by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2019 | Archives
The Vanderhoof Omineca Express — Canfor officials spent last week finishing up the necessary paperwork to have the company’s employees affected by the four-day week work schedule at its mill here qualify for federal employment insurance benefits through a...
by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2019 | Archives
CBC NEWS — Job losses are mounting as mills close across British Columbia and some of the thousands of people affected are wondering what the province is doing the help them, according to a report by CBC News. Teal-Jones Group announced earlier this week that...
by Working Forest | Sep 13, 2019 | Archives
Mississauga, ON Canadian Business and Maclean’s ranked Weston Forest No. 351 on the annual Growth 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Produced by Canada’s premier business and current affairs media brands, the Growth 500 ranks Canadian...
by Working Forest | Sep 13, 2019 | Archives
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick, GLOBE NEWSWIRE — Over 1,000 contractors from 45 companies from St. Stephen to Bathurst are on the job for 24/7 until September 17 as part of a $22 million investment on the west side of Saint John at Irving Tissue and Irving Pulp...
by Working Forest | Sep 13, 2019 | Archives
Vancouver Sun — Persistently low lumber prices and high log costs make operations uneconomic, said a Tolko vice-president, Troy Connolly. The mill had already reduced operations to a single shift in May at the cost of 90 jobs and the remaining 127 employees were...
by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2019 | Archives
WOODSTOCK — Premier Doug Ford and Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, met with farmers and agriculture organizations at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show to discuss the current challenges faced by the agri-food industry, including ongoing...
