by Working Forest | Jan 19, 2016 | Archives
The New Brunswick government is going to court to get its hands on almost $1 million in insurance money for a fire that destroyed the Miramichi Lumber Products sawmill a year ago. Opportunities New Brunswick has filed a lawsuit demanding that Lloyd’s...
by Working Forest | Jan 19, 2016 | Archives
Norbord Inc. today announced that the Quebec Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks has terminated the wood license associated with its curtailed Val-d’Or, Quebec OSB mill. Production at the Val-d’Or mill was indefinitely suspended in 2012 following...
by Working Forest | Jan 19, 2016 | Archives
Nova Scotia Power is defending the suite of rates and tariffs it wants to impose on renewable energy producers who use its grid to get into the retail electricity business. “The tariffs are fair and transparent,” Nova Scotia Power vice president Mark...
by Working Forest | Jan 18, 2016 | Archives
Many of B.C.’s industries will benefit from the low Canadian dollar, making it likely the province will lead the country in economic growth this year, say economists. The Canadian dollar dropped again Friday to 68 cents US, fuelling concern that the growing...
by Working Forest | Jan 18, 2016 | Archives
Member companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) have agreed to follow an innovative approach to sustainable forest management that takes its cue from nature. The approach, known as Natural Range of Variation (NRV), is aimed at recreating natural...
by Working Forest | Jan 18, 2016 | Archives
A major step to increase the similarity between natural and managed forest landscapes has been agreed after collaborative discussions between a group of Canadian forest products companies and leading environmental organizations. Forestry companies belonging to the...
