by Working Forest | Jul 29, 2015 | Archives
A judge has refused to block British Columbia’s government from auctioning off 15 logging licenses within the traditional territory of a First Nation in the province’s northeast. B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed an injunction application by the Blueberry...
by Working Forest | Jul 29, 2015 | Archives
A forest fire in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park Friday afternoon is believed to have been human-caused. While investigators haven’t been able to pinpoint exactly how the 30-metre by 30-metre blaze was sparked, humans are the culprit. “It was right behind the main...
by Working Forest | Jul 29, 2015 | Archives
One of the rituals of life in southern B.C. communities is cross-border shopping for certain items. Even corner store owners are known to pop down to Washington border towns to load up a van with U.S. milk, taking advantage of a price difference generated by our...
by Working Forest | Jul 29, 2015 | Archives
Catalyst Paper today reported second quarter financial results, which were negatively impacted by a number of significant, one-time events. Despite these events, operational initiatives are tracking well, positioning the company to deliver significantly improved...
by Working Forest | Jul 29, 2015 | Archives
Catalyst Paper, a manufacturer of diverse printing papers, said the U.S. Department of Commerce or DOC has issued its preliminary decision to impose countervailing duties on Canadian imports of supercalendered paper. The Coalition for Fair Paper Imports –...
by Working Forest | Jul 29, 2015 | Archives
Port Hawkesbury Paper is contesting a U.S. Department of Commerce preliminary ruling that says the Nova Scotia company, along with J.D. Irving Ltd. in New Brunswick, are unfairly subsidized. The investigation sets the way to levy duties on supercalendered paper,...
