by Working Forest | Mar 9, 2015 | Archives
After a long siege of public pressure and negotiations, punctuated occasionally by media-savvy comic stunts, the 3M Co. has gone from the doghouse to darling of sustainable-forestry activists. All it took was a wholesale rethinking of its responsibility for the steady...
by Working Forest | Mar 9, 2015 | Archives
A new pulp and paper sourcing policy, aimed at protecting forests and respecting human rights, announced Thursday by 3M in collaboration with the environmental group ForestEthics, could have implications for industry giant Resolute Forest Products. Under the revised...
by Working Forest | Mar 9, 2015 | Archives
The explosion that destroyed the Lakeland Mills sawmill originated in a spot where equipment not rated for use in a high sawdust area was operating, a coroner’s inquest into the disaster heard Friday. B.C. Safety Authority engineer Jeff Coleman was on the stand...
by Working Forest | Mar 6, 2015 | Archives
The Ontario Forest Industries Association’s (OFIA) 72nd Annual Meeting celebrated the forest products sector’s role as a sustainable economic engine and employment generator in Ontario’s green economy. Opening the event, Jamie Lim, President and CEO...
by Working Forest | Mar 6, 2015 | Archives
Comments are being accepted until May 3, 2015, on a new discussion paper released today as part of a comprehensive timber supply review for the Fraser Timber Supply Area. Feedback on the discussion paper will be considered by the chief forester before setting the new...
