by Working Forest | Jan 19, 2021 | Archive Articles, Articles
MONTRÉAL, CNW — Resolute Forest Products Inc. has announced that Sylvain A. Girard will join the company and be appointed as senior vice president and chief financial officer as of March 2, 2021. His term will begin the day after Remi G. Lalonde, currently,...
by Working Forest | Jan 19, 2021 | Archive Articles, Articles
FOREST2MARKET –The effects of stay-at-home orders and lockdowns that were set in place at the beginning of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic have created a number of changes in daily habits. The rise in e-commerce amid the pandemic has been one of the most...
by Working Forest | Jan 18, 2021 | Archive Articles, Articles
CAPTION: Above, David Hernandez makes a ladder at Allright Ladder on Franklin Street. PHOTO BY JASON PAYNE /PNG VANCOUVER SUN — Allright Ladder has been making wooden ladders in Vancouver for a century. But on Oct. 31, they stopped. “To me, a...
by Working Forest | Jan 14, 2021 | Archive Articles, Articles
Mattawa, ON – The Canadian Institute of Forestry / Institute Forestier du Canada (CIF-IFC) and the Centre for Social Intelligence (CSI) are pleased to announce the official launch of Free to Grow in Forestry, a microsite that communicates to all stakeholders in the...
by Working Forest | Jan 13, 2021 | Archive Articles, Articles
CAPITAL PRESS — Many parts of the U.S. are facing lumber shortages — and experts say the problem is acute in the West after 2020’s devastating wildfires. Industry experts say several events led to the lumber shortage: lockdown orders and closures, new safety...
by Working Forest | Jan 12, 2021 | Archive Articles, Articles
The 6th Annual 2021 International Mass Timber Conference will be 100% virtual, March 30–April 1, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The move to virtual for the world’s largest mass timber event creates exciting, new opportunities for what is usually an...
