by Working Forest | Sep 2, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
West Fraser’s two divisions in Williams Lake are celebrating the company’s 60th anniversary with a community event. On Saturday, Sept. 12 the company will host a full afternoon of activities for the whole family at the Cariboo Memorial Complex and Boitanio Park. “It...
by Working Forest | Sep 2, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Area residents can expect to see plenty of trees falling in Oakville’s woodlands next week as the Town begins the removal of ash trees killed by the Emerald Ash Borer. The impacted areas will include Parkway 1 on Bayshire Drive, Parkway 2 on Rockingham Drive, Joshua...
by Working Forest | Aug 28, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
A woodcutter who works near Boundary Creek just off N.W.T.’s Highway 3 says he lost a year’s worth of work when a controlled burn went out of control. Kerry Smith says fire officials with Environment and Natural Resources were doing a back burn near his...
by Working Forest | Aug 27, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
If the Quebec government further restricts logging activities in order to protect caribou, 2,931 jobs and $367 million of economic activity are threatened, according to an Economic Note published today by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI). The new boreal caribou...
by Working Forest | Aug 24, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Shares of Canfo have earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the company, AnalystRatings.NET reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation...
by Working Forest | Aug 20, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Chad Wasilenkoff, executive chairman of Fortress Paper Ltd. (TSX:FTP), is one of the more unconventional businessmen you are likely to meet. The 43-year-old businessman cares little for corporate prestige and takes some pride in being “anti-corporate.” His company’s...
