by Working Forest | Nov 5, 2018 | Archive Articles, Articles
TORONTO —This year’s wildland fire season was a season, unlike anything this province experienced in over a decade. With more than 1,000 wildland fires in central and northern Ontario, 2018 was one of the busiest fire seasons in the province’s history. To...
by Working Forest | Oct 31, 2018 | Archive Articles, Articles
Proponents of two historic code changes—one to allow taller mass-timber buildings and the other to allow use of higher-strength reinforcing steel—are optimistic after recent ballots at two different meetings moved the proposals closer to acceptance by code officials...
by Working Forest | Oct 31, 2018 | Archive Articles, Articles
VANCOUVER BC — Conifex Timber Inc. has announced hat its wholly-owned subsidiary Conifex Power Limited Partnership completed a $70 million secured term loan with a syndicate of private lenders to refinance its existing loan. The Loan has a 15-year term, is...
by Working Forest | Oct 29, 2018 | Archive Articles, Articles
Wood-Mizer has introduced two new bandsaw blade options with 1” and 1 ¼” tooth spacing to satisfy the needs of high production, high horsepower resaw and sawmill operations. The new blade tooth spacing options further expand the industry-leading Wood-Mizer range that...
by Working Forest | Oct 21, 2018 | Archive Articles, Articles
The 4th Annual International Mass Timber Conference will take place March 19-21, 2019 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland Oregon. The largest gathering of industry professionals of its kind, IMTC is the premier source for the latest news and innovative...
by Working Forest | Aug 15, 2018 | Archive Articles, Articles
New forest fires continue to be discovered in Ontario, even as some of the biggest and most threatening fires in the province slowly edge toward being extinguished. The province’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said that four new fires had been found last...
