by Working Forest | Jun 22, 2020 | Archives
TORONTO —The government of Ontario is providing up to $10 million to Indigenous-owned small and medium-sized businesses to help them with much-needed capital as the province begins to safely and gradually reopen the economy. Loans of up to $50,000 will be available to...
by Working Forest | Jun 19, 2020 | Archives
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the world in a permanent way. Over the last few months, Canada’s forest products industry has overcome unprecedented operational challenges, even as we moved to embrace our designation as an ‘essential’ Canadian service. The...
by Working Forest | Jun 19, 2020 | Archives
NORTH BAY, ON – On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm ET, Workplace Safety North (WSN) hosts its second COVID-19 Conversations free webinar titled “Leadership in Times of Uncertainty.” The webinar series is designed to help businesses and communities cope...
by Working Forest | Jun 19, 2020 | Archives
TORONTO — The Ontario government is seeking public input on its water quantity management proposal. The proposal aims to protect the long-term sustainability of surface water and groundwater and ensure these important resources are responsibly managed and safeguarded...
by Working Forest | Jun 18, 2020 | Archives
VICTORIA, BC — LlamaZOO, a spatial business analytics SaaS platform provider, in partnership with UBC Faculty of Forestry and FPInnovations, has been awarded $300,000 to further develop and commercialize TimberOps, an immersive visual analytics platform for...
by Working Forest | Jun 17, 2020 | Archives
Edmonton — The Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) announced that Jason Krips has been appointed President and CEO. “I am very happy that we were able to attract a candidate of Jason’s pedigree,” said Fred Dzida, Chair of the AFPA’s Board of Directors....
