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Timmins Fire 9 grew significantly today; widespread smoke in northeastern Ontario
24 Mai 2012 20:00Timmins Update The Timmins 9 forest fire near Gogama in northeastern Ontario grew today to over 29,000 hectares. The sky has been ominous with smoke in Timmins this afternoon prompting officials to ... Read more...
Latest Kirkland Lake fire update (KL-8). Fire has not grown.
24 Mai 2012 09:00Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Information Officer Heather Pridham spoke on Kirkland Lake‘s CJKL radio station moments ago to provide an update on the fire (KL-8) that is 3... Read more...
Tembec just planted its 300th million tree in the Gordon Cosens Forest
23 Mai 2012 21:00Tembec today planted the 300th million tree in the Gordon Cosens Forest located near Kapuskasing, Ontario. Planting on the Gordon Cosens Forest has been going on for more than 70 years ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper's creditors did NOT approve restructuring plan
23 Mai 2012 20:0099.5% of Catalyst Paper‘s secured creditors voted in favour of the company’s restructuring plan. Only 64% of the unsecured creditors voted in favour. Approval of not less than 66 2/3% ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products is AbitibiBowater's new official name
23 Mai 2012 11:00At AbitibiBowater‘s annual general meeting today, stockholders have approved renaming the company to “Resolute Forest Products” effective tomorrow – May 24, 2012. As part of this change, stockholders also agreed to change ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper creditors meeting today
23 Mai 2012 09:00The meeting of Catalyst Paper‘s secured and unsecured creditors is being held this morning in Vancouver. The creditors will be discussing Catalyst Paper’s proposed Plan of Arrangement under ... Read more...
Skulls found at Tembec in Temiscaming
23 Mai 2012 09:00Two skulls were uncovered last week by Tembec workers who were excavating on Tembec’s property in Temiscaming, Quebec. Excavation was stopped and the skulls have been sent to a ... Read more...
Conifex Timber reports net quarterly loss of $6.5 million
23 Mai 2012 08:00Conifex Timber is reporting a net loss of $6.5 million in its first quarter of 2012. In comparison, the company posted a net loss of $7.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, and ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products wants to repurchase shares
22 Mai 2012 20:00AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 10% of the company’s common stock for an ... Read more...
New wildfire act being proposed in Saskatchewan
22 Mai 2012 11:00The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment will be hosting a series of open meetings seeking public input on proposed new legislation called “The Wildfire Act” to replace The Prairie and Forest ... Read more...
Kirkland Lake fire update
22 Mai 2012 11:00The fire burning near Kirkland Lake, Ontario is continuing to grow, prompting emergency services to plan how to evacuate areas of Kirkland Lake if necessary. Right now the fire is 3 ... Read more...
Truck delivering formaldehyde to Tembec crashes, killing driver, and dumping chemical into lake
21 Mai 2012 18:00A truck delivering formaldehyde to the Tembec mill in Temiscaming, Quebec crashed this afternoon on Highway 63 north in Ontario. The crash caused some of the formaldehyde to dump directly into ... Read more...
Forest fire blazing near Halifax
21 Mai 2012 18:00A forest fire started late this afternoon near Halifax, Nova Scotia. The fire is raging in the Williams Lake area of Halifax – between Purcells Cove and Herring Cove roads in ... Read more...
Evacuation notices in Kirkland Lake, Ontario
21 Mai 2012 15:00About 300 residents near Kirkland Lake, Ontario were served evacuation notices yesterday when a 1,500 ha forest fire was discovered burning near town. Crews from the Kirkland Lake Fire Department worked yesterday ... Read more...
Massive fire destroys Absolute Lumber Products lumber mill in Abbotsford, B.C.
20 Mai 2012 09:00A fire broke out around 4am on Saturday at the Absolute Lumber Products mill in Abbotsford, British Columbia. When firefighters arrived on scene, the flames were shooting into the air, ... Read more...
Kruger to reassess viability of Corner Brook operation after vote doesn't go their way
18 Mai 2012 12:00One of the four pension plan groups at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper voted against giving Kruger 10 years, instead of 5, to repay the shortfall in their pension plans. Results of ... Read more...
Resolute now owns 74.56% of Fibrek
17 Mai 2012 21:00Resolute Forest Products now owns 74.56% of Fibrek. Resolute’s offer for Fibrek closed at 5pm today. As aggregate consideration for the shares taken up today, Resolute will distribute approximately 135,000 newly-issued ... Read more...
New committee formed in British Columbia to examine mid-term timber supply
16 Mai 2012 22:00British Columbia’s Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson applauded today's decision of the Legislative Assembly to form a Special Committee on Timber Supply to examine and ... Read more...
Company interested in producing wood pellets at the old Grand Falls-Windsor mill
16 Mai 2012 22:00Newfoundland and Labrador‘s Minister of Natural Resources, Jerome Kennedy, is confirming that a company is interested in purchasing the old AbitibiBowater mill in Grand Falls-Windsor. Kennedy would not specify ... Read more...
The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement … what was that again?
16 Mai 2012 21:00Recently, the most common question ForestTalk is asked is, “Whatever happened to that Boreal Forest Agreement?”, and “Have you heard anything about that Boreal Forest Agreement lately?” To refresh our ... Read more...
Kruger denies hiding information about its pension formula
16 Mai 2012 21:00Kruger sent a letter to its employees recently to say the company has been falsely accused of holding back information regarding the pension formula. On Monday, the CEP held a ... Read more...
EACOM Timber reports net loss of $7.8 million in first quarter, 2012
16 Mai 2012 10:00EACOM Timber Corp. is reporting an operating loss of $7.788 million on sales of $59.9 million in the first quarter of 2012. EACOM Timber is reporting a net income attributable to shareholders of $6.3 ... Read more...
Forest fires continue to grow across the country
16 Mai 2012 10:00Alberta 12 homes were evacuated yesterday when the wind direction changed for the Bonneyville fire. Bonnyville declared a local state of emergency on Tuesday, which allows officials to call in the ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper's amendments to Plan of Arrangement
16 Mai 2012 08:00Catalyst Paper has amended its proposed Plan of Arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. The Plan as so amended will be considered by Catalyst Paper’s secured and unsecured ... Read more...
Protest at shift change in Corner Brook this morning
15 Mai 2012 10:00More than 50 unionized Kruger’s Corner Brook Pulp and Paper workers had a quiet demonstration at the gates of the mill at shift change this morning in Newfoundland. The workers ... Read more...
Softwood lumber export tax to be reduced on June 1
15 Mai 2012 09:00Under the terms of the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA), the trigger for a reduction in the export tax for Canadian softwood products going into the US has been reached. Starting ... Read more...
Investigators find similarities between Burns Lake and Prince George sawmill explosions
14 Mai 2012 20:00WorkSafeBC is directing employers' attention to similarities that have been observed during the course of the investigations at the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake and at the Lakeland ... Read more...
Many areas of Northern Alberta are “at extreme risk for wildfire”
14 Mai 2012 20:00Alberta’s fire crews are battling 3 out of control wildfires today. “Once again, we are reminded of the devastating impact of wildfires on Alberta's communities. Our thoughts and prayers are ... Read more...
Did you hear? Tree pulp has anti-aging benefits!
13 Mai 2012 19:00A Canadian teenager has discovered that the cellulose of tree pulp has anti-aging properties. Janelle Tam, 16, has won the $5,000 award in the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada. Janelle is a Grade 12 ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper pushes creditor meeting back another 5 days
12 Mai 2012 10:00Catalyst Paper has pushed the meetings of its secured and unsecured creditors back another 5 days to May 23. The creditors are to meet to discuss the plan of arrangement under the ... Read more...
A quick check on the 2012 fire season
11 Mai 2012 21:00A quick check on the start of the forest fire season. 19,260 fires have been recorded in Canada so far in 2012, burning 161,169 hectares. British Columbia Starting on Tuesday, the Kamloops Fire ... Read more...
Nova Scotia announces $1.7 million for private woodlot silviculture
11 Mai 2012 14:00Nova Scotia is announcing $1.7 million in funding for silviculture projects by small, private woodlot owners. “Nova Scotians asked for positive change in the forest sector and government is delivering with ... Read more...
New Northern Hardwood Research Institute in Edmundston, NB
11 Mai 2012 14:00Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Edmundston, New Brunswick today to announce federal support to establish the Northern Hardwood Research Institute at the Edmundston campus of the Université de Moncton (... Read more...
Ainsworth posts net income of $0.6 million in first quarter, 2012
11 Mai 2012 08:00Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has recorded net income of $0.6 million in its first quarter of 2012. Net income from continuing operations was $0.7 million. Sales were $85.1 million, an increase of $13.6 million from ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper reports net loss of $25.6 million in first quarter, 2012
10 Mai 2012 21:00Catalyst Paper is blaming their negative first quarter on the impact of restructuring and reorganization expenses. Net loss for the first quarter of 2012 is $25.6 million. “Our first quarter was dominated ... Read more...
Nova Scotia introduces bill to extend wind-up of NewPage pensions
10 Mai 2012 09:00Yesterday, May 9th, the Government of Nova Scotia introduced legislation that could result in better pension benefits for the workers and pensioners of the NewPage mill in Port Hawkesbury. “Government ... Read more...
Cascades reports net earnings of $6 million in first quarter, 2012
10 Mai 2012 09:00Cascades Inc. is reporting improved results for its first quarter of 2012. Net earnings for the quarter were $6 million on sales of $891 million. Commenting on the first quarter results, Alain Lemaire, ... Read more...
Fibrek posts net loss of $23.2 million in first quarter
10 Mai 2012 09:00Fibrek Inc. has posted a net loss of $23.2 million in its first quarter of 2012, compared with net earnings of $3.5 million in the corresponding period of 2011. Consolidated sales reached $122.1 million, a ... Read more...
Nova Scotia amends its Crown Lands Act
10 Mai 2012 08:00Nova Scotia is repealing its Stora Forest Industries Limited Agreement Act and amending the Crown Lands Act. The province feels the changes will provide economic, environmental and social benefits to ... Read more...
Fibrek's new board of directors
10 Mai 2012 07:00Fibrek Inc. has announced that following the acquisition of 63.3% of Fibrek by Resolute Forest Products, each of the members of the board of directors has resigned. The new members ... Read more...
Western Forest Products reports net income of $1.9 million in first quarter, 2012
09 Mai 2012 20:00Western Forest Products is reporting a net income of $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2012, on sales of $223.4 million. These results can be compared to a net income of $3.8 million ... Read more...
PRT Growing Services reports on first quarter, 2012
09 Mai 2012 20:00PRT Growing Services Ltd. has released its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. Forest seedlings generally take from six months to a year or more to grow, with ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper pushes creditor meetings back another 3 days
09 Mai 2012 08:00Catalyst Paper has announced a three-day extension for the meetings of its secured and unsecured creditors to consider the plan of arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. The ... Read more...
BC Safety Authority issues safety order for electrical equipment in sawmills
08 Mai 2012 18:00The BC Safety Authority (BCSA) has issued a safety order relating to regulated electrical equipment ordering sawmills to verify that they have valid operating permits in place, that proper maintenance ... Read more...
More details of the deal with Nova Scotia Power for the Port Hawkesbury paper mill
08 Mai 2012 09:00Robin McAdam, Executive Vice President, Strategic Business & Customer Services for Nova Scotia Power, has released more details of the tentative power agreement between Pacific West Commercial Corporation (PWCC) and Nova ... Read more...
Fibrek signs contract with Hydro-québec for sale of green energy
07 Mai 2012 08:00Fibrek has concluded an agreement for the sale of green energy produced at its cogeneration facilities located at the Saint-Félicien mill in connection with Hydro-Québec Distribution’s Power ... Read more...
Nova Scotia Government to delay NewPage pension windup
04 Mai 2012 11:00The Nova Scotia Government has listened to the pensioners of NewPage Port Hawkesbury and has indicated they will table legislation to delay the windup of NewPage’s underfunded pension plans. ... Read more...
Interfor reports net loss of $6.5 million in first quarter, 2012
04 Mai 2012 10:00Interfor (International Forest Products Limited) reported a net loss of $6.5 million in the first quarter of 2012. Included in Interfor’s results in the quarter was the effect of unrecognized tax ... Read more...
Acadian Timber Corp reports net income of $4.3 million in first quarter, 2012
04 Mai 2012 09:00Acadian Timber Corp. generated net sales of $18.6 million on sales volume of 352 thousand m3, which represents a $3.1 million, or 14%, decrease in net sales compared to the same period in 2011. Net ... Read more...
Stella-Jones reports 76.5% increase in net income in first quarter, 2012
04 Mai 2012 09:00Stella-Jones‘s sales increased 21.7% up to 158.8 million in the company’s first quarter of 2012. The net income for the quarter was $15.0 million, compared with $8.5 million last year. “Robust demand for ... Read more...
Man dies at Canfor's Plateau mill in workplace accident
04 Mai 2012 09:00A worker was killed this week at Canfor‘s Plateau mill west of Vanderhoof, British Columbia. The deceased was working as an independent contractor for Nechako Construction (a division of ... Read more...
NewPage workers ask for legislative change to recoup some pension losses
04 Mai 2012 08:00The workers and pensioners of NewPage Port Hawkesbury are asking the Nova Scotia Government to consider making some legislative changes that would allow them to recoup some of their pension ... Read more...
Resolute now has majority control of Fibrek
03 Mai 2012 08:00AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has taken up and accepted for payment 1,633,800 additional shares of Fibrek Inc. deposited to its offer as of the close of business ... Read more...
WorkSafeBC was not informed of other sawmill explosions
02 Mai 2012 23:00WorkSafeBC said it was unaware of a wood dust explosion at Tolko’s Soda Creek sawmill in Williams Lake, British Columbia 16 months ago that blew apart a small control room ... Read more...
WorkSafeBC provides update to Babine Forest Products explosion
02 Mai 2012 20:00WorkSafeBC provided an update today on its investigation into the explosion and fire at the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake on January 20, 2012. As part of the investigation, WorkSafeBC ... Read more...
Stella-Jones intends to acquire certain assets of Brisco Wood Preservers Ltd.
01 Mai 2012 09:00Stella-Jones Inc. has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire certain pole treating assets of Brisco Wood Preservers Ltd., a provider of treated wood poles located in British Columbia. ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products reports net income of $23 million in first quarter, 2012
01 Mai 2012 09:00AbitibiBowater, doing business as Resolute Forest Products, is reporting a net income of $23 million in its first quarter of 2012, on sales of $1.1 billion. These results can be compared to net ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber reports $17 million loss in first quarter, 2012
30 Avril 2012 19:00West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is reporting a loss of $17 million on sales of $681 million in the first quarter of 2012. Lumber operations in the quarter generated a loss of $29 million ... Read more...
