by Working Forest | Sep 19, 2017 | Archives
OTTAWA, ON — Obishikokaang Resources Corporation has certified more than 1 million hectares of the Lac Seul Forest in Northern Ontario to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative SFI 2015-2019 Forest Management Standard. Lac Seul First Nation, also known as Obishikokaang,...
by Working Forest | Sep 19, 2017 | Archives
OTTAWA – The Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) agreed during recent meetings to address the future forest bioeconomy, climate change, innovation and opportunities to support the management of caribou habitat – a top priority for the forest sector. The...
by Working Forest | Sep 19, 2017 | Archives
OTTAWA – Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, and his provincial counterparts renewed their commitment to strongly support and defend the Canadian forest industry. The members of the Federal-Provincial Task Force on Softwood...
by Working Forest | Sep 19, 2017 | Archives
A conversation with a business partner affected by Hurricane Harvey led to a load of donated lumber travelling from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., to Houston, Texas. More than US$15,000 of lumber has been donated to Houston Habitat for Humanity by White River Forest...
by Working Forest | Sep 14, 2017 | Archives
Haliburton, Ont. — Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve has partnered with Bluesource Canada to leverage the value generated by the Ontario carbon market. The privately-owned forest is committing to long-term stewardship that maximizes CO2 emissions sequestered...
by Working Forest | Sep 14, 2017 | Archives
MONTREAL – WoodRise, a global conference dedicated to mid-rise and tall wood buildings, is running in Bordeaux, France, this week. Organised by the Institut technologique FCBA (France), FPInnovations (Canada), and the Building Research Institute (Japan), with...
