by Working Forest | Apr 1, 2015 | Archives
Nova Scotia Power recently reported that the biomass boiler used to generate electricity for the province consumed 393,423 green tonnes of biomass in 2014, its first full year of operation. Not all the biomass originated in Nova Scotia; almost one quarter was...
by Working Forest | Mar 31, 2015 | Archives
West Fraser today announced the appointment of James Gorman as Vice-President, Corporate and Government Relations effective May 19, 2015. Mr. Gorman will join West Fraser after having served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Forest Industries...
by Working Forest | Mar 31, 2015 | Archives
Canada’s top lumber companies, struggling to make two-by-fours from trees killed by the mountain pine beetle, made less lumber at home in 2014, but made up for it by increasing production at mills they own in the United States, according to a survey by industry...
by Working Forest | Mar 30, 2015 | Archives
Wood pellets have been at a premium over the last two years because of back-to-back severe winters. Local retailers had to place a limit on the number of bags anyone can purchase in order to be able to provide some pellet supplies to as many customers as possible. One...
by Working Forest | Mar 30, 2015 | Archives
A new Northern Policy Institute report entitled Diversify, Innovate, Invest…and Grow identifies the Kenora district among five of the 11 Northern Ontario census districts to experience population growth from 2001 to 2013. The report’s author Julien Bonin attributes...