EACOM Timber releases 2011 year end figures
30 Avril 2012 13:00EACOM Timber recorded a negative EBITDA of $26,213,000 in 2011. The net loss attributable to shareholders amounted to $47,412,000. The results from 2011 include an impairment charge of $15,000,000 partially offset by a gain of $4,339,000 ... Read more...
Mercer International's offer for Fibrek expires
30 Avril 2012 12:00Mercer International Inc.‘s offer for all of the common shares of Fibrek Inc. expired on April 27, 2012. The Offer was conditioned upon, among other things, at least 50.1% of the outstanding ... Read more...
Nouveau membre dans notre équipe
30 Avril 2012 00:00Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer, l'arrivé de Basanti Chintagunta au sein de notre société, et ce à compter d'aujourd'hui même. Son addition à notre équipe d'exportation ... Read more...
New team member
30 Avril 2012 00:00We are pleased to announce, that as of today, Basanti Chintagunta has joined our company. Her addition to our export team at Canadian Wood Products will consist of representing our ... Read more...
Norbord reportings break-even results in first quarter of 2012
28 Avril 2012 16:00Norbord Inc. has recorded break-even earnings in the first quarter of 2012, compared to a loss of $9 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. “Our first quarter results are evidence that business ... Read more...
Pacific West Commercial Corp. reaches deal with Nova Scotia Power
27 Avril 2012 19:00The Port Hawkesbury paper mill is one step closer to reopening now that its new owner, Pacific West Commercial Corp., has reached a tentative energy agreement with Nova Scotia Power. ... Read more...
Canfor announces capital improvement projects for its Radium and Canal Flats sawmills
26 Avril 2012 20:00Canfor Corporation will be proceeding with capital improvement projects totalling approximately $40 million in its sawmill facilities in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. These investments represent the first major component ... Read more...
Global Sticks has restarted production
26 Avril 2012 13:00The Global Sticks plant near Thunder Bay, Ontario quietly resumed operations about 6 weeks ago. Global Sticks ceased production last November when it ran into financial difficulties, as well difficulties obtaining ... Read more...
Domtar reports net earnings of $28 million in first quarter, 2012
26 Avril 2012 11:00Domtar Corp. is reporting net earnings of $28 million in their first quarter of 2012, compared to net earnings of $61 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Sales for the first quarter of 2012 ... Read more...
Tembec posts net loss of $14 million in latest quarter
26 Avril 2012 10:00Tembec has posted a net loss of $14 million in its March 2012 quarter compared to net earnings of $6 million in the March 2011 quarter. Consolidated sales were $407 million, as compared to $452 million ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper adjusts date for meeting of its creditors
26 Avril 2012 06:00Catalyst Paper has announced that the date for the meetings of its secured and unsecured creditors to consider the plan of arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act has been ... Read more...
Cascades announces consolidation of its corrugated products sector in Ontario
26 Avril 2012 06:00Cascades Inc. has announced the consolidation of its corrugated product plants in its Norampac division in Ontario. The consolidation translates into an investment totalling in excess of $30 million in the ... Read more...
Tembec reaches agreement with Kapuskasing employees
26 Avril 2012 06:00Tembec reached an agreement with its employees from its Kapuskasing, Ontario newsprint mill, sawmill and forest operations. Tembec employs 582 employees in Kapuskasing – 498 of which are unionized. This collective agreement covers ... Read more...
Dust levels have been a concern at the Lakeland Mills sawmill
26 Avril 2012 06:00WorkSafeBC has released the last 5 years of inspection records of the Lakeland Mills sawmill in Prince George, British Columbia that exploded on Monday, resulting in the death of two employees. ... Read more...
Canfor reports net quarterly loss of $21.5 million
26 Avril 2012 05:00Canfor Corporation is reporting a net operating loss of $21.5 million in its first quarter of 2012. In comparison, the company reported a net loss of $63.1 million in its fourth quarter of 2011. ... Read more...
More downtime planned for Bowater Mersey
25 Avril 2012 15:00Two more temporary shutdowns are being planned for Bowater Mersey in Nova Scotia. Downtime will be taken: May 6 – 21 June 17 – July 2 The downtime is being blamed on poor market conditions. Source: ... Read more...
TimberWest Forest Corp. appoints Brian E. Frank to President and Chief Executive Officer
25 Avril 2012 13:00The Board of Directors of TimberWest Forest Corp. has appointed Brian E. Frank to the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer effective May 2, 2012. Frank has an extensive background in ... Read more...
Tentative agreement reached at Spruce Falls in Kapuskasing
25 Avril 2012 08:00CEP Locals 256 and 89 have reached a tentative agreement with Tembec at the Spruce Falls mill in Kapuskasing, Ontario. The union executives are recommending to their members that they accept the ... Read more...
Second man dies after Lakeland Mills explosion
25 Avril 2012 06:00A second man, who had been flown to Edmonton for specialized care, has passed away as a result of the injuries he suffered in the Lakeland Mills explosion and fire ... Read more...
Strike postponed for 48 hours in Kapuskasing, ON
24 Avril 2012 21:00Tembec and its unions are using a mediator to help resolve the labour dispute at its Spruce Falls mill in Kapuskasing, Ontario. Strike action has been delayed for 48 hours, until ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products have yet to secure the majority of Fibrek's shares
24 Avril 2012 20:00AbitibiBowater, doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has yet to secure a majority of Fibrek‘s shares. Resolute Forest Products currently holds about 48.8% of Fibrek’s shares. Fibrek criticized its ... Read more...
Immediate safety inspections ordered for all BC sawmills
24 Avril 2012 20:00After the second deadly explosion at a sawmill in British Columbia this year, WorkSafeBC has ordered province-wide sawmill safety reviews. WorkSafeBC is asking employers of all the province’s sawmills ... Read more...
Canfor Pulp Products reports net quarterly income of $10.3 million
24 Avril 2012 19:00Canfor Pulp Products has reported a net income of $10.3 million in its first quarter of 2012. Results were weaker due to lower market pulp prices and a strengthening Canadian dollar. The ... Read more...
Lakeland Mills explosion update: 1 dead
24 Avril 2012 12:00One employee of the Lakeland Mills sawmill in Prince George, British Columbia has died as a result of the massive explosion and fire that rocked the sawmill last night. 17 others ... Read more...
Huge explosion at Lakeland Mills sawmill in Prince George
24 Avril 2012 06:00The Lakeland Mills sawmill in Prince George, British Columbia was destroyed by an explosion and subsequent fire last night. The first explosion occurred around 9:45pm and shook houses up to 2 ... Read more...
Fortress Paper appoints Andre Boucher to position of Chief Operating Officer of Fortress Specialty Cellulose Inc.
23 Avril 2012 20:00Fortress Paper Ltd. has appointmed Andre Boucher to the position of Chief Operating Officer of Fortress Specialty Cellulose Inc., a wholly-owned operating subsidiary which produces dissolving pulp. Boucher has over 30 ... Read more...
Idled Springer Creek Forest Products mill in Slocan vandalized
23 Avril 2012 20:00Vandals recently broke into the idled Springer Creek Forest Products mill in Slocan, British Columbia. Police say that between April 9 and April 12, several doors were broken. The vandals emptied fire ... Read more...
Machines shutting down at Tembec in Kapuskasing, Ontario in preparation for a strike
23 Avril 2012 14:00There are mixed reports coming out of Kapuskasing, Ontario this afternoon. There are been reports the workers at Tembec have been locked out, but the local media is saying there ... Read more...
Closing date pushed back on Lebel-sur-Quevillon mill acquisition
22 Avril 2012 19:00Fortress Paper Ltd. has announced that the parties to the purchase agreement for the previously announced acquisition of the non-operating pulp mill located at Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Quebec from Domtar Inc. have ... Read more...
David Paterson to become Verso's new President and CEO
22 Avril 2012 19:00Verso Paper Corp‘s President and Chief Executive Officer Michael A. Jackson is retiring. David J. Paterson, formerly of AbitibiBowater, has been elected by Verso’s board of directors to ... Read more...
Ontario building new water bomber flight training centre in Sault Ste. Marie
22 Avril 2012 17:00The Government of Ontario is building a new flight training centre for water bomber aircraft in Sault Ste. Marie. The 6,700-square-foot (622-square-metre) facility will be the first of its kind ... Read more...
Thousands of forestry jobs on the line in central British Columbia
19 Avril 2012 21:00A confidential report was leaked this week indicating the British Columbia government is expecting north-central B.C. to lose 32% – 67% of its timber supply due to the mountain pine beetle epidemic ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper gets extension to its creditor protection period
19 Avril 2012 20:00The Supreme Court of British Columbia has extended Catalyst Paper‘s protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act to June 30, 2012. This extension will provide Catalyst Paper with additional time to ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber appoints Ted Seraphim as President and Chief Operating Officer
19 Avril 2012 20:00West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has appointed Edward (“Ted”) R. Seraphim to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer. Seraphim joined the company in 1997 and has held the positions ... Read more...
British Columbia Utilities Commission approves Conifex power purchase agreement
18 Avril 2012 21:00Conifex Timber Inc. has announced the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) has approved its Electricity Purchase Agreement (EPA) with BC Hydro as an energy supply contract. Conifex completed its EPA ... Read more...
WorkSafeBC releases Babine Forest Products mill site
18 Avril 2012 19:00Tomorrow WorkSafeBC will release the site of the former Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake, British Columbia after winding up the first phase of the investigation into the explosion ... Read more...
Supreme Court of Canada refuses to hear Fibrek and Mercer appeal
18 Avril 2012 19:00According to AbitibiBowater, doing business as Resolute Forest Products, the Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal by Fibrek Inc. and Mercer International Inc. of the Qué... Read more...
Norbord reports quarterly results
18 Avril 2012 08:00Norbord Inc. has reported EBITDA of $21 million in the first quarter of 2012 compared to $9 million in the prior quarter and $14 million in the same quarter last year. The improvement reflects ... Read more...
Northern Pulp ordered to reduce air pollution
18 Avril 2012 08:00CBC News is reporting that Northern Pulp has been ordered by the Nova Scotia government to fix its air pollution equipment and that their power boiler stack hasn’t had ... Read more...
Kruger asks for more time to repay underfunded pension plan
18 Avril 2012 08:00The workers at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper are meeting again today with management to discuss their pension plan. At issue is the fact their pension plan is tens of ... Read more...
Port Hawkesbury workers vote ‘yes' to contract offer
17 Avril 2012 22:00The unionized workers of the idled Port Hawkesbury paper mill in Nova Scotia have voted 85% in favour of their contract offer from Pacific West Commercial Corp. This ‘yes’ vote brings ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper reschedules meetings of creditors
17 Avril 2012 08:00Catalyst Paper has announced that meetings of its secured and unsecured creditors to consider the plan of arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act have been changed from April 23, 2012 to ... Read more...
Remembering Irving K. “Ike” Barber
16 Avril 2012 19:00Irving K. Barber, or Ike Barber as he preferred to be called, passed away peacefully at home on April 13 at the age of 89 after a long illness. Barber graduated from ... Read more...
New skills award for Aboriginal youth
16 Avril 2012 19:00The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) in partnership with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is opening nominations for the new Skills Award for Aboriginal Youth. It will reward ... Read more...
Port Hawkesbury workers will vote this week. Union recommends ‘yes' vote
15 Avril 2012 20:00The workers of the former NewPage Port Hawkesbury mill in Nova Scotia have decided to vote on their offer from Pacific West Commercial Corp. Some improvements have been made to ... Read more...
Port Hawkesbury union meeting delayed until tomorrow due to “new information”
14 Avril 2012 20:00Today the unionized workers of the Port Hawkesbury mill in Nova Scotia were scheduled to meet again to discuss their contract offer from Pacific West Commercial Corp. However, that meeting ... Read more...
Powell River pulp and paper mill turns 100
13 Avril 2012 20:00The Powell River Pulp and Paper mill in British Columbia turned 100 years old this week. The mill in Powell River was at one time the largest pulp and paper mill ... Read more...
Update: Port Hawkesbury workers taking time to consider offer
12 Avril 2012 22:00At tonight’s meeting of the unionized workers of the former NewPage Port Hawkesbury mill, the employees were presented their offer from Pacific West Commercial Corp. The workers have decided ... Read more...
British Columbia releases new Forest Sector Strategy
12 Avril 2012 21:00British Columbia released its Forest Sector Strategy today. Titled “Our Natural Advantage, Forest Sector Strategy for British Columbia”, the strategy aims to build upon the report of the Working Roundtable ... Read more...
Uniboard not affected by Pfleiderer AG's insolvency filing
12 Avril 2012 21:00Uniboard‘s holding company, Pfleiderer AG, is filing for insolvency in order to implement its restructuring plan. The insolvency proceedings will only affect Pfleiderer AG, and will not have any ... Read more...
CEP's reaction to Norampac Trenton's closure announcement
12 Avril 2012 20:00The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) is calling on Norampac to stop “job blackmail and work with the union to save jobs and protect the local economy.” ... Read more...
Details of contract offer in Port Hawkesbury
12 Avril 2012 20:00The unionized workers of the Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia paper mill are meeting this evening to discuss the contract offer they have received from Pacific West Commercial Corp. The workers ... Read more...
US claiming BC's coastal loggers are violating the softwood lumber agreement
12 Avril 2012 14:00The U.S. Lumber Coalition is accusing British Columbia of under-charging coastal forest companies for timber harvested on Crown land. Their argument is based on the claim that the British ... Read more...
Employees say ‘No' to final offer – Norampac Trenton to close by June
12 Avril 2012 14:00Cascades Inc. has just announced the closure of its Norampac containerboard mill located in Trenton, Ontario. The closure announcement follows the rejection of the final offer made to the employees ... Read more...
EACOM Timber closes $40 million financing deal
12 Avril 2012 11:00EACOM Timber Corporation has announced that it has successfully closed its previously announced $40 million secured debenture financing. The net proceeds of the $40 million 10% senior secured debentures due April, 2017 will be ... Read more...
Mercer increases its bid for Fibrek
11 Avril 2012 10:00Mercer International Inc. has increased its offer for Fibrek and is now offering to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Fibrek for $1.30 (up from $1.40). The increased ... Read more...
