by Working Forest | May 8, 2015 | Archives
Open-air fires either in or close to forests have been banned in certain areas across southern Quebec because of current weather conditions. The ban was put in place on Wednesday by Quebec’s ministry of forests, fauna and parks. Areas from Quebec City to the Outaouais...
by Working Forest | May 8, 2015 | Archives
Interfor Corp. (TSX:IFP) is buying a sawmill in Monticello, Ark., for just under US$29.3 million plus the cost of log and lumber inventories and certain pre-closing capital expenditures. The mill, about 145 kilometres southeast of Little Rock, produced about 75...
by Working Forest | May 7, 2015 | Archives
While the prospect of Island Timberlands dropping trees in the PRSC Limited Partnership lands is generating controversy, a huge structure on those lands that milled trees for decades might be allowed to stand, at least in part. For more than 40 years, Kelley Spruce...
by Working Forest | May 7, 2015 | Archives
A record Canadian trade deficit in March caused by plunging oil prices has masked an encouraging trend – strength in non-energy exports that the central bank is counting on to revive economic growth. The report on Tuesday showing gains for sectors like auto parts and...
by Working Forest | May 6, 2015 | Archives
Wood is a popular material in interior design, but its water absorbency limits its use in bathrooms, where natural wood easily becomes discolored or moldy. Fraunhofer scientists and partners have developed a wood-polymer composite material for furniture that is...
