by Working Forest | Jan 20, 2016 | Archives
After a year of negotiations with both Resolute Forest Products and Abitibi Riversedge, the Town of Iroquois Falls finally has an agreement for a project that is expected to redevelop the former mill site that has been standing empty for more than a year. The...
by Working Forest | Jan 20, 2016 | Archives
In April this year, the Tla’amin First Nation will officially become a self-governing nation under a new treaty that will roughly quadruple its land base, grant new forest tenures and shellfish leases and provide $29 million in cash and $11 million in economic...
by Working Forest | Jan 20, 2016 | Archives
Unifor says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Resolute Forest Products covering one group of workers in a deal the union hopes will set a pattern across Quebec’s forestry sector. The agreement still needs to be ratified by forestry workers in...
by Working Forest | Jan 20, 2016 | Archives
Two new $5,000 scholarships funded by the Truck Loggers Association (TLA) and Chevron have been awarded to students in the Heavy Equipment Operator program at Vancouver Island University (VIU). BC’s Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve...
by Working Forest | Jan 19, 2016 | Archives
The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs is holding a hearing in Thunder Bay on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 regarding Pre-Budget Consultations. The Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) looks forward to presenting to the Standing Committee and...
by Working Forest | Jan 19, 2016 | Archives
Tolko Industries Ltd. announced Monday it plans to curtail the eight inch canter line at its Lakeview Mill in Williams Lake effective March 4, 2016. It’s a move that comes because of the ongoing degradation in log fibre quality, increasing log costs and the...
