Saw filers were the unsung heroes of sawmilling

Everyone has seen them, particularly if they’ve visited Kaatza Station Museum’s Wilmer Gold gallery. I’m referring to photos of old logging shows: loggers and steam engines and first-growth firs that reached so high as to block out the sun and the...

Uprooting our hardwood industry

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...