SHERBROOKE and TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. – Kruger Inc. is will invest $377.6 million to diversify operations at its Brompton and Wayagamack Mills into specialty niches, such as flexible food packaging, labelling and digital printing. This major project, undertaken in partnership with the Government of Québec, will help to maintain more than 500 jobs in the Mauricie…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Louisiana-Pacific has made a commitment of US$1 million to support Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts in Texas, as well as a commitment to match employee contributions to hurricane relief. LP will make a US$500,000 donation distributed to non-profit organizations including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army and the United Way of Greater…
W.D. Moore Logging is exiting the contracting business, citing thin profits in a high-risk business, according to a story in the Vancouver Sun. Owner Graham Lasure told the Sun for the capital intensity of the logging business, the profit margins are not worthwhile. “We can maybe make two, three, five per cent (per year),” Lasure…
VANCOUVER – Western Forestry Contractors’ Association invites industry members to attend the group’s annual workshop focusing on the B.C. market forecast for forestry services for 2018 along with a long-term outlook over the next five years, based on the provincial government’s commitments to forest restoration and carbon sequestration. The Annual Summer Business and Market Summit…
VICTORIA – The Forest Practices Board released its 2016/17 annual report, which summarizes the board’s work over the past year and highlights current projects underway. “We produce this annual report to show what the board sees in forest practices and forest management performance, what the board is finding in our work, and to give the…
TORONTO – Toromont Industries is significantly expanding its Caterpillar dealership network with the purchase of the businesses and net operating assets of the Hewitt Group of companies. The deal is worth just over $1 billion. Hewitt Equipment Limited is the authorized Caterpillar dealer for the province of Québec, Western Labrador and the Maritimes, as well…
Each year National Forest Week (NFW) is celebrated across Canada by many individuals and diverse governmental and non-governmental organizations. This year’s activities will take place Sept. 24-30. During National Forest Week, Canadians are invited to learn more about Canada’s forest heritage and to raise awareness about this valuable and renewable resource. The Canadian Institute of…
MONTREAL – EACOM Timber has successfully completed the installation of a continuous dry kiln at its Timmins, Ont., sawmill. This new system is designed to accelerate the wood drying process by continuously cycling lumber through the kiln with significant energy efficiency gains. The annual capacity of the sawmill will increase to 160 million board feet…
OTTAWA – The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has launched a new website – cariboufacts.ca – to share facts with Canadians about caribou herds and to urge the federal government to build caribou plans that address the many complex factors that are impacting caribou populations across the country. FPAC also wants to ensure that…
MONTREAL – Canada is hosting the 46th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Montreal this week. Hundreds of scientists and representatives from 195 countries are meeting from September 6 to 10, to decide on the scope of the IPCC’s sixth assessment report. This report will provide state-of-the-art knowledge on climate change,…