Western Forest Products net income falls 35%

Western Forest Products (TSX:WEF) had net income of $19.1 million in 2015’s second quarter – down 35% compared with $29.2 million in the same period last year. Revenue for the period ending June 30 was $289.2 million, compared with $296.2 million for the second...

Plywood mill gets ACOA funding

Owner plans to be in production this fall The Riverstone Plywood Mill in Miramichi, New Brunswick should be back in production this fall. According to the Miramichi Leader, the mill received $2 million from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) on July 31....

Fires take climate change off the back burner

Unless they’re there to hand out paycheques, thank-you gift baskets or actually swing an axe and hold a hose, I could do without ever seeing another politician at a fire. It’s obviously contrived. But there’s something unsettling about watching  one roll in to an...