by Working Forest | May 26, 2016 | Articles
Shares in Richmond-based Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT) jumped more than 700% Tuesday after the company announced that Indian papermaker Kejriwal Group International is interested in acquiring it. The Mumbai, India-based company has committed to paying $6 a share for...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2016 | Articles
A Nanaimo-based timber company has been ordered to pay a penalty of $135,000 after spilling roughly 3.75 million litres of untreated wastewater into the Northumberland Channel during a power failure. On June 26, 2013, Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd. — under the trade...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2016 | Articles
There are no fire restrictions in the North Bay area, but that doesn’t mean people should be complacent, says a spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. “You’ve got to keep in mind, we are still under spring conditions, and that can be extremely...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2016 | Articles
South of Caycuse Camp — Enough prime old-growth timber to build about 2,350 average-sized homes, about 70,000 cubic metres, is rotting on Vancouver Island mountainsides because of a disagreement between two companies. The trees were felled between 18 months and two...
by Working Forest | May 25, 2016 | Articles
As the world’s nations work towards reducing their dependence on fossil fuels in favour of cleaner and more sustainable alternatives, industries must either adapt and innovate or face obsolescence. This fact is not lost on the Forest Products Association of Canada,...
by Working Forest | May 25, 2016 | Articles
Millions of tiny wasps that are natural parasites for the emerald ash borer have been released into wooded areas in 24 states as the battle against the tree-killing borer is now biological. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has researched and approved for release...
