by Working Forest | May 30, 2018 | Archives
HALIFAX –The provincial government and Port Hawkesbury Paper are promising no more reoccurrences of an incident in which old growth forest was cut in Guysborough County. According to a report in the Port Hawkesbury Reporter, The Department of Natural Resources...
by Working Forest | May 30, 2018 | Archives
A forester by trade, Wade Zammit has worked in the industry for over 35 years. He has touched upon different fields, including business development, sales and marketing, and managing both sawmill and timber operations for large forestry companies. Seeing tremendous...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2018 | Archives
Ottawa, Ontario – The Forest Products Association of Canada honoured a series of national award winners for their extraordinary contribution to the forest sector during an industry trade luncheon attended by industry leaders, partners, and government...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2018 | Archives
Ottawa, Ontario – Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) honoured industry partners – each exemplifying the true meaning of partnership, in Ottawa today. “The Canadian forest industry employs more than 230,000 people in over 600 communities, from...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2018 | Archives
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that domestic manufacturers and importers of softwood lumber have voted overwhelmingly to continue the efforts of the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB). In the referendum conducted by USDA from April 17...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2018 | Archives
CALGARY — A University of Calgary study says there need to be more wide, open spaces to prevent catastrophic wildfires like the one that devastated the city of Fort McMurray in northeastern Alberta two years ago. Researchers from the university’s Schulich...
