by Working Forest | Aug 29, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
It’s been a whirlwind summer in the forests of Northern Ontario for a group of Indigenous youth, but they have a new and valuable skill set to show for it. Forty-six youth celebrated their graduation from the award-winning First Nations Natural Resources Youth...
by Working Forest | Aug 25, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
A leading Canadian public health official has commended New Brunswick’s review of a controversial herbicide used by the forestry industry and NB Power. Dr. John McLaughlin, the chief science officer and senior scientist with Public Health Ontario, reviewed the...
by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Thanks to a $20 million investment over the past two years, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s Sudbury Fire Management Headquarters have been able to better meet the mandate of fighting and controlling forest fires across the region. “It allows us...
by Working Forest | Aug 9, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Forty hectares have never looked so good. At the end of June, the Cumberland Community Forest Society (CCFS) took a huge leap forward in their goal of purchasing, protecting and restoring the Cumberland forest that borders the village. Thanks to a $100,000 grant from...
by Working Forest | Aug 2, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Re: “Forestry workers, environmentalists call for ban on log exports,” July 22. It is important that the voice of B.C. forest workers who actually log and work in sawmills is heard. With respect to the organization quoted, the United Steelworkers represents loggers...
by Working Forest | Jul 4, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
One of the world’s largest logging companies is looking to get into the oil business. Canfor is in the early phases of developing what would be the first ever commercial-scale biocrude oil plant. The logging company is looking to convert wood waste from its pulp...
