by Working Forest | Jul 14, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) welcomes the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) performance report that underscores the impressive strides being made by the revitalized Canadian forest sector as it becomes more innovative and...
by Working Forest | Jul 14, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
2015 is shaping up to be one of B.C.’s most devastating forest fire years on record, with the government already spending more than $97 million, far in excess of its annual $63 million forest-fire-fighting budget. The active fire count stands at more than 180 at time...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Resolute Forest Products Inc. and the two other forestry companies working in Quebec’s North Shore region say the entire industry there will soon disappear if the provincial government doesn’t increase subsidies to reflect the higher cost of producing in the area. On...
by Working Forest | Jul 3, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Pity the lowly wood pallet. Nobody thinks about it. But it does so much work. Most merchandise in supermarkets and big box stores is shipped on wood pallets. There are roughly two billion wood pallets circulating in the U.S. But now, the wood pallet is under...
by Working Forest | Jul 3, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Focusing on grade lumber and high quality production, former employees purchase and restart Virginia sawmill. New owners explain the process of reopening an idle facility. When a sawmill that had been run by International Paper (IP) sat empty in Isle of Wight County,...
by Working Forest | Jul 2, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the province’s firefighting budget has been depleted, but crews will keep working in the north, where flames and smoke have forced at least 3,000 people from their homes. Evacuations started late last week in about a dozen...
