by Working Forest | Nov 24, 2016 | Archives
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), in partnership with the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM), presented the Skills Award for Aboriginal Youth to Gregory Daniels and Christian Francis today in Ottawa. The Skills Award for Aboriginal Youth is...
by Working Forest | Nov 24, 2016 | Archives
Times are tough for the forest industry in northern and central B.C., and every efficiency loggers and mill operators can find makes a difference. With timber stands heavily damaged by the mountain pine beetle across the region, companies have to haul longer distances...
by Working Forest | Nov 24, 2016 | Archives
Brazilian forestry company Fibria has entered a strategic partnership with CelluForce, a Canadian manufacturer of cellulose nanocrystal. Fibria has invested $5.3 million to become a strategic shareholder in the company, joining Domtar, FPInnovations and Schlumberger...
by Working Forest | Nov 24, 2016 | Archives
Canada and Mexico say they are ready and willing to reopen NAFTA – if that’s what Donald Trump wants. Are they happy about it? Most definitely not. The North American free-trade agreement has been the glue that has bound the economies of the three countries since...
by Working Forest | Nov 22, 2016 | Archives
With the election in the United States now over and the incoming administration of Donald Trump beginning to take shape, industries across Canada are trying to figure out what the president-elect’s promise to overhaul the United States’ trade deals and relationships...
by Working Forest | Nov 22, 2016 | Archives
Just months after a developer made headlines for taking down 40 mature trees on a North York building site, CBC Toronto has learned of a second illegal “clearcut” – this time in an affluent Etobicoke neighbourhood. Coun. John Campbell (Ward 4,...
