by Working Forest | Feb 18, 2019 | Archives
TORONTO, CANADIAN PRESS — Sidewalk Labs’s chief executive officer says it’s too “premature” to abandon any ideas it unveiled Thursday for a high-tech Toronto community it hopes to build, despite the concepts being met with fierce criticism. In...
by Working Forest | Feb 18, 2019 | Archives
WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESSWIRE — Donna Harman, the longest-serving president, and CEO in the 25-year history of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF & PA), announced her retirement. She has represented the interests of the forest products industry...
by Working Forest | Feb 15, 2019 | Archives
Technology giant Continental, one of the largest automotive suppliers and tire manufacturers in the world, has been awarded for its ContiPressureCheck® Solo trailer TPMS product, which was selected as one of the 2019 Heavy Duty Trucking Top 20 products. The...
by Working Forest | Feb 13, 2019 | Archives
FORT FRANCES, ON — A letter from Resolute Forest Products late Monday derailed consideration by Fort Frances town council of a resolution concerning the company’s idled paper mill. Councillor Douglas Judson had prepared a resolution critical of Resolute’s...
by Working Forest | Feb 12, 2019 | Archives
One of the benefits of the legalization of cannabis in Canada is that companies are taking a closer look at their health and safety policies and procedures and better addressing a longstanding yet rarely discussed concern as a cause of injury and death: substance use...
by Working Forest | Feb 12, 2019 | Archives
The trading pace in framing lumber eased from the previous week’s action, but early momentum carried prices higher. Digestion of previous orders was one factor. Uncertainties regarding 2019 demand, the extent of transportation issues, and limitations from winter...