Contract proposal on the table in Port Hawkesbury, NS
11 Avril 2012 10:00After 16 days of meetings between Stern Partners (Pacific West Commercial Corp.) and the CEP representing the workers of the former NewPage Port Hawkesbury mill, a contract proposal is on the ... Read more...
Supreme Court of Canada grants Fibrek's request
11 Avril 2012 08:00Fibrek Inc. has announced that the Supreme Court of Canada has granted Fibrek’s request to expedite the application for permission to appeal the Québec Court of Appeal’... Read more...
Norampac Trenton may close without new contract
10 Avril 2012 22:00Rumours that the Norampac plant in Trenton, Ontario is about to be closed have been rampant for years. After several years of layoffs, it appears the plant’s possible ... Read more...
Domtar's Dryden mill to develop and test bio-oil
10 Avril 2012 21:00Domtar‘s mill in Dryden, Ontario will be home to a new research project that will test the conversion of wood waste into a bio-oil. The project is a being ... Read more...
Ontario's FireRangers are ready
10 Avril 2012 21:00Ontario Minister of Natural Resources, Michael Gravelle, acknowledged the start of Ontario’s forest fire season by touring the Northwest Region Forest Fighting Management Centre in Dryden today. “Ontario has ... Read more...
Fire destroys Cedar Creek Sawmill & Tree Farm in Ontario
10 Avril 2012 21:00A fire destroyed much of the Cedar Creek Sawmill & Tree Farm in North Dumfries Township, Ontario on Sunday. High winds carried burning debris from the mill building, torching two other ... Read more...
Strike pending at Tembec in Kapuskasing
10 Avril 2012 15:00According to CKGN.ca, 9 out of 10 union locals of the Tembec mill in Kapuskasing, Ontario voted yesterday in favour of strike action. The unions are upset that they will once ... Read more...
Paper Excellence's progress at the Prince Albert Pulp Mill
10 Avril 2012 12:00Paper Excellence is planning to turn on the first of its biofuel power generators at its Prince Albert Pulp Mill by May 15. Mill general manager, Dave Patterson, said they will ... Read more...
Stakes are high for Lakes Timber Supply review in BC
09 Avril 2012 23:00A British Columbia task force is analyzing the timber supply in the Lakes Timber Supply area. The Lakes Timber Supply Area – Quick Facts 1.1 million hectares of land in north-central BC ... Read more...
Battle for Fibrek continues. Who was at the secret meeting?
05 Avril 2012 22:00The latest update regarding the battle for Fibrek Inc. is a motion Fibrek has filed with the Supreme Court of Canada seeking permission for an expedited process to hear both ... Read more...
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper workers protested today before their shifts
05 Avril 2012 21:00Workers at Kruger‘s Corner Brook Pulp and Paper mill in Newfoundland and Labrador held a demonstration this morning before reporting for their shifts. The workers were protesting Kruger’s ... Read more...
Burns Lake Tragedy Fund Society can't get names of sawmill employees due to Privacy Act
05 Avril 2012 08:00The Burns Lake Tragedy Fund Society has been established to establish criteria, and provide assistance for people affected by the January 20, 2012 explosion and fire at the Babine Forest Products sawmill. ... Read more...
Allowed harvest levels on Haida Gwaii cut in half
05 Avril 2012 08:00There is a new joint council, called the Haida Gwaii Management Council, that has been established between the Haida and the British Columbia government to govern the forest management of ... Read more...
Prescribed burn planned for near Grand Forks, BC
04 Avril 2012 21:00The British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is planning a prescribed burn in the Gilpin Creek and Morrissey Creek areas later this month. An information session ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper has a $73.5 million deficit in their pension plan
03 Avril 2012 20:00Catalyst Paper has a $73.5 million shortfall in its pension plan. If the company’s restructuring plan fails, Catalyst Paper’s 1,200 pensioners and employees will lose about 30% of their pensions. Currently, ... Read more...
Cascades acquires Bird Packaging Ltd.'s facilities in southern Ontario
03 Avril 2012 08:00Cascades Inc., a leader in the recovery and the manufacturing of green packaging and tissue paper products, has announced that its Norampac division has acquired Bird Packaging Limited‘s converting ... Read more...
Employee at Resolute's Thunder Bay mill wins $50 million lottery
03 Avril 2012 08:00Louis Chikoski, and his wife Jo-Anne, are $50 million richer after winning the March 23 Lotto Max jackpot. Louis has been working at the paper mill in Thunder Bay for 40 years and ... Read more...
J.D. Irving Ltd. responds to New Brunswick's new Crown Forest management plan
02 Avril 2012 14:00J.D. Irving Ltd. has several concerns with New Brunswick’s new Crown forest management plan. Among their concerns are that the new standards will require that they cut younger, ... Read more...
Resolute reduces minimum tender condition and extends its offer for Fibrek
02 Avril 2012 09:00AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has announced that it has reduced to 59,502,822 shares the minimum tender condition of its offer to acquire all of the issued and ... Read more...
Steelhead will refrain from tendering Fibrek shares to AbitibiBowater
01 Avril 2012 11:00Following the announcement made on March 31, 2012 by Steelhead Partners, LLC and its affiliates, Fibrek Inc. understands that Steelhead intends not to tender any of its Fibrek shares to the unsolicited ... Read more...
Northern Pulp wins ‘Safest Mill in Canada' award
31 Mars 2012 23:00Northern Pulp, of Ambercrombie Point, Nova Scotia, has been selected as the safest operation in its class for 2011 according to Pulp & Paper Canada Magazine's ‘Safest Mill in Canada' competition. ... Read more...
Resolute's Amos workers vote to sacrifice 28 jobs to stay open
31 Mars 2012 14:00The unionized workers at Resolute Forest Products‘ Amos newsprint mill in Quebec have voted 67% in favour cutting 28 positions in order to keep their mill open. The tally of the vote ... Read more...
Alexandria Moulding acquires Royal Woodworking Co. Ltd.
30 Mars 2012 09:00Alexandria Moulding, a leading manufacturer and distributor of mouldings and related millwork products, today announced that they have acquired Royal Woodworking Co. Ltd. of Bradford Ontario (www.royalwoodworking.com), a ... Read more...
New Brunswick releases its Crown forest management plan
30 Mars 2012 09:00The New Brunswick provincial government announced today a Crown forest management plan that balances social, ecological and economic needs. “This balanced plan reflects the significant and helpful input I received ... Read more...
Vote for which school will receive a $20,000 outdoor classroom
29 Mars 2012 20:00MAJESTA, the household paper product line of J.D. Irving, has narrowed down their Trees of Knowledge competition to 10 finalists. The winning Canadian school will receive a $20,000 outdoor classroom. To ... Read more...
EACOM Timber has a new Senior Vice President in Ontario
29 Mars 2012 20:00EACOM Timber Corporation‘s Vice-President of Forest Operations in Ontario, Michael O’Blenis, is leaving EACOM to pursue a new career opportunity. Brian Nicks has been appointed in the position ... Read more...
Canada's plan for Forestry Innovation in Canada's 2012 Budget
29 Mars 2012 19:00The Government of Canada presented their Budget today for 2012 and beyond. Here is the information from today’s budget for “Forestry Innovation and Market Development Support“. Economic Action Plan 2012 proposes $105 ... Read more...
Port Hawkesbury mill gets 60 day extension to creditor protection period
29 Mars 2012 13:00The NewPage Port Hawkesbury mill was granted another extension for its creditor protection period by the Nova Scotia Supreme Court today. This extension is for 60 days. The company wanted 90 days, ... Read more...
Elm tree pruning is banned in Saskatchewan between April 1 and August 31
29 Mars 2012 09:00To reduce the risk of Dutch elm disease (DED), pruning of elm trees is prohibited throughout Saskatchewan each year from April 1 until August 31. Fresh cuts from pruning can attract the ... Read more...
Amos employees say ‘no' to concessions, Resolute issues ultimatum
29 Mars 2012 08:00The unionized employees at Resolute Forest Products‘ Amos Division in Quebec said ‘no’ to Resolute’s demand for concessions. The Amos division produces newsprint and employs about 160. In recent years, 35 ... Read more...
EACOM Timber raises $40 million; Fairfax to own 26% of the shares and will nominate 2 directors to the board
28 Mars 2012 20:00EACOM Timber Corp. entered into a binding agreement today for a $40 million secured debenture financing. $33 million of the financing is backed by Fairfax Holdings Limited. $7 million will be acquired by ... Read more...
Fibrek and Mercer seek permission to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada
28 Mars 2012 08:00Fibrek Inc. has announced that, together with Mercer International Inc., it will seek permission from the Supreme Court of Canada to appeal the Québec Court of Appeal‘s decision ... Read more...
Seasonal fire restrictions in BC's Cariboo Fire Centre start on Monday
27 Mars 2012 22:00Effective Monday, April 2, 2012, at 12 noon, the size of open fires will be restricted within the Cariboo Fire Centre in British Columbia to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public. ... Read more...
Battle for Fibrek: Quebec Court of Appeal sides with Resolute
27 Mars 2012 21:00The Quebec Court of Appeal has sided with Resolute Forest Products and has overturned a lower court ruling that had helped its rival in its attempt to acquire control of ... Read more...
Grassy Narrows logging suspended during possible appeal
27 Mars 2012 19:00In August 2011, an Ontario Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Grassy Narrows First Nation (Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek), by deciding that the government of Ontario does not have the power ... Read more...
VIDEO: Pension Thieves: A Story of Brookfield Victims
27 Mars 2012 10:00Here is a video made by Operation Maple featuring the Victims of Brookfield. The Communications Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) filed legal actions in February in Quebec Superior ... Read more...
White Birch employees vote ‘Yes' to accept final offer
25 Mars 2012 17:00The vote by the unionized workers of the Stadacona mill yesterday was 79% in favour of accepting White Birch Paper Company‘s final offer. The offer includes significant concessions, but also ... Read more...
Canada and Japan to enter free-trade talks
25 Mars 2012 16:00Canada and Japan have agreed to enter talks to develop a free trade agreement. Exports to Japan could potentially increase by 67% with a free trade agreement in place. That would ... Read more...
White Birch Paper voting on final offer today
24 Mars 2012 23:00The unionized employees at White Birch Paper Co. in Stadacona, Quebec are voting today on the company’s final contract offer. White Birch laid off the 600 employees in December when ... Read more...
Ligni Bel sawmill wins case against Nova Scotia Power
24 Mars 2012 23:00Ligni Bel Ltd. will not have to pay its $85,000 fine from Nova Scotia Power. The fine relates to a power interruption call in January 2011. Nova Scotia Power said they contacted ... Read more...
Update from Burns Lake: Half of Babine Forest Products employees have found work
24 Mars 2012 22:00It has been more than two months now since the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake, British Columbia was lost in an explosion and subsequent fire. Since then, roughly ... Read more...
Canfor completes acquisition of Tembec assets
23 Mars 2012 23:00Canfor has completed the acquisition of the Tembec Industries Ltd. southern British Columbia interior wood products assets consisting of the Elko and Canal Flats sawmills and approximately 1.1 million cubic metres ... Read more...
PRT Growing Services Ltd. increased revenue by 27.8% in 2011
23 Mars 2012 23:00PRT Growing Services Ltd. has released its fourth quarter and annual financial results for 2011. The company increased their profits in 2011 by 27.8% over 2010 results – to $33.3 million. PRT reported operating earnings of $5,419,000 ... Read more...
Disguising cell towers as trees
23 Mars 2012 23:00Bell Canada is planning to build 20 new cellphone towers north of Toronto, in cottage country, and plans to disguise the new towers as trees. The towers are to be built ... Read more...
TD Green Streets funding 21 municipal forestry projects in Canada
21 Mars 2012 22:00Today is World Forestry Day and TD Green Streets is celebrating by announcing the 21 Canadian communities that will receive TD Green Streets grants in 2012. Grants will be used to green ... Read more...
Canadian Forest Service planning aerial spray for brown spruce longhorn beetle near Halifax
21 Mars 2012 20:00Scientists from the Canadian Forest Service are planning an aerial spray program outside Halifax to hopefully slow the spread of the brown spruce longhorn beetle. The spray is a synthetic ... Read more...
Slave Lake Pulp's biogas plant to be funding 40% by Alberta
21 Mars 2012 20:00Slave Lake Pulp will receive $10 million from the province of Alberta for its new biogas facility. The biogas facility will treat processed pulp waste, converting it into a gaseous fuel (... Read more...
End of paper making in Sault Ste. Marie? Details of St. Marys Paper sale
21 Mars 2012 14:00Who is buying St. Marys Paper? A number company, 2319839 Ontario Inc., is in the process of purchasing St. Marys Paper. Ernst & Young, as receiver of St. Marys Paper, describes 2319839 ... Read more...
Strike over at Maritime Paper Products
21 Mars 2012 12:00After striking for 12 days, the unionized workers at Maritime Paper Products in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia have a new collective agreement. The new agreement is for 6 years and includes increases in ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper threatens to sell all its mills if restructuring plan isn't accepted this time
21 Mars 2012 08:00If the creditors of Catalyst Paper don’t approve a restructuring plan this Friday, a plan that is similar to the one they have already rejected, then Catalyst Paper wants ... Read more...
Fibrek / AbitibiBowater / Mercer
20 Mars 2012 21:00The press releases seem never ending regarding the battle over Fibrek. The Financial Post has published the opinions of two market participants over the Fibrek situation: One wag used the ... Read more...
Avrim Lazar retiring from Forest Products Association of Canada
20 Mars 2012 21:00After ten years at the helm of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), Avrim Lazar will be retiring to enjoy the next phase of his life. At the end ... Read more...
TSX approves Fibrek's private placement of special warrants to Mercer
20 Mars 2012 09:00Fibrek Inc. has just announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has determined to accept notice of Fibrek’s private placement of special warrants to Mercer International Inc. and has ... Read more...
Changes proposed for Kruger's pension plan
20 Mars 2012 08:00Next week the Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Union Pensioners Committee will be meeting with retired employees from Kruger’s Corner Brook Pulp and Paper mill to discuss proposed changes ... Read more...
St. Marys Paper has a purchaser
20 Mars 2012 08:00Ernst & Young Inc., the receivers for St. Marys Paper, have requested a court hearing on March 22 (Thursday) in Toronto to seek the court’s approval for the sale of St. ... Read more...
SMART Christmas Tree Research Co-operative raising money to fund their research
19 Mars 2012 20:00The Christmas Tree Research Centre at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College is researching how to grow a balsam fir that will stay fresh for longer periods of time. Christmas tree ... Read more...
