by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2015 | Archives
Even the newest residents of Squamish likely have a sense that the forest industry is a large part of Squamish’s past, but what does it mean to Squamish today? The Squamish Chief sat down with Jeff Fisher, president and forestry manager of Sqomish Forestry LP, to talk...
by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2015 | Archives
Northern Pulp has fired one its senior managers after he confronted the mayor of New Glasgow at a charity event on the weekend. “I was fired not about incompetence or something I did in the mill. I was fired because I voiced my opinion and expressed myself to...
by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2015 | Archives
At first glance, it looks like a wooden castle is going up in downtown Sudbury. Crews at the site of the new 54,000 square foot Laurentian University School of Architecture building have been pouring concrete and installing rebar in the way you might expect at a...
by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2015 | Archives
It makes sense that the material we have in greatest abundance on the West Coast — wood — is also the most preferred by local furniture designers. “It’s alive, it’s in its true form, it’s just such a beautiful material and it’s so versatile,” says Romney Shipway of...
by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2015 | Archives
Green Party Leader David Coon has failed in a bid to cancel the wood supply contracts between the provincial government and several forestry companies. Green Party Leader David Coon described Wednesday, the day his bill was defeated, as a sad day for New Brunswick...
