by Working Forest | Sep 20, 2019 | Archives
TIMMINS — Among students, trade shop equipment, faculty members, industry representatives, and local partners, Northern College and EACOM Timber Corporation formalized their partnership this morning by signing an innovative memorandum of understanding. The...
by Working Forest | Sep 20, 2019 | Archives
KAMLOOPS, CFJC Today –Forestry workers are cautiously optimistic after the provincial government announced $69 million in funding to support forestry workers affected by permanent and indefinite mill closures. Following yesterday’s (Sept. 17) announcement,...
by Working Forest | Sep 20, 2019 | Archives
Williams Lake Tribune — Tolko will be going to a four-day workweek at its Soda Creek operation in Williams Lake and at its Armstrong stud lumber operations, the company announced Wednesday. According to the report in the Williams Lake Tribune, the flexible...
by Working Forest | Sep 19, 2019 | Archives
Applications Due: September 27th, 2019 In 2019, FSC Canada launched its new Forest Management Standard which will replace the regional forest management standards. The new standard does not have requirements for small-scale, low intensity, and community forests....
by Working Forest | Sep 19, 2019 | Archives
FORT FRANCES, Ont., Thunder Bay Newswatch — A crack has developed in the efforts of the Town of Fort Frances to present a united front as it tries to save the former Resolute paper mill. A letter from Rainy River First Nations to the Ministry of Natural Resources and...
by Working Forest | Sep 19, 2019 | Archives
CBC NEWS — A spokesperson for the union representing workers at the sawmill in Kenora, Ont., says he hopes employees who are part of an ongoing staggered layoff will not be off the job for too long. According to a report by CBC News, Unifor national...
