by Working Forest | Jul 29, 2015 | Archives
A forest fire in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park Friday afternoon is believed to have been human-caused. While investigators haven’t been able to pinpoint exactly how the 30-metre by 30-metre blaze was sparked, humans are the culprit. “It was right behind the main...
by Working Forest | Jul 29, 2015 | Archives
One of the rituals of life in southern B.C. communities is cross-border shopping for certain items. Even corner store owners are known to pop down to Washington border towns to load up a van with U.S. milk, taking advantage of a price difference generated by our...
by Working Forest | Jul 29, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Most of the 180 workers to be laid off in the partial shutdown at the Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Mill will still have a few months’ work remaining, their union says. The surprise announcement of an “immediate closure” of the Port Mellon plant’s paper and TMP (thermo...
by Working Forest | Jul 29, 2015 | Archives
Catalyst Paper today reported second quarter financial results, which were negatively impacted by a number of significant, one-time events. Despite these events, operational initiatives are tracking well, positioning the company to deliver significantly improved...
by Working Forest | Jul 29, 2015 | Archives
Catalyst Paper, a manufacturer of diverse printing papers, said the U.S. Department of Commerce or DOC has issued its preliminary decision to impose countervailing duties on Canadian imports of supercalendered paper. The Coalition for Fair Paper Imports –...
