by Working Forest | Mar 11, 2019 | Archives
March 11, 2019 – Ottawa: Forest Products Association of Canada President and CEO Derek Nighbor issued the following statement today upon learning that Peter deMarsh, a life-long advocate of the Canadian forest sector and woodlot owners, was among those who perished in...
by Working Forest | Mar 11, 2019 | Archives
Phys.org — scientists at the Wood Anatomy Laboratory, part of the research centre at the gardens in Kew, southwest London, are working on a new global project to help precisely identify the origin and species of timber. Illegal logging is estimated to account...
by Working Forest | Mar 11, 2019 | Archives
NAHB–The domestic softwood lumber group (the ‘Coalition’) that spurred the Department of Commerce to impose countervailing and anti-dumping duties averaging more than 20% on softwood lumber imports from Canada is now seeking a revision of the current...
by Working Forest | Mar 11, 2019 | Archives
CBC News — The national chief of the Dene Nation says a proposed Forest Act from the Northwest Territories government is an affront to treaty rights and Indigenous authority. According to a report by CBC News, Norman Yakeleya said the territorial government...
by Working Forest | Mar 11, 2019 | Archives
Finland — In 2018, Nokian Tyres launched a whole new type of tractor tire. Combining the strength of an earthmoving tire with a new kind of lug pattern, the versatile new Nokian Tractor King tire pushed the boundaries of tractor work in demanding forestry,...
by Working Forest | Mar 8, 2019 | Archives
TORONTO – Ontario’s Government is working for the people to create and protect jobs by sending the message that ‘Ontario is Open for Business’. Good jobs help Ontario families put food on the table, send their kids off to college and...