Unions and Catalyst Paper reach 5 year contract agreement
19 Mars 2012 19:00Catalyst Paper now has new labour agreements with the unions representing than 1,000 paper and pulp workers at the company’s Crofton, Port Alberni, and Powell River mills. The new contracts ... Read more...
Tembec announces first phase of $310 million investment to upgrade Temiscaming specialty cellulose manufacturing facility
19 Mars 2012 08:00Tembec has announced a $190 million capital investment to upgrade its specialty cellulose manufacturing facility at Temiscaming, Québec. This investment will increase annual production of green electricity by up to 40 ... Read more...
Resolute wins permission to appeal
19 Mars 2012 08:00The Québec Court of Appeal has granted AbitibiBowater Inc. (doing business as Resolute Forest Products) permission to appeal the Court of Québec’s decision rendered on March 9, 2012. The ... Read more...
Fort Frances kraft mill downtime due to lack of qualified personnel
17 Mars 2012 00:00Resolute Forest Products shut down its kraft mill in Fort Frances, Ontario yesterday. The downtime is being blamed on a lack of qualified personnel for the 2nd class stationary engineer ... Read more...
Nova Scotia announces $14.8 million for Port Hawkesbury mill
16 Mars 2012 11:00Darrell Dexter, the Premier of Nova Scotia, is in Port Hawkesbury at this hour, making a funding announcement for the idled Port Hawkesbury mill. Premier Dexter’s announcement includes: A ... Read more...
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CAW/CEP union merger talks continue
14 Mars 2012 20:00The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) are meeting again this week in Ottawa to further their discussions about a proposed merger ... Read more...
Newfoundland and Labrador working on new sustainable forest management strategy
14 Mars 2012 19:00The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is working towards a new provincial sustainable forest management strategy. The next strategy will be for a 10 year term, and will replace the previous ... Read more...
Growing criticism of B.C.'s raw log exports
14 Mars 2012 19:00British Columbia‘s Forest Minister Steve Thomson has rejected the recommendations his own Timber Export Advisory Committee dozens of times in the past 3 months, resulting in millions of dollars worth ... Read more...
Talks between CEP and Pacific West Commercial Corp. on hold
13 Mars 2012 21:00Talks were held for 3 days over the weekend between the CEP and Pacific West Commercial Corp. over the sale of the idled NewPage Port Hawkesbury mill in Nova Scotia. Both ... Read more...
NewPage reports net loss of $524 million in 2011
13 Mars 2012 20:00NewPage Corporation has released its financial information for 2011. The company is reporting a net loss of $524 million in 2011 compared to a loss of $693 million in 2010. Net sales for 2011 were $3,502 million (... Read more...
Ontario keeps Wolf Lake a forest reserve
13 Mars 2012 11:00The province of Ontario is retaining the forest reserve status for the Wolf Lake Old Growth Forest in the Timiskaming District. This decision is aimed at protecting the environment and ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey began another 3 week shutdown yesterday
13 Mars 2012 08:00Bowater Mersey in Nova Scotia started a 3-week shutdown yesterday. Resolute Forest Products has said the shutdown is due to a saturation in the world markets as well as a ... Read more...
British Columbia makes regulatory change allowing the removal of private land from woodlot licences
12 Mars 2012 11:00British Columbia has made an amendment to section 47.1 of their Forest Act that will allow private land to be removed from a woodlot. All potential private land removals will be ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper enters into Restructuring and Support Agreement
12 Mars 2012 10:00Catalyst Paper Corporation has announced that the company has entered into an agreement (the Agreement) with certain holders of its 11% senior secured notes due 2016 (Senior Secured Notes) and 7 3/8% senior notes ... Read more...
Fibrek wins appeal, Resolute extends its offer for Fibrek
10 Mars 2012 15:00The Court of Québec has overturned on appeal the decision of the Bureau de décision et de révision (Québec) granting an order to cease trade the ... Read more...
Kruger cuts 187 jobs at New Westminster Mill in BC
09 Mars 2012 15:00Kruger has just cut 187 jobs at its New Westminster paper mill in British Columbia. The company will be shutting down two of the mill’s four production lines. These two ... Read more...
Maritime Paper workers in Dartmouth on strike
09 Mars 2012 08:00Unionized employees at Maritime Paper Products Ltd. in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia went on strike this morning. The workers are members of Local 1520 of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union. The ... Read more...
Alberta Forest Products Association members produce $2.2 billion in 2011
07 Mars 2012 20:00Values of lumber, panelboard, pulp and paper manufactured by Alberta Forest Products Association-member companies totaled approximately $2.2 billion for 2011. The value of production was down roughly $152 million or 6.6% from 2010. On a ... Read more...
Fire at Decker Lake Forest Products mill in Burns Lake, BC
06 Mars 2012 15:00There was a fire this morning at the Decker Lake Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake, British Columbia. The fire started in the planer mill. Approximately 50 employees were on site ... Read more...
Canfor says early break-up rumours are not true
06 Mars 2012 11:00Canfor‘s director of public affairs and corporate communications, Christine Kennedy, said rumours that Canfor is anticipating an early break-up this year are not true. Kennedy said the company is ... Read more...
Domtar warned not to demolish more buildings on federal land
05 Mars 2012 08:00Last week Domtar demolished the century old Groundwood Pulp Mill on Chaudière island on the Ottawa side of the Ottawa River. Domtar said the building has been vacant since ... Read more...
General Manager of Resolute's Thunder Bay mill promises 300 jobs
05 Mars 2012 08:00Doug Murray, general manager Resolute Forest Products in Thunder Bay, Ontario said he is expecting to hire at least 300 skilled trades-people in the coming years. Upcoming jobs: 90 jobs when the ... Read more...
Ainsworth reports net income of $8.3 million in 2011
02 Mars 2012 08:00Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has announced its audited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011. Highlights of 2011 Positive annual adjusted EBITDA of $12.5 million for 2011 and annual ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper posts net loss of $974 million in 2011
01 Mars 2012 21:00Catalyst Paper has posted a net loss of $974.0 million in 2011 due in large part to asset impairments on Canadian and Arizona-based operations. Other factors contributing to the loss were capital ... Read more...
CEP files legal action against directors of Fraser Papers
29 Février 2012 15:00The Communications Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada has filed legal actions in Quebec Superior Court against the directors of the former Fraser Papers, owned by Brookfield Asset Management. “Our ... Read more...
Merritt, B.C. to get new provincial wildfire training centre
29 Février 2012 09:00New capital funding announced as part of British Columbia’s Budget 2012-13 will allow an expanded zone office and new provincial wildfire training centre to be built in Merritt. The ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater's executives receive bonuses for 2011
28 Février 2012 22:00The Board of Directors of AbitibiBowater Inc. (doing business as Resolute Forest Products) has approved the payment of incentive awards for 2011. The following awards have been issued under the company’... Read more...
Holdright Lumber Products being sued by Nova Scotia Business Inc. over an unpaid loan
27 Février 2012 21:00Holdright Lumber Products, a lumber company on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, is being sued by Nova Scotia Business, Inc. over an unpaid loan. Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI) is ... Read more...
Port Hawkesbury waiting for word about their mill
27 Février 2012 21:00The Cape Breton Post is reporting today that frustration is mounting in the Port Hawkesbury area of Nova Scotia over the future of their mill. The community is waiting to ... Read more...
British Columbia sets new cut level for Tree Farm Licence 49
26 Février 2012 22:00Effective immediately, the new allowable annual cut for Tree Farm Licence 49 in British Columbia will be decreased from 580,000 cubic metres to 330,000 cubic metres. In December 2005, the allowable annual cut was ... Read more...
Fibrek plans to file appeal for cease trade decision regarding Mercer International's proposed offer
26 Février 2012 18:00Fibrek Inc. announced that the Bureau de décision et de révision (Québec), the administrative tribunal with statutory jurisdiction in securities law and regulatory matters in the Province ... Read more...
Canadian Wood Products and Tembec Announce an Exclusive Sales Agreement
24 Février 2012 00:00Montreal, February 2, 2012. Today, Canadian Wood Products (CWP) with headquarters in Montreal along with Tembec announce that we have come to an agreement on the rights to market Tembec's MSR (Machine ... Read more...
Western Forest Products says “2011 was a good year”
23 Février 2012 19:00Western Forest Products Inc. has reported net income of $5.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 on sales of $220.7 million, compared to a net income reported for the fourth quarter of 2010 ... Read more...
Resolute succeeds in obtaining cease trade decision
23 Février 2012 19:00AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has announced that the Bureau de décision et de révision (Québec) has accepted, with immediate effect, the company’s ... Read more...
Fibrek reports a net loss of $79.9 million in 4th quarter
23 Février 2012 13:00Fibrek is reporting a net loss of $79.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with net earnings of $2.6 million for the corresponding period of 2010. For the entire year of 2011, Fibrek ... Read more...
Cascades permanently closes Enviropac plant in Toronto
23 Février 2012 09:00Cascades Inc. has announced the permanent closure of Cascades Enviropac, located in Toronto. Production at this unit, specialized in the manufacturing of Technicomb™ honeycomb packaging, intended primarily for the furniture ... Read more...
Coast Tsimshian Resources advances plan for mills in Terrace, BC
22 Février 2012 23:00Coast Tsimshian Resources is advancing their plans for a sawmill and pellet plant in Terrace, British Columbia. Both mills will be built on what is known as the Poirier log ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper elects Jeffrey Marshall as Chair of the Board
22 Février 2012 23:00Catalyst Paper Corporation has announced that its Board of Directors has elected Jeffrey Marshall as Chair of the Board to replace Benjamin Duster. Marshall is also the Chair of Ormet ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey can't find enough forestry contractors in Nova Scotia
22 Février 2012 23:00Resolute Forest Products has been looking for forestry contractors in Nova Scotia for their Bowater Mersey mill and is now hiring contractors from outside of the province. Resolute spokesman Pierre ... Read more...
LETTER: Tembec Mill Decomissioned
21 Février 2012 08:00A letter from the ForestTalk inbox: There is a big hole in my heart and I can't get the mill closer off my mind. I worked at the Pine Falls ... Read more...
Interfor posts net quarterly loss of $6.5 million
20 Février 2012 08:00International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) has reported a net loss of $6.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Included in the company’s accounts in the quarter was the effect of ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp updates
17 Février 2012 23:00Some updates from Terrace Bay Pulp: Insurance: Terrace Bay Pulp has general liability insurance until May 31, 2012. The company has made efforts to re-establish Replacement Property Insurance, but the only quote ... Read more...
British Columbia's Auditor General releases his timber management report
17 Février 2012 13:00British Columbia Auditor General John Doyle has released his latest report, An Audit of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations' Management of Timber. Nearly two-thirds of British ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber reports fourth quarter 2011 results
16 Février 2012 20:00West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. reported earnings after discontinued operations of $6 million on sales of $650 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, and earnings after discontinued operations of $73 million, on sales ... Read more...
British Columbia moves to protect old growth in Avatar Grove
16 Février 2012 14:00The Government of British Columbia announced today that all of Avatar Grove, a unique stand of old-growth cedars near Port Renfrew, is now protected in an expanded old growth management ... Read more...
Fibrek fighting for the rights of its shareholders to accept Mercer's superior offer
16 Février 2012 09:00Fibrek Inc. announced today that a hearing before the Bureau de décision et de révision (Québec), the administrative tribunal with statutory jurisdiction in securities law and regulatory ... Read more...
Aspen Planers updates Lillooet community leaders on status of veneer plant
15 Février 2012 09:00Aspen Planer‘s executive David Gray met with Lillooet, British Columbia community leaders about the prospects for the company’s Lillooet veneer plant. Aspen Planers purchased the veneer plant from ... Read more...
Western Forest Products announces $16 million investment in Saltair Sawmill
13 Février 2012 21:00Western Forest Products Inc. has announced a $16 million investment in the Saltair Sawmill. The Saltair Sawmill, built in 1972, converts coastal mid-size logs into high value specialized lumber products in Hemlock, ... Read more...
Update on weekend fire at Tolko in Kelowna
13 Février 2012 21:00The fire at Tolko‘s mill in Kelowna, British Columbia on Saturday has caused an estimated $30,000 damage. An exact cause of the fire has not been determined. Platoon Captain Henry ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products extends hostile bid for Fibrek, and applies to cease trade Mercer's offer
13 Février 2012 21:00AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, announced two things today regarding its hostile bid for Fibrek Inc. First, they extended to February 23 the expiry date for their offer ... Read more...
Fire at Tolko sawmill in Kelowna, BC
11 Février 2012 20:00There was a fire this morning in the power plant of Tolko‘s sawmill in Kelowna, British Columbia. The Kelowna Fire Department responded to the fire around 11am. Workers on ... Read more...
Sheraton Holdings Ltd. sawmill to reopen near Burns Lake, BC
10 Février 2012 13:00Sheraton Holdings Ltd. will resume sawmilling operations at its facility east of Burns Lake, British Columba next month. The sawmill, which produces a variety of specialty products for domestic and ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey schedules 3 weeks of downtime
10 Février 2012 13:00Resolute Forest Products is scheduling downtime at its Bowater Mersey mill in Nova Scotia. The downtime will begin on March 11 and will last for 3 weeks. A lack of orders is ... Read more...
Mercer International Inc. enters into a support agreement to acquire Fibrek Inc.
10 Février 2012 11:00Mercer International Inc. has entered into a support agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Fibrek by way of take-over bid. Highlights of the agreement: ... Read more...
Fibrek schedules downtime at Fairmont mill
10 Février 2012 09:00Fibrek Inc. has announced that it will be taking market-related downtime at its Fairmont Mill. The mill will be down for for approximately five weeks, beginning February 20, 2012, to manage its ... Read more...
Canadian Wood Products et Tembec annoncent une convention de vente exclusive
10 Février 2012 00:00Montréal, le 2 février 2012. Canadian Wood Products (CWP) dont le siège social est situé à Montréal et Tembec annoncent aujourd'hui qu'elles ont conclu une convention de vente ... Read more...
Fibrek's shareholder rights plan has been cease traded, says Resolute
09 Février 2012 20:00AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has announced that the Bureau de décision et de révision (Québec) has ordered that all rights and securities issued ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products reports net income of $41 million in 2011
09 Février 2012 10:00AbitibiBowater, doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has reported net income of $41 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 on sales of $4.8 billion. This can be compared to a net income ... Read more...
Canfor reports fourth quarter results for 2011
08 Février 2012 20:00Canfor Corporation has reported a net loss attributable to shareholders of $44.1 million in its fourth quarter of 2011, as compared to a net loss of $21.6 million for the third quarter of 2011, ... Read more...
