by Working Forest | Jun 2, 2015 | Archives
Canada’s western premiers discussed ways to diversify their economies in light of plunging oil prices during a teleconference call Monday. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall was host on the call that was a substitute for the annual western premiers meeting to save...
by Working Forest | Jun 2, 2015 | Archives
Resolute Forest Products Inc. (TSX:RFP) says it’s getting into the paper towel and bathroom tissue business. The company says demand for tissue has been growing while demand has fallen for other types of paper products. The Montreal-based company says it’s...
by Working Forest | Jun 2, 2015 | Archives
The manager of a wood pellet plant on the Northern Peninsula says a 2014 government loan was necessary even though the plant didn’t operate. Holson Forest Products owns the Roddickton plant, which was built in 2011 and was supposed to provide jobs for residents...
by Working Forest | Jun 2, 2015 | Archives
May was a record month for wildfires in Yukon, says Yukon Wildland Fire Management Information officer George Maratos. “We had 17 new starts since Friday with three yesterday,” says Maratos. “That brings our total to a historic high of 93 fires in...
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2015 | Archives
There won’t be a new land-use plan or a moratorium on logging on Mount Macpherson, says Steve Thomson, the Minister of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations. I spoke to Thomson Monday morning after reading his response to a request by the Columbia...
