by Working Forest | Feb 23, 2015 | Archives
Last year, Finewood Flooring in Middle River closed because it couldn’t get enough hardwood. This week, River’s Bend Wood Products Inc. of Pomquet, Antigonish County, shut down, citing a lack of steady supply of hardwood lumber. Meanwhile, the Group Savoie hardwood...
by Working Forest | Feb 23, 2015 | Archives
The City of Toronto has been named as the recipient of the 2015 Ontario Wood Award. The award recognizes organizations that have made an outstanding contribution to promoting and supporting local wood programs and producers. The City of Toronto was recognized for...
by Working Forest | Feb 23, 2015 | Archives
B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong offered tax breaks and other support for the province’s natural gas and mining sectors on Tuesday, but little for the forest industry, the single largest contributor to the province’s natural-resource revenues. The B.C. budget...
by Working Forest | Feb 17, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
One of British Columbia’s biggest forest companies, International Forest Products Ltd., acquired four new mills in December. The purchase by Interfor, as the company is better known, was a strong demonstration of growth. Forestry will be one of the bright spots...