Court approves Catalyst Paper's DIP financing
08 Février 2012 20:00Updates from Catalyst Paper: The Supreme Court of British Columbia has approved advances under the debtor-in possession (DIP) financing of up to approximately $175 million from JP Morgan, subject to certain ... Read more...
Babine Forest Products investigation continues
08 Février 2012 19:00WorkSafe B.C. is continuing its investigation into the explosion that destroyed the Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake, British Columbia on January 20, 2012, killing 2 men and injuring 19 others. Heavy ... Read more...
FPInnovations unveils its new organizational structure
08 Février 2012 18:00FPInnovations unveiled its new organizational structure on Monday to its 550 employees across Canada. The reorganization came about after an in-depth review of FPInnovations’ business model which required a series of ... Read more...
TSX to delist Catalyst Paper
08 Février 2012 10:00The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) will be delisting the common shares of Catalyst Paper Corporation at the close of market on March 8, 2012 for failure to meet the continued listing requirements ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products buys idled co-gen plant in Dolbeau, Quebec
06 Février 2012 20:00Resolute Forest Products (formerly known as AbitibiBowater) has purchased the idled co-generation plant at Dolbeau, Quebec from Boralex for $5 million. AbitibiBowater idled its Dolbeau mill in June 2009, putting 240 workers out ... Read more...
Fibrek receives independent formal valuation
06 Février 2012 20:00Fibrek Inc. has received the results of a formal evaluation of the company’s common shares. Based upon and subject to the analyses and assumptions set out in its valuation, ... Read more...
BC's Chief Forester says pine beetle kill wasn't as destructive as first feared
03 Février 2012 20:00Jim Snetsinger, British Columbia’s Chief Forester, told a convention of the Western Silviculture Contractors’ Association this week that the historic mountain pine beetle infestation in interior B.C. wasn’... Read more...
Weyerhaeuser reports quarterly net earnings of $65 million
03 Février 2012 20:00Weyerhaeuser has reported net earnings of $65 million in their fourth quarter on net sales of $1.6 billion. This can be compared to Weyerhaeuser’s net earnings of $171 million on net sales ... Read more...
Fibrek expects to receive 3rd party proposals today
03 Février 2012 15:00Fibrek Inc. announced today that a proposal has emerged from its strategic alternatives review process, which was initiated by Fibrek’s Board following the unsolicited insider bid made by AbitibiBowater ... Read more...
$17 million in funding for Arbec to reopen Miramichi mill
03 Février 2012 14:00The governments of New Brunswick and Canada are providing more than $17 million to Arbec Forest Products to restart the Miramichi OSB mill that was closed 5 years ago by Weyerhaeuser. Provincial ... Read more...
Domtar reports net quarterly earnings of $61 million
03 Février 2012 09:00Domtar Corporation has posted net earnings of $61 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. These results can be compared to net earnings of $117 million in the third quarter of 2011 and net ... Read more...
NewPage Port Hawkesbury workers sue company for $168 million in unpaid severance, pensions, and benefits
03 Février 2012 08:00The workers of the idled NewPage Port Hawkesbury mill in Nova Scotia have filed a lawsuit for $168 million against the company. The employees, represented by the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers (... Read more...
Presentation made by Philippe Boisclair at the 6th International softwood conference Copenhagen 2011
02 Février 2012 00:00Attached is the presentation made by Philippe Boisclair at the 6th International softwood conference Copenhagen 2011. The International Softwood Conference is the most prestigious annual event held in the industry. Speakers ... Read more...
Who does Terrace Bay Pulp owe?
01 Février 2012 21:00The document listing Terrace Bay Pulp‘s creditors is 8 pages long and totals $41,456,859.90 Canadian, and another $1,531,404.42 is owed in U.S. Funds. The biggest creditor is the Ontario Government at $24,166,666.00 ... Read more...
A word from Hon. Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources
01 Février 2012 20:00The Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, today addressed representatives of Canada's forest industry at a luncheon speech at PaperWeek 2012 in Montreal. The Minister highlighted the importance of partnerships, ... Read more...
43 jobs cut in Corner Brook today
01 Février 2012 20:00The meetings between Kruger and the 8 union locals representing its workers at the Corner Brook Pulp and Paper mill have concluded and the word is at least 43 full time jobs ... Read more...
Nova Scotia in process of cutting stumpage by 30%
01 Février 2012 10:00Dan Leger, former editor of Halifax’s Chronicle Herald, has broke the news on his personal blog that the Nova Scotia government is in the process of cutting stumpage fees ... Read more...
Job cuts hitting Corner Brook Pulp & Paper today
01 Février 2012 10:00The Western Star is reporting that Kruger is in the process of cutting jobs today at its Corner Brook Pulp and Paper mill. Their sources say that all 8 union locals ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper to receive $175 million in DIP financing from JP Morgan
01 Février 2012 09:00JP Morgan is providing Catalyst Paper with up to $175 million in debtor-in possession (DIP) financing to help fund its operations during its period of credit protection, under the Companies’ Creditors ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey cuts the price they'll pay for pulpwood by 10%
31 Janvier 2012 20:00Bowater Mersey, in Nova Scotia, has cut the price it will pay for pulpwood cut on private land by 10%. The price was cut from $36/tonne to $32.50/tonne, effective January 30. This ... Read more...
Domtar enters agreement to sell closed Lebel-sur-Quévillon mill to Fortress for $1
31 Janvier 2012 15:00Domtar Corporation has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Fortress Global Cellulose Ltd, and with a subsidiary of the Government of Québec, for the sale of ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper to file for creditor protection
31 Janvier 2012 08:00Catalyst Paper Corporation has announced that to facilitate an orderly restructuring of its business and operations, the board of directors of the company has approved a filing for an Initial ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper's reaction to Crofton ‘no' vote
30 Janvier 2012 08:005 of the 6 union locals representing Catalyst Paper‘s work force at its Crofton, Powell River, and Port Alberni paper mills have voted in favour of a new collective agreement. One ... Read more...
Crofton PPWC Local 2 votes ‘no' to tentative agreement
29 Janvier 2012 22:00Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada (PPWC) Local 2 of the Crofton Pulp and Paper mill have voted against their tentative agreement with Catalyst Paper. The vote was 58% against (132 voted Yes, 180 ... Read more...
Norbord reports a loss of $11 million in 2011
27 Janvier 2012 20:00Norbord Inc. has posted a net loss of $11 million for the full year of 2011, compared to a net earning of $13 million in 2010. “Our 2011 financial results are disappointing in absolute terms,” ... Read more...
Resolute cuts 45 jobs in Fort Frances, Ontario
27 Janvier 2012 20:00Resolute Forest Products (formerly AbitibiBowater), will not be recalling 45 people to work when they resume paper production next week. The 45 job cuts represent approximately 16% of the Fort Frances workforce. Communications, ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp under creditor protection, Mill is for sale
26 Janvier 2012 20:00Terrace Bay Pulp is now in a period of creditor protection through the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). Ernst & Young Inc. has been appointed as Monitor by the Ontario Superior ... Read more...
Tembec reports net loss of $16 million in its first quarter
26 Janvier 2012 10:00Tembec has posted a net loss of $16 million on sales of $401 million in its first quarter, ending on December 24, 2011. For comparison, in the same quarter of 2010, the company reported a ... Read more...
LETTER: Victims of Brookfield
25 Janvier 2012 20:00I sympathise with White Birch Paper retirees. Let me tell you what I went through with the CCAA. I worked for 39 years at the Thurso paper plant. I worked both ... Read more...
Crofton ratification vote scheduled for Saturday
25 Janvier 2012 20:00Strenuous talks between Catalyst Paper and the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada (PPWC) ended last night with a tentative 5-year agreement for one of the union locals at the ... Read more...
EACOM Timber assessing fire damage at Timmins sawmill
25 Janvier 2012 19:00EACOM Timber wants to rebuild its sawmill that was heavily damaged by fire on Monday night in Timmins, Ontario. The fire was contained to the sawmill. The planer mill and ... Read more...
United Steelworkers launch Burns Lake Fund to support Babine workers and families
24 Janvier 2012 18:00The United Steelworkers (USW) announced today the launch of a fundraising campaign and the creation of a trust account to provide support to the workers of Babine Forest Products and ... Read more...
Kruger leaks its own internal memo to CBC
24 Janvier 2012 15:00Kruger sent an internal memo to CBC in Newfoundland and Labrador this afternoon, seemingly by accident. In the internal memo, the company mentions the production costs at their Corner Brook ... Read more...
CAW and the CEP are considering a merge
24 Janvier 2012 12:00The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) are considering merging, and forming a new Canadian union. For several weeks, these two large private-sector labour ... Read more...
No job cuts made today in Corner Brook
24 Janvier 2012 12:00This morning’s closed door meeting between Kruger and the Union (CEP) representing the workers at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper has concluded. No immediate job cuts were announced, however, ... Read more...
Main building at EACOM Timber's sawmill in Timmins lost in fire
23 Janvier 2012 17:00The main sawmill building at EACOM Timber‘s McChesney sawmill in Timmins, Ontario has been lost in a fire. Damage is estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Firefighters ... Read more...
Saskatchewan extends pine beetle survey
23 Janvier 2012 17:00The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment has extended a contract for mountain pine beetle surveys due to a higher than expected number of infested trees found in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. ... Read more...
Forest Products Assocation of Canada pleased with extension to Softwood Lumber Agreement
23 Janvier 2012 14:00The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is pleased that the Minister of International Trade, Ed Fast, has today announced a two-year extension of the Softwood Lumber Agreement along with ... Read more...
Saskatchewan buys 2.5 million tree seedlings
23 Janvier 2012 12:00The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment has contracted with a Saskatchewan nursery to grow and store 2.5 million tree seedlings, all destined for planting projects in the Provincial Forest. The pine seedlings ... Read more...
Job cuts coming to Corner Brook Pulp and Paper
23 Janvier 2012 11:00Job cuts of up to 90 positions are coming this week to Kruger‘s Corner Brook Pulp and Paper in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Western Star has heard from sources indicating ... Read more...
Softwood lumber act to be extended to 2015
23 Janvier 2012 08:00The current Canada – US Softwood Lumber Act is set to expire in 2013. It seems that both countries have agreed to simply extend the current agreement for 2 years, rather than to ... Read more...
Fire at EACOM's sawmill in Timmins, ON
23 Janvier 2012 08:00A fire broke out last night around 8pm at EACOM Timber‘s McChesney sawmill in Timmins, Ontario. The fire was reported in the main sawmill building. Fire crews were unable ... Read more...
Fort Frances mill soon to restart amidst rumours of job cuts
22 Janvier 2012 21:00Resolute Forest Product‘s Fort Frances mill is scheduled to restart operations soon. Paper production was curtailed at the mill at the end of November, and both kraft and paper ... Read more...
Hodgson's Chipping Ltd. closing its operations in Nova Scotia
21 Janvier 2012 19:00Hodgson’s Chipping Ltd. will be closing up its operation in Truro, Nova Scotia this spring. The company has been in business for over 40 years and has progressed from being ... Read more...
Roof literally blown off Babine Forest Products sawmill
21 Janvier 2012 18:00Updates about the Babine Forest Products sawmill explosion last night: 19 people were sent to hospital. Injuries range from a broken arm to severe burns. 4 are in critical condition. 5 have been ... Read more...
Explosion destroys Babine Forest Products injuring 19
21 Janvier 2012 09:00An explosion and fire destroyed the Babine Forest Products mill near Burns Lake, British Columbia last night. At least 19 people have been sent to the hospital with minor to serious ... Read more...
Alberta Newsprint halts production twice due to soaring power rates
20 Janvier 2012 21:00Alberta Newsprint Company in Whitecourt, Alberta had to halt production twice this week due to soaring power rates in the province. In the extreme cold, demand for power in Alberta ... Read more...
Resolute extends offer for Fibrek
20 Janvier 2012 20:00AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has extended to February 13 the expiry date for its offer to acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of Fibrek Inc. ... Read more...
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Catalyst Paper's tax appeal
20 Janvier 2012 20:00The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed Catalyst Paper‘s appeal of their North Cowichan property taxes. The court sided with the district of North Cowichan, saying the community tax ... Read more...
Ontario Auditor General urges tighter oversight of reforestation
20 Janvier 2012 10:00The government should do more to oversee private-sector forest companies to make sure they do an adequate job of successfully reforesting areas where timber has been harvested, Ontario Auditor General ... Read more...
Crofton workers continue negotiations with Catalyst Paper
20 Janvier 2012 09:00Crofton Pulp and Paper workers are still working on a new contract with their employer, Catalyst Paper. At the same time, Catalyst Paper is trying to put together a restructuring ... Read more...
True North Plywood in Cochrane, ON set to re-open
20 Janvier 2012 09:00The True North Plywood plant in Cochrane, Ontario is planning to restart its plywood production in February. The plant has been idled for over a year. The plant was operated ... Read more...
Heavy toll on property taxes as mills close
20 Janvier 2012 08:00The Kenora Daily Miner and News took a look at the impacts being felt on property taxes in northwestern Ontario communities as our mills disappear. Some highlights: Dryden Property owners ... Read more...
Canfor unveils new website
19 Janvier 2012 21:00Canfor Corporation introduced their new corporate website today. Canfor said in a release today that their site has been redesigned to reflect the changing needs of the company and its ... Read more...
Fibrek to oppose AbitibiBowater's application to strike down its shareholder rights plan
19 Janvier 2012 21:00Fibrek Inc. announced today that a hearing before the Bureau de décision et de révision (Québec) (the “BDR”), the administrative tribunal with statutory jurisdiction in securities law ... Read more...
NewPage Port Hawkesbury granted extension
18 Janvier 2012 20:00NewPage Port Hawkesbury was granted an extension to its creditor protection period in court today. The company and its receiver Ernst & Young now have until the end of March to ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper wants to clarify
18 Janvier 2012 15:00Catalyst Paper Corporation announced today that it has applied for and received an initial court order under the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) to commence the consensual restructuring process with ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper files for creditor protection in the U.S.
18 Janvier 2012 12:00Catalyst Paper, a Canadian company, has filed for creditor protection in the United States. Under the U.S. bankruptcy law, the Chapter 15 protection that Catalyst Paper filed for grants a ... Read more...
