by Working Forest | Feb 28, 2020 | Archives
Premier Doug Ford spoke at the 77th OFIA meeting this week along with the Honourable John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. Both also attended the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) Board of Directors meeting in Toronto for a roundtable...
by Working Forest | Feb 28, 2020 | Archives
THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO — A 100% First Nations owned and operated company based in Thunder Bay has yet again received province-wide recognition. It was announced on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, that the Agoke Development Corporation (Agoke) was the recipient of...
by Working Forest | Feb 27, 2020 | Archives
Canada is a winter nation resulting in Canadians spending millions of dollars each year to pay for necessary heat. With increasing heating costs and climate change becoming top of mind, communities are taking a more serious look at energy alternatives. One of the top...
by Working Forest | Feb 25, 2020 | Archives
VAXJO, Sweden — Södra has built the world’s first plant for commercial biomethanol, a sustainable fuel from forest biomass, at Södra’s pulp mill in Mönsterås. Over the next few days, a first pilot delivery will go to Emmelev A/S, a customer that will be using...
by Working Forest | Feb 25, 2020 | Archives
Washington, D.C. – The American Forest Foundation (AFF) has announced that International Paper, one of the world’s leading producers of fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper, has joined AFF and its partner, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), in supporting the...
by Working Forest | Feb 25, 2020 | Archives
Communities, environmental organizations, Indigenous peoples, all levels of government, academia and the forest sector have a shared interest to create healthy forests while providing the economic base necessary to support forestry communities across the country. With...