The Algonquin Forestry Authority (AFA) is seeking a Chief Forester to lead sustainable forest management initiatives in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced forestry professional to oversee planning, certification, compliance, and public relations efforts.
The Algonquin Forestry Authority (AFA) is seeking to fill Operations Supervisor contract positions for the 2024-25 season. The AFA is the Ontario Crown agency responsible for sustainable forest management in Algonquin Park. Our responsibilities include harvesting and distribution of wood products to mills in communities adjacent to the Park, as well as forest management planning,…
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Click here to apply for board of directors position Seeking candidates to represent the Ontario forestry, pulp and paper, printing, or converting sectors–both workers and managers are encouraged to apply. Make a difference: Join the Voluntary Board of Directors at Workplace Safety North Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity that will allow you to…
Spot something unusual the last time you were out working in the woods? Notice someone not doing their part as a responsible resource user? Now there’s a way to help, by accessing a new online tool that aims to reduce and deter natural resource offences. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is asking Ontarians…
OTTAWA – A report on the progress of recovery efforts for boreal caribou shows that some progress has been made by governments and industry in the past five years, but that caribou populations continue to decline and habitat disturbance continues to increase. The report emphasizes the need for all stakeholders to do more. The Report…
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-based market research firm Wood Markets has been purchased by Forest Economic Advisors, based in Massachusetts. A statement from Wood Markets says the team in Vancouver will enhance FEA’s current products and services with more depth in terms of international supply trends and market dynamics, and will provide more strategic analysis in global costs and…
Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve has one of the few sawmills still operating in Haliburton County, Ont., but at the turn of the 20th century it would have been one of dozens of similar operations. The mill produces about 20,000 board feet of lumber per day – mostly made up of hardwood that is…