St. Marys Paper in court today. Mill soon to be for sale
18 Janvier 2012 09:00Ernst & Young Inc., receiver and manager for St. Marys Paper, will be court today to seek court approval for their proposed sales process. St. Marys Paper, of Sault Ste. Marie, ... Read more...
Update from Resolute on the status of their offer for Fibrek
17 Janvier 2012 19:00AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, hasannounced that it filed an application with the Bureau de révision et décision (Québec), the administrative tribunal with statutory ... Read more...
NewPage Port Hawkesbury asks for 3rd extension
17 Janvier 2012 19:00Tomorrow morning NewPage Port Hawkesbury will ask the court for a 3rd extension to their Stay Period under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) – until March 30, 2012. The company needs additional ... Read more...
Forest Products Sector Council urges collaboration with Aboriginal peoples
17 Janvier 2012 10:00Developing effective, local partnerships with Aboriginal peoples will be a critical factor in helping the Canadian forest products sector address future labour force requirements, according to a new report from ... Read more...
Fortress Paper ramps up production of dissolving pulp
16 Janvier 2012 19:00Fortress Paper Ltd. has ramped up production of dissolving pulp at its Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill in Thurso, Quebec to approximately 60% of final targeted capacity since it announced production of ... Read more...
Richard Garneau to participate in forest industry panel discussion
16 Janvier 2012 16:00Richard Garneau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Resolute Forest Products, will participate in an upcoming panel discussion on transformation in the forest products industry. The panel discussion will occur ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp will not re-open as scheduled; Mill is for sale
16 Janvier 2012 06:00Terrace Bay Pulp will not be restarting operations as scheduled on March 1st. And now the mill is for sale. It is believed that the current owner, The Buchanan Group, ... Read more...
Largest stack pulled down at former Grant Forest Products mill in Timmins
15 Janvier 2012 21:00Demolition is continuing of the former Grant Forest Products waferboard mill in Timmins, Ontario. Today one of the large emission stacks was pulled down. As a precaution, the nearby highway ... Read more...
Catalyst board of directors recommends support for recapitalization transaction
15 Janvier 2012 13:00Catalyst Paper Corporation has announced that the company has entered into an agreement for a recapitalization transaction that will result in a significantly reduced debt burden. Catalyst Paper’s management ... Read more...
Global Sticks working on investor
14 Janvier 2012 11:00Global Sticks, near Thunder Bay, Ontario, is working on getting an investor so the plant can re-open soon. “We're trying to get it opened as soon as we possibly ... Read more...
White Birch Paper declares Stadacona mill closed for good
13 Janvier 2012 20:00White Birch Paper said the overwhelming rejection of its latest contract offer by the labourized work force at its Stradacona mill means the mill is now closed for good. “This ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey plans biomass project
13 Janvier 2012 19:00Bowater Mersey is planning to install equipment to improve the heat recovery from the steam generated at the mill. By recovering this heat, Bowater Mersey would be able to generate 3.3 ... Read more...
Weyerhaeuser sells Miramichi mill
13 Janvier 2012 18:005 years after shutting it down, Weyerhaeuser has sold its Miramichi, New Brunswick mill to Quebec’s Arbec Forest Products. Arbec Forest Products is planning to re-open the mill later this ... Read more...
London, Ontario starts cutting down their ash trees
13 Janvier 2012 08:00The city of London, Ontario has started cutting down nearly 10,000 ash trees from public property because of the emerald ash borer. In the Jalna Boulevard neighbourhood of London, where crews ... Read more...
91% of White Birch Paper employees vote to reject company's offer
12 Janvier 2012 13:00The vote is an overwhelming “NO” at the idled Stadacona Mill in Quebec City. 91% of White Birch Paper‘s employees voted to reject the company’s offer. The Communications, Energy ... Read more...
Ontario Forest Industries Association first participant in Ontario Wood program
12 Janvier 2012 07:00The Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) is the first participant in Ontario Wood, a new program designed to expand markets for Ontario wood products. The program encourages Ontarians to buy ... Read more...
Another fire at North Enderby Timber
10 Janvier 2012 17:00There has been another fire at North Enderby Timber in British Columbia. The fire broke out early this morning at a planer mill. The entire building housing the planer was ... Read more...
Federal Government spends $500,000 to promote Atlantic Canadian wood
10 Janvier 2012 11:00The Government of Canada is spending $500,000 over two years to encourage the use of Atlantic Canadian wood in regional construction projects. The money will go towards Atlantic WoodWORKS!, an initiative ... Read more...
Polluted harbour near Marathon, Ontario mill will be cleaned up
10 Janvier 2012 08:00Ball Packaging, former owner of Marathon‘s pulp and paper mill, Ontario, and the federal government, will be paying to clean-up Lake Superior’s Peninsula Harbour near Marathon, Ontario this ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products reaffirms its offer for Fibrek Inc.
09 Janvier 2012 21:00AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, today announced that it would issue a notice of variation to the offer circular and other ancillary documentation in connection with its ... Read more...
Viridis Energy buys Enligna wood pellet plant in Nova Scotia
08 Janvier 2012 21:00Viridis Energy Inc. of Vancouver has purchased Enligna Canada Inc. wood pellet plant in Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia. The purchase is subject to court approval because Enlinga Canada is in ... Read more...
White Birch Paper Company presents global proposal to union employees of idled Stadacona Mill
07 Janvier 2012 10:00White Birch Paper Company has announced that it has presented a global proposal to the employees of the idled Stadacona mill in Quebec City. Following a thorough analysis of the ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey extends shut down until Jan 16
06 Janvier 2012 18:00Bowater Mersey had extended its shut down until January 16. The extension is being blamed on poor market conditions in Europe. Bowater Mersey’s CEO, Brad Pelley, said “Selling paper in ... Read more...
Crofton Pulp and Paper to revote
06 Janvier 2012 18:00Last week, CEP Local 1132 at the Crofton Pulp and Paper mill in British Columbia voted against a tentative deal with their employer, Catalyst Paper. Details are slim, but it seems ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products sells 25,000 acres of land to Nova Scotia
06 Janvier 2012 14:00Nova Scotia has reached a deal with Resolute Forest Products (formerly AbitibiBowater), to purchase 25,000 acres of land for $23.7 million. This land deal is part of Nova Scotia’s assistance package ... Read more...
Ledwidge Lumber sells 376 hectares to Nova Scotia
05 Janvier 2012 23:00Ledwidge Lumber is selling 376 hectares of woodlands to the province of Nova Scotia for $1 million. The woodland is in the counties of Hants and Halifax in Nova Scotia. The purchase ... Read more...
Campbell River faces tax shortfall after reassessment of the Elk Falls mill site
05 Janvier 2012 20:00Catalyst Paper shut down its Elk Falls mill in Campbell River, British Columbia in 2010. At that time, Campbell River’s major industry tax base came to almost $96 million. In 2011, the ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products appeals tax rate in Fort Frances, Ontario
05 Janvier 2012 19:00Fort Frances, Ontario is awaiting a decision that will have a major impact on their town’s finances. Resolute Forest Products (previously known as AbitibiBowater) has appealed their tax rate ... Read more...
Harmac pulp mill to build electrical generation plant
05 Janvier 2012 09:00Nanaimo Forest Products, owner of the Harmac pulp mill in British Columbia, is building an electrical generation plant at the mill. The company reached a 15 year deal with B.C. ... Read more...
Who is Ron Stern, and what are his plans for the Port Hawkesbury mill?
05 Janvier 2012 00:00Ron Stern, president of Stern Partners Inc., has been identified as the man behind Pacific West Commerical Corp‘s winning bid for the Port Hawkesbury mill in Nova Scotia. Who ... Read more...
Pacific West Commercial Corp. is the winning bidder for NewPage Port Hawkesbury
04 Janvier 2012 16:00Pacific West Commercial Corporation is the successful bidder for the idled NewPage Port Hawkesbury operation in Nova Scotia. The bid is now subject to meet several conditions, as well as ... Read more...
Fibrek files Director's Circular rejecting the AbitibiBowater insider bid
03 Janvier 2012 08:00Fibrek Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors filed its Directors’ Circular on December 30, 2011 recommending that Fibrek shareholders REJECT the AbitibiBowater Inc. (doing business as Resolute Forest Products) unsolicited ... Read more...
St. Marys Paper in receivership
01 Janvier 2012 10:00On December 30, 2011 at 9am, St. Marys Paper of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario fell into receivership after failing to provide proof of sufficient insurance coverage to the court. The Ontario Superior ... Read more...
Successful bidder for NewPage Port Hawkesbury to be made public next week
30 Décembre 2011 15:00Today Ernst & Young is meeting with the four remaining bidders for the NewPage Port Hawkesbury mill today and is expected to publicly announce next week the identify of the successful ... Read more...
Letter: Concerns about Abitibi
25 Décembre 2011 15:00A message found in the ForestTalk.com inbox on this Christmas Day: To Whom it May Concern, On December 15th, 2011 Resolute Forest Products (aka Abitibi Bowater) announced that they would ... Read more...
Fred Pinto, northern Ontario forester, shortlisted for United Nations Forest Hero Award
22 Décembre 2011 10:00Fred Pinto has been shortlisted for the United Nations International Year of Forests – Forest Heroes Award, one of only three individuals being considered for the prestigious North American category. ... Read more...
Global Sticks has new business plan, hope to be back in business in January
22 Décembre 2011 08:00Global Sticks of the Thunder Bay, Ontario area, is hopeful their new business plan will be the key to reopening their operation in January. Global Sticks president, Reggie Nukovic, said ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products temporarily closes kraft mill in Thunder Bay over the holidays
19 Décembre 2011 19:00Resolute Forest Products is temporarily closing its kraft mill in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The mill will shut down on Friday and is scheduled to restart on January 2, 2012. Paper making operations ... Read more...
Former Pope & Talbot workers launch class-action lawsuit for pension money
19 Décembre 2011 19:00A group of 88 retired Pope & Talbot workers have filed a class-action lawsuit against the province of British Columbia. The group of 88, that includes about 50 former Harmac pulp mill employees, are ... Read more...
Canadian/American Resolute Forest Products workers unite
19 Décembre 2011 12:00American and Canadian union members who work for forest industry giant Resolute Forest Products (formerly AbitibiBowater) have joined forces to “speak with one voice” to the company. About 100 union delegates ... Read more...
Fibrek's Board rejects unsolicited insider bid by AbitibiBowater
19 Décembre 2011 09:00Fibrek Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously REJECTED the unsolicited insider bid of AbitibiBowater Inc. (carrying on business as Resolute Forest Products) for all issued and ... Read more...
Freedom of information requests expose fines in B.C.'s forest industry
19 Décembre 2011 08:00The Vancouver Sun has been investigating salvage logging of pine forests in British Columbia. Through freedom of information requests, The Vancouver Sun has uncovered documents relating to compliance-and-enforcement action taken ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products extends shutdown in Fort Frances, Ontario
16 Décembre 2011 19:00Resolute Forest Products (formerly known as AbitibiBowater) is extending the shutdown at its mill in Fort Frances, Ontario. At the end of November, the company announced they would be curtailing ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper skips $21 million interest payment due today
15 Décembre 2011 10:00Catalyst Paper Corporation has announced that, together with its financial advisor Perella Weinberg Partners, the company is continuing to review alternatives to address its capital structure. Debt reduction has been ... Read more...
Domtar announces an increase to its share buyback program to one billion dollars
15 Décembre 2011 10:00Domtar Corporation has announced that its Board of Directors authorized an increase to its share buyback program of $400 million. The original program announced on May 5, 2010 now has an aggregate authorization ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products announces commencement of formal take-over bid for Fibrek
15 Décembre 2011 08:00AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, announced today that it has formally commenced its offer to purchase all the issued and outstanding common shares of Fibrek Inc. The ... Read more...
Fellow union workers donate $20,000 to NewPage Port Hawkesbury workers
13 Décembre 2011 12:00Fellow pulp and paper workers have donated $20,000 to the idled workers of NewPage Port Hawkesbury in Nova Scotia. Mark MacLaughlin, president of Local 440 of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union, ... Read more...
CelluForce starts operations in Windsor, Quebec
12 Décembre 2011 22:00Members of the board, management and employees of CelluForce are pleased to announce the end of the construction phase and the start of operations at the first manufacturing plant for ... Read more...
Court sides with White Birch, Stradacona mill closes
12 Décembre 2011 08:00The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) believed the closure of the White Birch Paper Stradacona newsprint mill in Quebec City is a lockout in disguise because the union was ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey lays off 20 non-unionized workers, 33 union workers take severance package
10 Décembre 2011 18:00Bowater Mersey laid off 20 non-unionized workers yesterday. Pierre Choquette, a spokesman for Resolute Forest Products, told CBC News on Friday that non-union jobs are being cut as part of the ... Read more...
Nova Scotia's PC party perplexed why NDP refuse to support Pension Benefits Act
09 Décembre 2011 09:00Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster says he’s shocked at the NDP’s refusal to support and protect NewPage Port Hawkesbury pensioners. MacMaster brought forward amendments to the Pension Benefits Act ... Read more...
Canfor retires its crane in Grande Prairie, Alberta
09 Décembre 2011 09:00Canfor has retired the tall crane that stands tall above Grande Prairie, Alberta’s southwest end. The $3.5 million crane had operated for 25 years, but is no longer required since Canfor ... Read more...
Moody's downgrades the world's paper and forest products industry
09 Décembre 2011 08:00Moody’s Investors Service Inc. said yesterday that the next year or two for the world’s paper and forest products industry is going to be rough. Moody’s expects ... Read more...
Ligni Bel fights $85K penalty from Nova Scotia Power
09 Décembre 2011 08:00Ligni Bel Ltd. had a hearing with the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board yesterday to fight the $85,000 penalty its sawmill was fined for ignoring an emergency request to shut ... Read more...
Kitwanga Lumber applies for bankruptcy protection
08 Décembre 2011 09:00Kitwanga Lumber Co. Ltd. has applied for bankruptcy protection. Kitwanga Lumber is a subsidiary of Pacific BioEnergy Corporation. Pacific BioEnergy purchased the Kitwanga sawmill in northwestern British Columbia out of ... Read more...
Alberta Forest Products Association members produce $548 million of product in 3rd quarter
08 Décembre 2011 08:00Values of lumber, panelboard, pulp and paper manufactured by Alberta Forest Products Association-member companies totaled approximately $548 million for the 3rd quarter of 2011. The value of production was down roughly $2 million ... Read more...
PRT announces new corporate identity
07 Décembre 2011 14:00PRT Growing Services Ltd., North America’s largest producer of container-grown forest seedlings, today unveiled a refreshed corporate identity. The new logo and positioning statement, Trusted to grow, better reflect ... Read more...
