by Working Forest | Jun 23, 2015 | Archives
After the report on June 21st, there were three new fires reported. North bay 4 is under control at 0.5 hectares and is located near Pickerel Bay of Lake Temagami. Cochrane 8 is currently not under control at 4.5 hectares and is located near the far north communities...
by Working Forest | Jun 23, 2015 | Archives
As mayors across the region are banding together to counter forestry activists, a debate is heating up over whether environmental restrictions placed on the industry to preserve caribou habitat is actually backed by science. Protecting the ranges of Ontario’s woodland...
by Working Forest | Jun 23, 2015 | Archives
Unbelievable to hear negative raw log exports comments from Mayor Mike Ruttan and MLA Scott Fraser without facing the facts and reality. Their comments all miss the number one point. The lumber industry is now competitive, and to be competitive, B.C. forest...
by Working Forest | Jun 23, 2015 | Archives
The mighty Elaho Giant has stood in place since the days when Vikings were settling on this continent, but now a raging wildfire has tested its resilience. The Douglas fir, estimated to be 1,000 years old, is believed to be the third largest of its species in the...
by Working Forest | Jun 22, 2015 | Archives
Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson has responded to the City of Revelstoke regarding the controversial proposed logging in Revelstoke’s cross-country skiing and mountain biking areas at Mount Macpherson. Previously, the Columbia...
by Working Forest | Jun 22, 2015 | Archives
INTERFOR CORPORATION (“Interfor” or the “Company”) (IFP) announced today it has completed the acquisition of a sawmill in Monticello, Arkansas from The Price Companies, Inc., thereby increasing its annual lumber production capacity to 3.2...
