by Working Forest | Aug 10, 2015 | Archives
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....
by Working Forest | Aug 10, 2015 | Archives
Conifex Timber Inc. of Vancouver, Canada, said Thursday that it is buying the former George-Pacific sawmill south of El Dorado. The statement said Conifex has completed the purchase of the outstanding shares and shareholder loans of a private Delaware company. The...
by Working Forest | Aug 10, 2015 | Archives
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...
by Working Forest | Aug 6, 2015 | Archives
When announcing the permanent closure the paper and TMP operations at the Howe Sound mill. Paper Excellence explained that the company had gone through an extensive product review process and concluded the company’s future does not lie with paper products. “The future...
by Working Forest | Aug 6, 2015 | Archives
The federal government has announced funding for two projects that will connect workers with careers in the forest products and wood manufacturing sectors. The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is receiving over $1 million to create an online database for...
