by Working Forest | Nov 3, 2015 | Archives
A recent layover in Montreal was an opportunity for tea with friends, now in their 80s, who grumbled that the city was back in the hands of developers just as it was during the pre-Olympics boom of the 1970s. A couple of days later, back in Vancouver, the neighbouring...
by Working Forest | Nov 3, 2015 | Archives
Almost five years into his tenure as chairman of Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation (NFMC), Daryl Skworchinski still maintains it’s the right concept to manage the flow of Crown fibre on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Skworchinski, who also serves as CAO...
by Working Forest | Nov 3, 2015 | Archives
Canfor Corp. has closed on its US$93.5 million acquisition of El Dorado, Arkansas-based Anthony Forest Products Co. AFP operates five facilities across Arkansas and Georgia, including a sawmill, two laminating plants and two chip plants. It also runs a Sault Ste....
by Working Forest | Nov 3, 2015 | Archives
It’s a steep learning curve for Ontario’s construction and design community to adapt to building wood mid-rises. Despite changes to the Ontario Building Code last January allowing six-storey wood buildings, up from the previous limit of four, there’s been no surge of...
by Working Forest | Nov 2, 2015 | Archives
Event: 2015 Toronto Wood Solutions Fair Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 (7:30 am to 4:30 pm) Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, 800 Level 222 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto, ON Registration: ...
