by Working Forest | Apr 24, 2015 | Archives
Another milestone has been reached at the new Resolute Forest Products sawmill at Sapawe, as the first board was dressed, trimmed and graded in the planing mill on April 4. “The new planer is going to do a wonderful job dressing our lumber,” said Richard Blanchette,...
by Working Forest | Apr 24, 2015 | Archives
A new exhibition at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada explores the history of Canadian-made water bombers — known as “super-scoopers” by those in the business of fighting forest fires. Built originally by Canadair in the 1960s and now in Montreal...
by Working Forest | Apr 22, 2015 | Archives
Following years of debate surrounding the project, top Forest Service officials yesterday hailed a key step forward for the nation’s largest forest restoration initiative. The agency yesterday announced that Coconino National Forest Supervisor Earl Stewart and...
by Working Forest | Apr 22, 2015 | Archives
Scientists have demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a key feature of hardwoods. The finding, published in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could improve the...
by Working Forest | Apr 22, 2015 | Archives
Cottles Island Lumber, the central Newfoundland lumber company whose premises were partially destroyed by fire earlier this month, says production is expected to start up again this week. The main warehouse for the Notre Dame Bay plan was destroyed in a fire that was...
