by Working Forest | Aug 14, 2015 | Archives
Three Nova Scotia families are being recognized for their management of woodlands.The Woodland Owners of the Year are: • Martha Brown, eastern region and overall provincial winner • Norman, Gary and Brian Melanson, western region • Mike Oulton and family, central...
by Working Forest | Aug 14, 2015 | Archives
Following a trial, McKenzie Lumber Inc. has been found guilty and sentenced to a fine of $48,000 after a worker’s arm was crushed by an industrial log-sawing machine. On March 12, 2013, workers were on the McKenzie Lumber Inc. worksite at 120 Mills Road in...
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...
