by Working Forest | Apr 16, 2024 | News
OTTAWA, ON, April 15, 2024 – Tim Hortons is taking a step towards reducing single-use plastics by introducing plastic-free, fiber hot beverage lids in select restaurants in Ottawa and Gatineau. The trial, which will last for up to six weeks, aims to develop a...
by Working Forest | Apr 16, 2024 | News, Sawmill
C&D Lumber Co., a family-owned business founded in 1890, has announced the closure of its mill in Riddle, Oregon. This marks the fourth mill in the state to announce closure plans in recent months, leaving 93 workers without jobs. The sawmill will cease operations...
by Working Forest | Apr 16, 2024 | News, Native Nations
Forestry has always been closely tied to the land and the Indigenous peoples who have cared for it for generations. Fortunately, the forestry sector is now undergoing a significant shift towards including First Nations and Indigenous people in the important dialog...
by Working Forest | Apr 15, 2024 | News, Forest Fires
The vivid imagery of vast stretches of forest reduced to ashes, communities forced into evacuation, and smoke plumes reaching as far as New York City, has reignited concerns within Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency and its communities. Here’s what...
by Working Forest | Apr 14, 2024 | Native Nations, News
A Symbolic Venue The Kwanwatsi Big House at the We Wai Kum First Nation in Campbell River served as the perfect location for the formal signing of a groundbreaking agreement between North Island First Nations and Western Forest Products. Chief Chris Roberts of We Wai...
by Working Forest | Apr 9, 2024 | Virtual Trade Show, News
Montréal, Canada— The Montréal Wood Convention (MWC) 2024, the premier event for the wood industry in North America, is scheduled to take place from April 9 to 11, 2024, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montréal. This convention, the largest of its kind in Canada, will...
