by Working Forest | Nov 9, 2015 | Archives
The Canfor Mill as Canal Flats officially closes its doors Monday said the United Steelworkers Local 1-405 in a media release. As of Monday (November 9), after over a 100 years of sawmill operation in or around Canal Flats that history has come to an end. “This has...
by Working Forest | Nov 6, 2015 | Archives
Quesnel City Council is lobbying B.C. Premier Christy Clark on behalf of the community’s forest sector. Council approved Mayor Bob Simpson’s letter to the premier this week in support of an 18 month old request by West Fraser for PST relief for Quesnel River Pulp and...
by Working Forest | Nov 6, 2015 | Archives
Tree harvesting will begin next week as part of the forest management plan at Crescent Lake. Town Councilor Dawn Miceli said planning took several years but the first phase is ready to begin. The UCONN College of Agriculture and Natural Resources developed the plan....
by Working Forest | Nov 6, 2015 | Archives
A group of mills is about to get access to a large area of forested Crown land in Queens, Shelburne, Digby and Yarmouth counties. The parcel is 566,600 hectares — roughly the same size as Prince Edward Island — and basically represents all the Crown land west...
by Working Forest | Nov 6, 2015 | Archives
Canada has signed almost two dozen side letters with its trading partners in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, including an agreement with the United States to combat illicit trade. Canada also signed a side agreement with Japan that appears to protect the exports of...
