by Working Forest | May 22, 2020 | Archives
KAMLOOPS — The B.C. Wildfire Service says it has safeguards in place to keep its firefighters and communities impacted by wildfire free from COVID-19 this summer. Speaking on a teleconference on Thursday morning (May 21), Fire Information Officer Jody Lucius notes...
by Working Forest | May 22, 2020 | Archives
TORONTO, ONT — The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) released a paper – Reopening Ontario to a ‘New Normal’: Five Public Health Pillars for a Safe Return – that sets out a series of increased public health measures it recommends be put in place for...
by Working Forest | May 22, 2020 | Archives
The shortage of medical-grade masks worldwide has hobbled health care professionals responding to the novel coronavirus—highlighting the need for improving supply lines and manufacturing more masks locally. Researchers in the Bioproducts Institute at the University of...
by Working Forest | May 21, 2020 | Archives
Vancouver, BC — Canfor Corporation has announced it will be closing its Isle Pierre sawmill, which is located near Prince George, British Columbia. The closure will take effect in the third quarter of 2020 following an orderly wind-down of operations. The closure is a...
by Working Forest | May 21, 2020 | Archives
Vancouver, BC — Canfor Pulp Products Inc. has announced the curtailment of Prince George Pulp and Paper and Intercontinental Pulp for approximately four weeks starting July 6, 2020. “We have made the difficult decision to temporarily curtail Prince George Pulp and...
by Working Forest | May 21, 2020 | Archives
Forest2Forest –If we’ve learned one thing about economic uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that markets will always react to demand regardless of the conditions. As tissue & towel manufacturers have demonstrated over the last several months...
