PICTOU, N.S., The Chronicle Herald — The union that represents Northern Pulp workers says it expects to receive

TORONTO, ONTARIO — John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development,

Times Colonist — A strike that has sidelined thousands of forest industry workers on Vancouver Island for the

Memphis, Tennessee — The North American Forest Foundation (NAFF) has announced Stephanie Van Dystadt as its president. Van

Berndorf Belt Technology USA (BBT) has named Nicholas Dagher Director of Sales, responsible for the Canadian region. He

Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle — The BC Federation of Labour has announced a “hot edict” on Western Forest Products in a show of solidarity with striking forest workers. The move, welcomed by the United Steelworkers which represents many WFP workers in mills on the Island, means that members of the BCFED’s affiliated unions have been asked…

Nanaimo News Bulletin — Western Forest Products workers represented by United Steelworkers Local 1-1937, including employees at Nanaimo’s Duke Point sawmill, have begun strike action. According to a press release, the union, which represents some 1,500 hourly employees and 1,500 employees working for company timberland operators and contractors in the province, began a work stoppage…

Twenty employees have been permanently laid off by Thessalon-based Midway Lumber Ltd. Thessalon is located about an hour’s drive east of Sault Ste. Marie. According to a report in Northern Ontario Business, USW Local 9260 president Scott Dunlop – who was one of the Midway Lumber employees laid off last week – told SooToday that…

KINGSEY FALLS, QC, CBW — Cascades Inc., has announced that it is extending its transportation electrification program to all its employees in Ontario. In addition to its 4,400 Quebec-based employees, the Company will now offer its 2,200 employees in Ontario access to the program that encourages individuals to transition from gas to electric or hybrid…

Ottawa, Ontario – Lim Geomatics is thrilled to play a part in the next chapter of Canadian innovation that will see homegrown companies play a much bigger role in the world economy for big data and digital technology. The rubber recently hit the road for Canada’s Innovation Superclusters Initiative—the $950-million federal government plan for jumpstarting…