by Working Forest | Nov 21, 2017 | Archives
VANCOUVER – A recent global benchmarking survey from Wood Markets (FEA-Canada) has once again placed mills of the U.S. South at the top. The U.S. South was the highest margin sawmill region in North America – a place it has held since 2008 – as well as the top global...
by Working Forest | Nov 21, 2017 | Archives
MONTREAL – An experienced research leader will take over as president and CEO of FPInnovations on Dec. 14. Stéphane Renou replaces Pierre Lapointe, who has held this position since December 2008. A native of Montréal, Stéphane Renou has a Master’s degree in...
by Working Forest | Nov 21, 2017 | Archives
A coalition of municipal and Indigenous leaders, chambers of commerce, unions, and forest professionals are going to Queen’s Park on November 22 to dispel misinformation about Ontario’s forest sector and to urge the government to avoid unintended consequences from...
by Working Forest | Nov 20, 2017 | Archives
Local media are reporting that road collapse due to heavy rain is the likely cause of a fatal logging truck accident on Nov. 15. Ian Fraser has been identified as the deceased driver of the logging truck. “A significant portion of the road reportedly collapsed...
by Working Forest | Nov 16, 2017 | Archives
A fatal logging truck accident occurred on Nov. 15 near Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island. The accident involved an employee of a contractor working for TimberWest. A report from CBC News says the vehicle was submerged in water beside the roadway. Emergency personnel...
by Working Forest | Nov 16, 2017 | Archives
MONTREAL – With public consultations and testing completed, FSC Canada expects the final version of the organization’s new national forest management standard to be ready for 2018. Following the field testing of the national standard in the spring of 2017, the...
