by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2017 | Archives
The Canadian government today announced it will make $867 million in loans available to the forestry industry, workers and communities impacted by softwood lumber tariffs recently imposed by the United States. The deal includes a series of loans and loan guarantees...
by Working Forest | Jun 2, 2017 | Archives
While logging is beginning in the Upper Clearwater Valley, residents concerned about potential flood damage and threats to mountain caribou are awaiting an appeal to the federal government and a change in the legislature in Victoria. Trevor Goward, a scientist and one...
by Working Forest | Jun 2, 2017 | Archives
New Brunswick would do well to look to European countries for guidance on how to take advantage of the bioeconomy. At least that’s the idea BioNB is aiming to get across through Finnish bioeconomy expert Jussi Manninen of the VTT Technical Research Centre in Helsinki,...
by Working Forest | May 29, 2017 | Archives
Gordon Ritchie is a former free-trade negotiator, special envoy for softwood lumber, and author of Wrestling with the Elephant: the Inside Story of the Canada-US Trade Wars. In the iconic film, Groundhog Day, the hero is obliged to relive the day’s events over and...
by Working Forest | May 29, 2017 | Archives
Rayonier Advanced Materials will “come to bat” to protect the interests of Tembec in the cross-border battle over softwood lumber, the head of the Florida-based company said Thursday after announcing a friendly takeover of the Quebec forestry firm. The...
by Working Forest | May 29, 2017 | Archives
Japan is a good news story for Canada’s wood pellet producers. As recently as 2014, Canada exported just 62,000 tonnes to Japan, but by 2016, this had increased by a whopping 350 per cent to 272,000 tonnes. Canada presently accounts for 78 per cent of Japanese wood...
