by Working Forest | Jun 18, 2015 | Archives
Leaders at Grassy Narrows First Nation want all logging near their community stopped for fear it is adding to the mercury contamination already poisoning people in the northwestern Ontario community. “It’s the same government and the same ministry that...
by Working Forest | Jun 18, 2015 | Archives
The provincial representative at H.C. Haynes Ltd. reminded woodland owners that although U.S. housing starts have been good recently, lumber prices don’t always mirror housing starts. In fact, the price of lumber has declined recently and he expected it would go down...
by Working Forest | Jun 18, 2015 | Archives
The U.S. government is investigating whether to impose trade sanctions on paper exports from the Maritimes because of industrial subsidies that producers receive from the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia governments. The U.S. International Trade Commission said in a...
by Working Forest | Jun 18, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Port Alberni Mayor Mike Ruttan says the amount of raw logs leaving his city’s port is growing exponentially and he wants some answers. He adds one in seven raw logs leaving Canada is leaving from Port Alberni. “We get concerned because we think potentially those are...
by Working Forest | Jun 18, 2015 | Archives
Kenora Mayor Dave Canfield says it’s time the provincial and federal governments fought back against environmental groups opposed to forestry practices in northern Ontario and Quebec. Canfield, who heads the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association, on Wednesday...
