by Working Forest | May 5, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
FPInnovationshas announced the appointment of Charles Gagnon as Vice President,Business Development,effective today. Mr. Gagnon comes to FPInnovations after a 17-year career in the fields of engineering design and project management, business and market development,...
by Working Forest | Apr 30, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Stella-Jones is expanding its wood treating capabilities for the residential lumber market, saying it has signed a letter of intent to purchase Ontario supplier Ram Forest Group and Ramfor Lumber for an undisclosed price. Ram Forest subsidiaries operate treating...
by Working Forest | Apr 22, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
B.C.’s independent forest-industry watchdog said Tuesday that the province still doesn’t have a good handle on the management of the thousands of kilometers of resource access roads carved into the back country, a decade after it first warned the province about the...
by Working Forest | Apr 22, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
It only took one megadeal is an otherwise quiet quarter to boost mergers and acquisition (M & A) activity in the forestry, packaging and paper sector to historic heights, according to a report released Tuesday (April 21) from PwC. Global M & A activity...
by Working Forest | Apr 8, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
The tiny green insect – an invasive species from Asia – has been writing the obituary of local ash trees since the first infestation was discovered at a campground near Turkey Point. Those who know what to look for see damaged and dying trees along most every...
by Working Forest | Apr 7, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Set to resume next month, plenty of ground has already been covered over the two-and-a-half weeks the coroner’s inquest into the fatal Lakeland Mills sawmill explosion has been held so far. By the time it was temporarily adjourned on March 26, the inquest had...
