by Working Forest | Aug 12, 2015 | Archives
A case of Dutch Elm Disease in the city’s Queen Elizabeth neighbourhood appears to be an isolated case after nine trees in the vicinity tested negative for the wilting disease. “We’re pretty lucky,” said Michelle Chartier, the city’s superintendent of forestry and...
by Working Forest | Aug 12, 2015 | Archives
It has taken more than four decades, but a new statue should appear on the Quebec shore of the Ottawa River next year commemorating the late tycoon Garfield Weston’s role in the pulp and paper industry in the National Capital Region. And worry not: it won’t cost...
by Working Forest | Aug 12, 2015 | Archives
They’re so tiny you can hardly see them but these little wasps may be the answer to saving the ash tree population in Ontario. The federal government has approved the controlled release of two nearly identical species of wasp that feed on the eggs and larva of...
by Working Forest | Aug 12, 2015 | Archives
(Editor’s note: The following is an open letter to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne regarding Resolute Forest Products and its role in Canada’s boreal forest.) UNIFOR is Canada’s largest private-sector union, with more than 305,000 members across the country, working in...
by Working Forest | Aug 12, 2015 | Archives
Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) today released its 2015 Sustainability Report providing insight into the company’s priorities, and outlining opportunities on the journey towards becoming a more sustainable business. The report reinforces...
