by Working Forest | Nov 25, 2015 | Archives
Resolute Forest Products Inc. says its Forest Stewardship Council certificate for the Black Spruce/Dog River-Matawin forest in northern Ontario has been reinstated. The certificate was suspended in January 2014 following an audit by the Rainforest Alliance that...
by Working Forest | Nov 25, 2015 | Archives
Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell said Saturday that he hopes the ongoing removal of 4,900 trees opposite Victoria General Hospital can be stopped so that alternatives can be broached with property owner Allen Vandekerkhove. “I think it would be in everyone’s...
by Working Forest | Nov 25, 2015 | Archives
A rare slab of western maple tree from British Columbia is available for purchase at Windsor Plywood, which sells retail lumber and finishing products. The slab is from a tree approximately 60-years-old and was brought into the store, located at 3605–51 Ave., two...
by Working Forest | Nov 25, 2015 | Archives
The International Trade Commission (ITC) determined in a 5-0 vote this week that unfair subsidies for Canadian supercalendared paper were unlawfully hurting Maine businesses in a victory for U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) who first raised the issue. The Department of...
by Working Forest | Nov 25, 2015 | Archives
J.D. Irving Ltd. is reporting the Irving Pulp and Paper Mill in Saint John is operating normally after its scrubber unit was brought back on line Sunday. An electrical fire Saturday night damaged the exterior of a building housing the electrostatic precipitator...
