by Working Forest | Apr 28, 2015 | Archives
Members of the United Steelworkers Union are petitioning the B.C. government to hold a public inquiry into the explosions at Babine and Lakeland sawmills. Adam Connell is hoping to raise at least 10,000 signatures. At the time of writing the petition has just over...
by Working Forest | Apr 28, 2015 | Archives
Wood is becoming an increasingly popular raw material – and not just in the construction sector. More and more private households and municipal authorities are also using wood for heating. All of which is driving competition for this desirable raw material. A team of...
by Working Forest | Apr 28, 2015 | Archives
Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or...
by Working Forest | Apr 28, 2015 | Archives
The chief of the Pictou Landing First Nation made an impassioned speech before a legislative committee on Monday, about the negative impact the Boat Harbour effluent plant has had on the community. “Until you’ve lived in Pictou Landing and until...
by Working Forest | Apr 28, 2015 | Archives
Gov. Paul LePage on Monday reiterated that he will not authorize roughly $11.5 million in voter-approved conservation bonds unless the Legislature approves a new plan to cut more timber on public land and use the new revenue to pay for heating assistance programs....
by Working Forest | Apr 28, 2015 | Archives
At a campaign stop at a Grande Prairie lumber mill, Progressive Conservative Leader Jim Prentice called for Alberta to diversify its economy. Prentice spoke Monday morning at the Weyerhaeuser plant, a Grande Prairie facility that also operates a cogeneration plant....
