by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2015 | Archives
You don’t need a PhD in geochemistry to know that fire and ice don’t play nice together. You do, however, need a degree or two to figure out what the hell that means for Alaska — the icy wonderland currently being engulfed by wildfires. It would be especially nice to...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2015 | Archives
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is pleased with the principles and spirit behind the Kenora Declaration on Forest Innovation that was issued today at the 2015 National Forest Sector Innovation Summit. The Declaration collectively commits to the...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2015 | Archives
The government is making eight changes to its industrial approval of Northern Pulp, in response to an appeal from the Pictou pulp mill earlier this year. Environment minister Randy Delorey said Thursday seven of the eight changes to the permit, which was first issued...
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...
