by Working Forest | May 14, 2018 | Archives
The 2018 fire season in Canada has begun, and Natural Resources Canada’s wildland fire researchers are forecasting much of Canada having above normal fire risk. Multiple climate models suggest most of the nation will have above normal temperatures, with some regions...
by Working Forest | May 14, 2018 | Archives
SAINT-FÉLICIEN, QC — Resolute Forest Products Inc. has announced a $52.3 million strategic investment plan for its Saint-Félicien pulp mill, located in the Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec. The announcement was made at a press conference attended by Quebec...
by Working Forest | May 14, 2018 | Archives
Prince George and area homeowners are making their contribution to the war against the Douglas fir beetle. Taking advantage of a program being run out of the Industrial Forestry Service Ltd. office, they’ve purchased more than 17,000 pods of pheromone, at $1...
by Working Forest | May 8, 2018 | Archives
The University of Toronto announced this week it is set to build a 14-storey academic tower made of timber on its downtown Toronto campus – expected to be the tallest mass timber and concrete hybrid building in North America. It follows a growing international trend...
by Working Forest | May 8, 2018 | Archives
Canfor Southern Pine, a leading integrated forest products company, will invest $40 million to upgrade its existing sawmill in Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina. A manufacturer of high-quality Southern yellow pine lumber, Canfor Southern Pine operates 14...
by Working Forest | May 8, 2018 | Archives
Catalyst Paper and its host communities need the assistance promised by Ottawa sooner rather than later, B.C. Premier John Horgan has reminded Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. According to a report in the Cowichan Valley Citizen, Horgan wrote to Trudeau after convening...
