by Working Forest | Sep 30, 2020 | Archives
GLOBAL NEWS — U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he was issuing a presidential permit for the A2A Cross-Border Rail project. The project — which would see a 2,570-kilometre rail track running from near Anchorage, Alaska, through Yukon and the Northwest...
by Working Forest | Sep 29, 2020 | Archives
When COVID-19 first started disrupting Canadian businesses in March, the real estate sector was expected to come to a screeching halt. No one would be buying, no one would be lending, no one would be building. For better or worse, not a single one of those predictions...
by Working Forest | Sep 29, 2020 | Archives
HALIFAX, NS, CNW — Unifor is relieved that members of Unifor Local 440 at Northern Pulp are finally going to receive the severance they are owed. “Unifor’s priority has always been to ensure good jobs remain in the community. Payment of this...
by Working Forest | Sep 29, 2020 | Archives
THE CANADIAN PRESS IN GLOBAL NEWS — International Trade Minister Mary Ng says it is extremely disappointing that the United States has decided to appeal a World Trade Organization ruling against its softwood-lumber duties, particularly because the U.S. is making...
by Working Forest | Sep 28, 2020 | Archives
QUEEN’S PARK – Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Indigenous Affairs announced the creation of a new short-term Northern Ontario Recovery Program (NORP) to help businesses adapt to new COVID-19 public health...
by Working Forest | Sep 28, 2020 | Archives
The Canadian Wood Council and Forests Ontario kicked off the start of National Forest Week with the launch of their new, interactive digital map featuring wood buildings across Canada. The map celebrates the benefits of building with wood by highlighting select...
