CBC News has obtained a report from CBCL Limited — an environmental engineering firm hired by the province — that states Northern Pulp should be able to meet stricter environmental conditions. The CBCL report, obtained through freedom of information and protection of...
by Working Forest | Jan 26, 2016 | Archives
A former mayor of Iroquois Falls is raising questions about the new Abitibi Banks development project, much to the exasperation of the current mayor who said he is hunting for faults in an unambiguously good news story for the town. Last week, the Town of Iroquois...
by Working Forest | Jan 26, 2016 | Archives
The Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, Que. is fighting to protect one of Quebec’s last remaining virgin boreal forests from forestry development. Located about 730 kilometres north of Montreal, the community of Waswanipi describes itself as the “gateway to...
