by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2015 | Archives
The long-awaited restart of Kenora Forest Products received a cash injection courtesy of the federal government. Local MP Greg Rickford, the federal natural resources minster and FedNor czar, announced July 8 of a $3 million “repayable contribution” to Prendiville...
by Working Forest | Jul 9, 2015 | Archives
The Honourable Greg Rickford, MP-Kenora, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today held a Northern Ontario Forest Industry Roundtable to identify opportunities to increase jobs and...
by Working Forest | Jul 9, 2015 | Archives
Canada’s wood products sector is expected to enjoy a recovery through the rest of the decade but the turnaround won’t replace all of the of the more than 50,000 jobs lost since the downturn, industry observers said Wednesday The recovery in U.S. housing...
by Working Forest | Jul 9, 2015 | Archives
Manufacturers of building products, paper and cardboard are trying to recast consumers’ negative perceptions about their industries by tapping into to a federal marketing program used primarily by producers of agricultural commodities. The paper and packaging industry...
by Working Forest | Jul 9, 2015 | Archives
The fire has jumped highways, streams and even a bulldozed no-man’s-land slashed through the woods by firefighters. By Tuesday night, it surrounded the La Ronge airport on three sides. “Oh man, the fire jumped so fast and so quick,” read an online update by Jack...
