by Working Forest | Mar 12, 2015 | Archives
It was a trip to the washroom that likely saved his life. Wayne Cleghorn went to the basement washroom moments before the April 23, 2012 explosion and fire that destroyed Lakeland Mills’ sawmill, killing Glenn Roche and Alan Little and injuring 22 others. “It’s very...
by Working Forest | Mar 12, 2015 | Archives
Heavy snow has made things difficult, but area maple producers remain confident as they head into their production season “There’s a lot of snow down, that’s for sure, but we expect to begin boiling later this week,” Don Donkin said Tuesday. “The snow has made...
by Working Forest | Mar 12, 2015 | Archives
The largest sawmill in the province says it has only enough hardwood supply to keep working for another week. Forty-five people work at the mill in Westville, Pictou County, owned by Groupe Savoie based in northern New Brunswick. Mill manager Andrew Watters says the...
by Working Forest | Mar 12, 2015 | Archives
Tucked away in the rolling hills of northern Michigan a once-dilapidated warehouse in the town of Copemish now brims with thousands of tiny saplings. But these trees are not as young as their sizes would suggest. A nonprofit, Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, has cloned...
by Working Forest | Mar 12, 2015 | Archives
Premier Brian Gallant has reiterated that his Liberal government will make changes to industrial forestry agreements signed by the previous Progressive Conservative administration. Gallant made the comment in question period on Tuesday, in response to Opposition...
