by Working Forest | May 13, 2019 | Archives
Sioux Lookout Mayor Doug Lawrance was quick to congratulate officials at NorOnt Resources and the City of Sault Ste. Marie on the recent decision to locate a ferrochrome refinery to process minerals from the Ring of Fire. The Finnish Ambassador to Canada suggests this...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2019 | Archives
At a news conference Friday, the Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Tony Rota said efforts are underway to increase the limit on how tall wooden structures can be in the province, doubling the limit to 12 storeys from the current six. “It’s a new endeavour,” Rota said after...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2019 | Archives
Global News — A sawmill in Quesnel will be permanently closed, while another sawmill in Kelowna will undergo a shift reduction, Tolko Industries Ltd., announced on Friday. Citing high wood costs and weak markets, the company said the closure process for Quest...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2019 | Archives
Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, has issued the following statement: “I am saddened by today’s news that Tolko will permanently close its Quest Wood sawmill in Quesnel and eliminate a shift at its Kelowna...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2019 | Archives
Twenty employees have been permanently laid off by Thessalon-based Midway Lumber Ltd. Thessalon is located about an hour’s drive east of Sault Ste. Marie. According to a report in Northern Ontario Business, USW Local 9260 president Scott Dunlop – who was one of...
by Working Forest | May 10, 2019 | Archives
Vancouver, BC – FPAC hosted its annual Awards of Excellence luncheon in Vancouver where it recognized individual and group contributions that are making a difference and taking the industry into the future. FPAC hosts this annual event to recognize excellence in the...
