by Working Forest | Jan 12, 2016 | Archives
Employees of two British Columbia sawmills destroyed by fire in 2012 have launched a class-action lawsuit against the provincial agency responsible for workplace safety. The separate fires in Burns Lake and Prince George killed a total of four workers and injured 42...
by Working Forest | Jan 12, 2016 | Archives
The mayor of Kenora says the pending start up of the Kenora Forest Products sawmill is a good sign for the city. Dave Canfield said much work has gone into upgrading and expanding the operation, which will provide more than 100 good-paying jobs. That will provide...
by Working Forest | Jan 12, 2016 | Archives
Wood is a go-to material for floors, doors, furniture, and now, a skyscraper—the very first of its kind in the U.S. Construction on Portland, Oregon’s wood high-rise, Framework, is slated to begin this October. The 12-story mixed-use building—a collaboration between...
by Working Forest | Jan 11, 2016 | Archives
Wildfires scorched a record amount of Canada’s national parks last year — the latest in a number of long, hot summers that have almost entirely depleted Parks Canada’s firefighting reserve. “We had a very busy fire year,” said director of fire management Jeff Weir....
by Working Forest | Jan 11, 2016 | Archives
A Canada-China free-trade deal could bring “billions and billions of dollars” to the sagging Canadian economy each year, according to an expert on the subject matter. Laura Dawson, director of the Canada Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, recently...
