by Working Forest | Dec 20, 2019 | Archives
VICTORIA, VANCOVER SUN — The B.C. government watered down some of its contentious forestry policies Thursday as it grapples with an economic crisis in the coastal forest sector. But the province still refuses to intervene in a five-month strike between Western Forests...
by Working Forest | Dec 20, 2019 | Archives
Global trade of softwood lumber slowed in the 3Q/19 but was still on pace to be higher than in 2018. Russia, Belarus, Germany and Finland have boosted their lumber sales the most this year, reports the WRQ This is a brief excerpt from the newly released market report...
by Working Forest | Dec 19, 2019 | Archives
Receiving the 2019 Marcus Wallenberg Prize made Gerhard Schickhofer reflect on his career. – It is a situation to think about my work and future, he says. Photo: The MWP 2019 Laureate Gerhard Schickhofer. Photo by Johan Gunséus Last October Gerhard Schickhofer...
by Working Forest | Dec 19, 2019 | Archives
PETERBOROUGH – The Ontario government is taking action to help protect wildlife populations and ensure continued hunting opportunities in the province. The government has passed legislation and developed a plan to allow the Province to act quickly if wildlife...
by Working Forest | Dec 18, 2019 | Archives
Vancouver Sun — The decision came despite a special committee of Canfor’s board previously supporting the almost $1-billion offer from Great Pacific Capital Corp to take full control of the publicly listed company and take it private. According to a report in...
by Working Forest | Dec 18, 2019 | Archives
Canadian total forest products railroad freight fell 36.4% in the week ending Nov. 23, 2019, to 4,621 carloads reflecting a Teamsters strike against CN (Canadian National) that began at midnight Nov. 19, and ended Nov. 26 with a tentative labour agreement. The strike...
