by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2015 | Archives
The Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) expires on October 12, nine years after it was last renewed. When it does, Canadian lumber producers will have an advantage in the American market because the duties they now pay will be gone and they will be getting...
by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2015 | Archives
Canada’s official plan for addressing climate change overlooks important avenues for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through farming and forestry, a new report has found. The result suggests the federal government could significantly improve its pledge to the United...
by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2015 | Archives
Kruger Packaging L.P. today announced an investment of $250 million to convert the No. 10 Newsprint Machine (PM10) at Kruger’s Trois-Rivières Mill to manufacture 100% recycled lightweight linerboard. This major project, to be carried out with the support of the...
by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2015 | Archives
Resolute Forest Products Inc. today announced that a U.S. federal court has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to try again to provide “a reasoned and coherent treatment” of its decision implementing an order to collect taxes on softwood...
by Working Forest | Sep 15, 2015 | Archives
The number of forest fires in Ontario this year is more than double last year, but still remains well below the average fire season for the province, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. The Ministry said 617 fires have burned across Ontario so...
