by Working Forest | Nov 3, 2015 | Archives
Almost five years into his tenure as chairman of Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation (NFMC), Daryl Skworchinski still maintains it’s the right concept to manage the flow of Crown fibre on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Skworchinski, who also serves as CAO...
by Working Forest | Nov 3, 2015 | Archives
Canfor Corp. has closed on its US$93.5 million acquisition of El Dorado, Arkansas-based Anthony Forest Products Co. AFP operates five facilities across Arkansas and Georgia, including a sawmill, two laminating plants and two chip plants. It also runs a Sault Ste....
by Working Forest | Nov 3, 2015 | Archives
It’s a steep learning curve for Ontario’s construction and design community to adapt to building wood mid-rises. Despite changes to the Ontario Building Code last January allowing six-storey wood buildings, up from the previous limit of four, there’s been no surge of...
by Working Forest | Nov 2, 2015 | Archives
Event: 2015 Toronto Wood Solutions Fair Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 (7:30 am to 4:30 pm) Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, 800 Level 222 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto, ON Registration: ...
by Working Forest | Nov 2, 2015 | Archives
Resolute Forest Products CEO Richard Garneau is optimistic about the company’s future. In releasing the company’s latest report on Wednesday, Garneau said the company “is executing our strategy toward the Resolute of the future; building on the integration of two...
by Working Forest | Nov 2, 2015 | Archives
The July opening of Tigercat’s latest manufacturing plant – a massive 12,000-square-metre facility on Consolidated Drive in Paris – has led to new jobs, increased production and a shuffle of manufacturing work around southern Ontario. The firm has moved work to the...
