by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
Catalyst Paper, which owns the Crofton mill, recorded a net loss of $26.6 million for the second quarter of the fiscal year, which ended on June 30. That’s compared to the company’s net earnings of $16.9 million in the previous quarter. A statement from Catalyst...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
Responsible Rio: Millions of FSC-certified products will be used at 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Attending Rio 2016 this summer? If so, you’ll almost certainly come into contact with more than one FSC-certified product and, by extension, will be supporting the growth...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
Re: New bid offered for Wildwood, July 28. I live close to Wildwood on Yellowpoint Road and have always admired Merve Wilkinson’s vision of eco-forestry. At first blush, a sale to a fellow eco-forester and Merve’s apprentice might seem appropriate, but I cannot help...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
Re: “Some old-growth logging is necessary,” letter, July 29. Yes, logging old-growth would maintain a healthy industry for a few years, maybe a decade or two, but then that high-value timber would be gone, and the industry would be stuck with only the low-value timber...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
The risk of forest fires is extremely high in the southwest corner of Quebec. The province’s forest fire protection agency, the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), says the Val-d’Or, Outaouais and Pontiac regions are among those most...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is battling 24 forest fires in Northeastern Ontario and one in the North Bay area is one of the largest in the region. North Bay 32, located 12.5 km west of Latchford in Kittson Township (more specifically: east of East...