Saskatchewan contributing $150,000 for mountian pine beetle fight in Alberta
06 Décembre 2011 13:00Saskatchewan will be contributing $150,000 to the fight against mountain pine beetle in Alberta. The funding will be provided as part of a multi-year agreement with the Government of Alberta that ... Read more...
St. Marys Paper wins tax appeal
06 Décembre 2011 08:00St. Marys Paper of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario has won a property tax appeal. The company appealed its property assessment for 2006, 2007, and 2008. An assessment board has ruled that the total ... Read more...
Canfor permanently closes Rustad and Tackama operations
05 Décembre 2011 19:00After a lengthy indefinite shut that followed the collapse of the United States residential housing market in 2008, Canfor Corporation has decided to close its historic Rustad Sawmill in Prince George, ... Read more...
Harmac's workers receive their first dividend cheque
05 Décembre 2011 08:00Approximately 300 workers at the Harmac pulp mill in Nanaimo, British Columbia received their first dividend cheques last week. The workers each invested $25,000 into Nanaimo Forest Products to become part-owners of ... Read more...
Ontario Minister of Natural Resources clarifies Global Sticks and its wood supply issue
03 Décembre 2011 20:00Global Sticks, a manufacturer of value added wood products like popsicle sticks and tongue depressors, recently closed their operation in Thunder Bay, Ontario, laying off most of their employees while ... Read more...
CEP praises Nova Scotia government
02 Décembre 2011 15:00“The Government of Nova Scotia has shown leadership and commitment to the people it represents by stepping up to the plate to save hundreds of jobs at the Bowater ... Read more...
Provincial money for Bowater Mersey – details
02 Décembre 2011 12:00Premier Darrell Dexter is in Liverpool, Nova Scotia this afternoon to make a multi-million dollar announcement for the Bowater Mersey mill. Details that we know so far: 5 year, $26.5 million announcement ... Read more...
Abfam sawmill has new timber supply and moves to year round operation
01 Décembre 2011 21:00The Abfam sawmill, in Port Clements on Haida Gwaii, B.C., will soon be operating year round, thanks to a new timber supply. The family-based operation has only been running ... Read more...
Province of Nova Scotia will be making a Bowater Mersey announcement tomorrow
01 Décembre 2011 20:00Nova Scotia‘s Premier Darrell Dexter is heading to Liverpool, Nova Scotia tomorrow to make an announcement. Dexter has hinted to media that he will be making an announcement of ... Read more...
Another bidder identified for NewPage Port Hawkesbury
30 Novembre 2011 15:00Stern Partners has been identified as a bidder for the NewPage Port Hawkesbury paper mill in Nova Scotia. Stern Partners is a Vancouver based investment company that has invested in ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products issues 2010 Sustainability Report
30 Novembre 2011 09:00Resolute Forest Products has issued its 2010 Sustainability Report, reviewing company performance in key areas such as environmental impact, stakeholder engagement, product stewardship, fiber sourcing, community relations, human resources, and health ... Read more...
Alberta making progress against the mountain pine beetle
30 Novembre 2011 08:00Aerial surveys show Alberta is making progress in its fight against mountain pine beetle infestations in some parts of the province. This year's aerial surveys show about 50% fewer red beetle-killed ... Read more...
NewPage Port Hawkesbury gets timeline extension to sell mill
29 Novembre 2011 10:00This morning the Nova Scotia Supreme Court has approved an extension to NewPage Port Hawkesbury‘s creditor protection period. Now the company has until January 20, 2012 to sell the Cape Breton ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey and NewPage Port Hawkesbury get 3 year power rate break
29 Novembre 2011 09:00It isn’t the 5 year power rate break they had requested, but Bowater Mersey and NewPage Port Hawkesbury in Nova Scotia will be receiving a 3 year break on their power ... Read more...
Fibrek acknowledge's Resolute Forest Product's unsolicited take-over bid
29 Novembre 2011 08:00Overnight, Fibrek Inc. put out a press release acknowledging Resolute Forest Product‘s (formerly known as AbitibiBowater) unsolicited offer to acquire Fibrek. In the release, Fibrek said their Board of ... Read more...
Global Sticks wants a $2 million bailout
28 Novembre 2011 20:00Global Sticks, of Thunder Bay, Ontario, wants a $2 million bailout to stay afloat. The plant uses birch to make value added wood products – like sticks for popsicles, ice cream bars, ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products plans take-over bid for Fibrek
28 Novembre 2011 20:00Resolute Forest Products (previously known as AbitibiBowater) intends to make a formal take-over bid to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Fibrek Inc. “The acquisition of ... Read more...
FPInnovations and Western Forest Products introduce a new green and cost-effective sound reduction product
28 Novembre 2011 18:00A new wood sound abatement system made of B.C. Coastal hem-fir and developed by FPInnovations and Western Forest Products is providing municipalities with a natural, sustainable option to reduce ... Read more...
Canfor to buy Tembec's wood product assets in southern B.C.
28 Novembre 2011 18:00Canfor Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire Tembec Industries Ltd.'s southern British Columbia interior wood products assets, for a purchase price including working capital of $60 million. Canfor will ... Read more...
NewPage under bankrupcty protection, but still wants a $3 million payout for 15 executives
28 Novembre 2011 12:00NewPage Corporation may be under bankruptcy protection, but that hasn’t stopped the company from filing a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court asking for approval for $3 million in ... Read more...
UNBC offers free courses for unemployed workers
27 Novembre 2011 20:00The University of Northern British Columbia is offering two free programs through its Employment Skills Access Program, funded by the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Agreement. The programs offered are: Geographic ... Read more...
Tembec closes sale of hardwood flooring assets
25 Novembre 2011 21:00Tembec has closed the sale of its Toronto, Ontario flooring plant assets and its Muskoka and Vintage brands that was announced earlier this week. A private company, part of Boa-Franc ... Read more...
Fire at NorSask Forest Products
25 Novembre 2011 21:00A fire occurred at the NorSask Forest Products sawmill near Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan on November 17. The fire started in the dry kiln control room and caused structural and electrical damage ... Read more...
Dark plume from Northern Pulp caused by tripped boiler
25 Novembre 2011 21:00On Thursday a dark plume of smoke was released from the Northern Pulp mill in Nova Scotia (see photo from the Halifax Media Co-op). Don Breen, vice-president at Northern Pulp, ... Read more...
Poll: Should Provinces be in the financing business?
25 Novembre 2011 15:00This morning we learned that the province of Nova Scotia may be about to provide debtor in possession financing to NewPage Port Hawkesbury to keep the mill in a hot ... Read more...
NewPage Port Hawkesbury seeks extension to creditor protection period
25 Novembre 2011 08:00NewPage Port Hawkesbury filed a motion with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court yesterday asking the court to extend its period of creditor protection. The motion will be heard on Tuesday. ... Read more...
Coast Tsimshian Resources signs contract to sell logs to Chinese company
25 Novembre 2011 08:00Coast Tsimshian Resources has signed a contract to sell 150,000 cubic metres of logs to Fujian Hijong Wood Industry Co. Ltd. of Putian, China. Wayne Drury, Coast Tsimshian's general manager, said ... Read more...
Global Sticks update
25 Novembre 2011 08:00The president of Global Sticks has finally confirmed what was publicly assumed – the company is in trouble. Reggie Nukovic, president of Global Sticks, said the plant near Thunder Bay, Ontario ... Read more...
Resolute Forest Products curtails paper making in Fort Frances for the rest of the year
24 Novembre 2011 11:00Resolute Forest Products, previously known as AbitibiBowater, is curtailing its Fort Frances, Ontario paper machines for the rest of the year. The downtime will start next week. 100 employees will be ... Read more...
Sampson family now owns close to 50% of Harmac pulp mill
24 Novembre 2011 09:00The Sampson Group now owns just less than 50% of the Harmac pulp mill in Nanaimo, British Columbia, giving the Sampson family the controlling share of the mill. The employees own 25% ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp announces 3 months of downtime
23 Novembre 2011 13:00Terrace Bay Pulp has decided to take 3 months of downtime, starting on November 30. There had been rumours for months that the pulp mill was struggling. Terrace Bay’s mayor, Mike ... Read more...
Canfor's Polar sawmill still down after fire
23 Novembre 2011 08:00Canfor‘s Polar Sawmill in Bear Lake, British Columbia is now expected to be down until Monday after Sunday’s fire at the facility. Initially it was hoped two shifts ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber planning 2 biomass-powered plants in B.C.
23 Novembre 2011 08:00West Fraser Timber Company is considering building identical, biomass-powered generation plants at two of its subsidiaries in British Columbia. The plants are being planned in response to BC Hydro’s “... Read more...
Conifex reports net loss of $2.2 million in third quarter
23 Novembre 2011 08:00Conifex Timber Inc. is reporting a net loss of $2.2 million in its third quarter on sales of $38.2 million. Current quarter net loss improved by $1.4 million over the previous quarter. Net ... Read more...
Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership partners with College of New Caledonia for training opportunities
21 Novembre 2011 19:00Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership (CPLP) has entered into a strategic partnership with the College of New Caledonia (CNC) in British Columbia. The agreement means the College of New Caledonia will ... Read more...
Fire at Canfor's Polar Sawmill in Bear Lake, B.C.
21 Novembre 2011 19:00There was a fire yesterday at Canfor‘s Polar Sawmill in Bear Lake, British Columbia. The fire started near a canter line around 5:30pm while welding work was underway. The ... Read more...
Tembec sells hardwood floor assets, closes flooring plant in Huntsville, Ontario
21 Novembre 2011 15:00Tembec has reached an agreement with a private company to sell its Toronto, Ontario flooring plant assets along with its Muskoka and Vintage brands. The closing of this transaction is ... Read more...
Global Sticks of Thunder Bay, ON seems to be short on cash
21 Novembre 2011 10:00Global Sticks seems to be having financial difficulties. Global Sticks, of Thunder Bay, Ontario, uses birch wood to make value added products, like sticks used for ice cream bars, popsicles, ... Read more...
CEP plans court challenge to White Birch Paper closure in Quebec
18 Novembre 2011 20:00The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) believes the recently announced closure of the White Birch Paper Stradacona newsprint mill in Quebec City is a lockout in disguise because the ... Read more...
Wood First commitments in 40 local governments in B.C.
18 Novembre 2011 20:00British Columbia’s Wood Enterprise Coalition (WEC) today congratulated Regional District of Kootenay Boundary on the passage of its new Wood First Resolution in support of the province’s Wood ... Read more...
British Columbia's lumber producers have filed their statement of defense in latest softwood lumber round
18 Novembre 2011 19:00British Columbia‘s lumber producers have filed their statement of defense against the U.S. allegations that Canada is exporting mountain pine beetle lumber at unfairly low prices. Their statement ... Read more...
Kruger's paperboard mill in Montréal receives FSC® Chain of Custody certification
17 Novembre 2011 20:00Kruger Inc. today announced that its Place Turcot paperboard mill in Montréal has been awarded Chain of Custody (CoC) certification by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®). The certificate, issued ... Read more...
Tembec's $190 million investment in cogeneration in Témiscamingue
17 Novembre 2011 13:00Tembec is investing $190 million into a cogeneration project at its Témiscamingue facility in Quebec. The cogeneration project will replace three old boilers with one modern high-pressure unit burning liquors ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey gets tax break
17 Novembre 2011 13:00The Region of Queens Municipality in Nova Scotia has voted today to give the Bowater Mersey mill a moderate tax break of 15%, or approximately $135,000/yr over 10 years. Mayor John Leefe ... Read more...
Conifex proceeds with acquisition of lumber distribution and transportation businesses
16 Novembre 2011 23:00Conifex Timber Inc. has announced that, further to its previously announced letter of intent, it has, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the commodity lumber ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater's compensation package for their new Chief Financial Officer
16 Novembre 2011 23:00Jo-Ann Longworth took over the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AbitibiBowater (now Resolute Forest Products) when William G. Harvey stepped down from the position on ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey workers vote in favour of concessions
16 Novembre 2011 20:00The unionized workers of Bowater Mersey have voted ‘Yes’ tonight. The vote was very close. 51.7% voted in favour of the job cuts and concessions. More soon… Posted by ForestTalk.comPosted ... Read more...
EACOM Timber Corp. posts another loss; Significant doubt company can continue as a going concern
16 Novembre 2011 20:00EACOM Timber Corporation has posted a net loss of $604,000 in its third quarter of 2011, compared to a net loss of $9.2 million in the same quarter in 2010. The improvement over the ... Read more...
White Birch Paper Company idles Stradacona Mill in Quebec City
16 Novembre 2011 18:00White Birch Paper Company has announced that it will cease production temporarily at its Stadacona paper mill, in Quebec City, commencing December 9, 2011. White Birch will review the viability of the ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey vote tonight
16 Novembre 2011 09:00Just two years into their five year contract with their employer, the workers of Bowater Mersey have been asked to vote on a new contract tonight. Resolute Forest Products (formerly ... Read more...
Forest Innovation by Research and Education (FIBRE) unveiled
15 Novembre 2011 17:00FIBRE, or Forest Innovation by Research and Education, is the newly created organization that has been structured to build synergies among eight Forest Sector University R&D Networks funded by ... Read more...
New woodlot license available near Gold River, B.C.
15 Novembre 2011 12:00The province of British Columbia has made a new woodlot license available near Gold River, British Columbia. Woodlot licences are small, area-based tenures that combine private land with up to 800 ... Read more...
Tembec reports net loss of $17 million in its latest quarter
15 Novembre 2011 10:00Tembec has posted a net loss of $17 million on consolidated sales of $421 million. Operating earnings before depreciation, amortization and other specific or non-recurring items (EBITDA) was $19 million for the three-month ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper posts net loss of $205.7 million in third quarter
15 Novembre 2011 08:00Catalyst Paper has posted a a net loss of $205.7 million on sales of $340.3 million during the third quarter of 2011. The net loss was largely due to a $151.0 million impairment charge ... Read more...
Stella-Jones reports net income of $16.6 million in third quarter
11 Novembre 2011 16:00Stella-Jones has reported a net income of $16.6 million in their latest quarter. “Stella-Jones continues to benefit from robust investment in the North American rail and electrical utility infrastructure, which led ... Read more...
Western Forest Products reports net income of $7.6 million in third quarter
11 Novembre 2011 12:00Western Forest Products has announced a $7.6 million net income in its third quarter of 2011. EBITDA was $18.1 million in the quarter which is a significant increase over the $11.8 million achieved in ... Read more...
PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund files last quarterly report
11 Novembre 2011 12:00PRT Growing Services Ltd. has announced third quarter results for the PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund. This is the last quarterly report for the PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund as, ... Read more...
Canada and B.C. Announce Funding for Canada-Tohoku Reconstruction Project
11 Novembre 2011 12:00The Honourable Joe Oliver, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations for British Columbia, and representatives from Canada’s ... Read more...
Cascades reports net loss of $19 million in third quarter
10 Novembre 2011 09:00Cascades Inc. has reported a loss of $19 million in the third quarter of 2011. In the same quarter last year, Cascades reported a profit of $24 million. Highlights of Cascades third quarter: ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater/Resolute Forest Products works on its environmental reputation
10 Novembre 2011 09:00The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is welcoming Resolute Forest Products (AbitibiBowater) as the the newest member of its prestigious Climate Savers program. The WWF describes Resolute Forest Products as an “... Read more...
FPAC pleased with Government's recent promotion of Canadian wood in Asia
09 Novembre 2011 13:00The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is pleased that the Minister of Natural Resources, Joe Oliver, has promoted Canadian wood frame construction as environmentally friendly and energy efficient during ... Read more...
Taan Forest achieves FSC certification on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
09 Novembre 2011 13:00Taan Forest, owned by the Haida Enterprise Corporation of Haida Gwaii, in British Columbia, has successfully achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification. “This investment by the Haida people in ... Read more...
Ainsworth Lumber records net loss in third quarter
09 Novembre 2011 08:00Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has recorded a net loss from continuing operations of $58.9 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to net income of $10.5 million in the third quarter of 2010. ... Read more...
Pulp mill closures in Nova Scotia now affecting sawmills and private woodlot owners
09 Novembre 2011 08:00With NewPage Port Hawkesbury closed and for sale, and with the future of Bowater Mersey very uncertain, Nova Scotia’s sawmills and private woodlot owners are feeling the effects. Recent ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp should reopen by the weekend
08 Novembre 2011 10:00Operations are expected to resume at Terrace Bay Pulp by this weekend. The mill has been shut down since the explosion on October 31 of the large blow tank killed one ... Read more...
Logging truck drivers on strike in Fort St. John, B.C.
08 Novembre 2011 09:00Logging truck drivers are on strike and stopped all wood delivery yesterday to the Canfor and Peace Vally OSB plants in Fort St. John, British Columbia. The truck drivers are ... Read more...
Tolko truckers took job action yesterday morning
08 Novembre 2011 09:00Logging truck drivers working for Tolko took job action in British Columbia yesterday morning. Up to 60 drivers that deliver to a number of Tolko’s operations, including White Valley, Lavington, ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater becomes Resolute Forest Products today
07 Novembre 2011 09:00AbitibiBowater is attempting to wipe the slate clean by re-branding itself with a new name and identity today. AbitibiBowater is now known as Resolute Forest Products. “The launch of our ... Read more...
Superior Fine Papers has not removed chemicals from site
05 Novembre 2011 18:00Once again, dangerous chemicals have been left behind in a closed paper mill with no power, no heat, and with winter approaching. This time it is the Cascades/Thunder Bay ... Read more...
Minas Basin Pulp and Paper reduces workforce 8%
04 Novembre 2011 08:00Minas Basin Pulp and Paper in Hantsport, Nova Scotia announced it is reducing its workforce by 8%. “Yesterday we made the tough decision to reduce our workforce in the order of ... Read more...
Interfor posts quarterly results and announces upgrades for Castlegar and Grand Forks
03 Novembre 2011 19:00International Forest Products (Interfor) has reported a net income of $6,000 in the third quarter of 2011. Sales revenue in the third quarter was $200.2 million, up $12.0 million or 6.4% versus the second quarter, ... Read more...
1 pilot, 2 Tembec workers killed in helicopter crash near Kapuskasing, Ontario
02 Novembre 2011 21:00A helicopter crashed near Kapuskasing, Ontario this morning, killing all 3 men on-board. The men have been identified as: Pilot Greg Sawyer, 39, of North Bay, Ontario Dan Simis, 47, of Val Rita, ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater says it will close Bowater Mersey without help from its employees and the province
02 Novembre 2011 12:00AbitibiBowater has delivered an ultimatum. The province of Nova Scotia, and its employees, need to come up with a profitable plan for their Bowater Mersey mill, or it will close. ... Read more...
New toonie will celebrate Canada's boreal forest
02 Novembre 2011 11:00The Royal Canadian Mint is producing a new 2011 two-dollar Canadian coin honouring Canada’s Boreal Forest. This new toonie is the second coin in a 5 coin set celebrating the outdoors. 5 ... Read more...
Update on explosion at Terrace Bay Pulp
02 Novembre 2011 10:00Local residents have identified TJ Berthelot as the victim of Monday’s explosion at Terrace Bay Pulp. TJ Berthelot was from nearby Schreiber, Ontario. In his late twenties, Berthelot leaves ... Read more...
Four bidders still in the running for NewPage Port Hawkesbury
02 Novembre 2011 10:00Ernst & Young, court appointed monitors overseeing the creditor protection period for NewPage Port Hawkesbury, has told a Nova Scotia court this morning that they have only narrowed the list of ... Read more...
Kitwanga sawmill closes temporarily
02 Novembre 2011 09:00The Kitwanga sawmill in northwestern British Columbia just opened in June, but due to a swift decline in lumber demand, the mill is already taking downtime. “We started the ... Read more...
Wrap-up of the Ontario forest fire season for 2011
01 Novembre 2011 19:002011 was a busy fire season for Ontario. Ontario experienced 1,330 fires affecting 632,533 hectares. Much of the area burned in Ontario in 2011 was due to a handful of very large fires. In ... Read more...
Slave Lake wildfires likely arson
01 Novembre 2011 13:00The wildfires that devastated the town of Slave Lake, Alberta in May may have been arson. The Government of Alberta has turned over all information about the fire to RCMP ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey schedules downtime
01 Novembre 2011 12:00Downtime has been scheduled for Bowater Mersey Paper Company Ltd for November 14 – 21, and tentatively for December 19 – January 2. Bowater Mersey employs 278 people and operates two paper machines in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia. ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater's CEO prepared to forgo his $1.7 million bonus to make a point
01 Novembre 2011 09:00Richard Garneau, CEO of AbitibiBowater, said his top priority is the long-term success of the company and he is “prepared to forgo $1.7 million in personal compensation this year to make [... Read more...
Explosion at Terrace Bay Pulp?
31 Octobre 2011 20:00There are reports tonight that there may have been an explosion at Terrace Bay Pulp, in Terrace Bay, Ontario late this afternoon. Emergency crews are at the scene. This story ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater reports net loss of $44 million in third quarter
31 Octobre 2011 08:00AbiitibBowater has reported a net loss of $44 million in its third quarter of 2011 on sales of $1.2 billion. This compares with a net loss of $829 million on sales of $1.2 billion in ... Read more...
Paper Excellence is one of the bidders for NewPage Port Hawkesbury
29 Octobre 2011 10:00Halifax’s Chronicle Herald is reporting this morning that Paper Excellence Canada is one of the 8 bidders for the NewPage Port Hawkesbury mill. Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp., a subsidiary ... Read more...
Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal decides on cleanup responsibilities for Marathon Pulp
28 Octobre 2011 23:00Back in September we learned that the Ontario Ministry of Environment, former mill co-owner Tembec, and other unnamed “parties” reached a tentative settlement regarding the environmental cleanup of the ... Read more...
Acadian Timber reports third quarter loss of $341K
28 Octobre 2011 10:00Acadian Timber Corp. has reported a loss of $341,000 in its third quarter of 2011. Acadian generated net sales of $17.5 million on sales volume of 341 thousand m3, which represents a $0.3 million, or 2%, ... Read more...
Canfor reports net quarterly loss of $9.6 million
28 Octobre 2011 10:00Canfor Corporation has posted a net loss of $9.6 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared to net income of $26.2 million for the second quarter of 2011 and net income of $37.2 million ... Read more...
Why the ‘Occupy' movement? A true story
28 Octobre 2011 08:00Letter to the editor I worked at the Fraser Papers’ mill in Edmundston, New Brunswick for 36 years. On each pay cheque, I contributed a portion of my wages to the ... Read more...
Norbord reports loss of $1 million in third quarter
28 Octobre 2011 08:00Norbord Inc. is reporting a loss of $1 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to earnings of $1 million in the second quarter of 2011. In the third quarter of 2010, Norbord reported ... Read more...
St. Marys Paper workers give the company until January to restart the mill
28 Octobre 2011 08:00The workers of St. Marys Paper in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario are giving their employer until January 31, 2012 to restart or sell the mill before they plan to launch legal action ... Read more...
$350K for independent woodlot owners in eastern Nova Scotia
27 Octobre 2011 11:00The province of Nova Scotia is following up on a commitment in the province’s new natural resources strategy to help Nova Scotia woodlot owners manage their properties ecologically and ... Read more...
Domtar posts net earnings of $117 million in third quarter
27 Octobre 2011 08:00Domtar Corp. has posted net earnings of $117 million in their third quarter. For comparison, Domtar reported net earnings of $54 million in the second quarter of 2011 and net earnings of $191 million ... Read more...
Who wants to buy NewPage Port Hawkesbury?
26 Octobre 2011 19:00Their identifies are not public, but we do know now that 8 bidders have firmed up their interest for the idled NewPage Port Hawkesbury operation with a $250,000 deposit. The court appointed ... Read more...
Cheslatta Forest Products mill officially closed
26 Octobre 2011 10:00Cheslatta Forest Products Ltd. has officially closed its mill in British Columbia. The mill started full time production back in 2001. The sawmill ceased operations in October 2008. The shutdown was thought ... Read more...
J.D. Irving closing Doaktown and Kedgwick sawmills in New Brunswick
25 Octobre 2011 22:00J.D. Irving is temporarily closing its sawmills in Kedgwick and Doaktown, New Brunswick. Kedgwick will close between December 2 and spring, 2012. Doaktown will close between December 23 and February 23, 2012. There will ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey asks for power rate discount
24 Octobre 2011 18:00Bowater Mersey attended a Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board hearing today in Halifax to plead their case for a special 5 year electricity rate discount. Both Bowater Mersey Paper Company ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber reports net earnings of $6 million in third quarter
24 Octobre 2011 18:00West Fraser Timber has reported its third quarter results today. Net profit for the quarter was $6 million from continuing operations, or $37 million in profit after discontinued operations (sale of the ... Read more...
Northern Pulp works on 3 Green Transformation projects during shutdown
22 Octobre 2011 20:00Northern Pulp will wrap up its scheduled maintenance shutdown on Monday. Starting on October 16, the mill has been busy working on three major Green Transformation projects during this shutdown: A ... Read more...
British Columbia's new Natural Resource Road Act Project
21 Octobre 2011 08:00The Government of British Columbia is inviting its citizens to to comment on a policy project for better regulation of natural resource roads. The Natural Resource Road Act Project aims ... Read more...
First Nations want to dissolve Two Feathers Forest Products initiative
21 Octobre 2011 08:00Two Feathers Forest Products is a partnership formed in 2008 between Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, Pikangikum First Nation, Eagle Lake First Nation, and the Wood Tech Group from Finland with the ... Read more...
Ontario puts Forestry back in Natural Resources
20 Octobre 2011 21:00In September 2009, the Government of Ontario removed the role of Forestry from its Ministry of Natural Resources and realigned the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines to include Forestry. The ... Read more...
Fire at Domtar's mill in Dryden, Ontario
20 Octobre 2011 13:00CKDR Dryden is reporting that quick work by mill crews and the Dryden Fire Service this morning prevented a major fire at Domtar‘s mill in northwestern Ontario. The fire ... Read more...
Update on injured workers in Thunder Bay
20 Octobre 2011 09:00The two AbitibiBowater workers who were injured in Thunder Bay on Tuesday have been released from the hospital. The workers were injured when a grinder hood fell from a maintenance ... Read more...
Two AbitibiBowater workers injured in Thunder Bay
18 Octobre 2011 21:00Two workers at AbitibiBowater‘s sawmill in Thunder Bay, Ontario were injured today after an overhead crane collapsed. The accident occurred on the third floor of one of the buildings ... Read more...
Emerald ash borer range expanding in Ontario
17 Octobre 2011 20:00An emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) has been found in a trap just 6km south of Bruce County in southern Ontario. Until a beetle is officially found in the twin ... Read more...
Transformative Technology – Pilot Scale Demonstration Program announcements in Quebec
13 Octobre 2011 21:00Today the Government of Canada made two announcements through the Transformative Technology – Pilot Scale Demonstration Program in Quebec. Tembec in Temiscaming, Quebec, is receiving $3.5 million in a joint project ... Read more...
Alberta-Pacific receives $4.5 million through the Forest Industry Transformation Program
13 Octobre 2011 20:00The Government of Canada is providing a $4.5 million investment for Alberta-Pacific in Boyle, Alberta. The investment is coming from the Forest Industry Transformation Program. Alberta-Pacific will use the investment to ... Read more...
Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program investments announced
13 Octobre 2011 20:00The Government of Canada has made $41.9 million in funding announcements through their Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. West Fraser Mills Ltd. of Quesnel, British Columbia is receiving $2 million for ... Read more...
J.D. Irving closes Deersdale sawmill in New Brunswick
13 Octobre 2011 13:00J.D. Irving is closing its Deersdale sawmill near Juniper, New Brunswick on October 28. 65 unionized workers, and 8 staff members, will be on layoff. Irving spokeswoman Mary Keith said “Where we ... Read more...
Cascades decides to close Norampac plant in Le Gardeur, Quebec
12 Octobre 2011 20:00Cascades is continuing to consolidate its operations, by announcing the closure of its Norampac plant in Le Gardeur, Quebec. The Le Gardeur plant is specialized in the conversion of corrugated ... Read more...
Unionized workers of St. Marys Paper schedule meeting to discuss options
12 Octobre 2011 14:00The workers of St. Marys Paper in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario have scheduled a meeting for October 18. The mill hasn’t operated since the spring. The workers are frustrated and ... Read more...
Western Forest Products to sell Tree Farm Licence 60 to the Taan Forest Limited Partnership
11 Octobre 2011 21:00Western Forest Products Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its Tree Farm Licence 60 and related assets on Haida Gwaii to Taan Forest Limited Partnership, a partnership of the Council ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater appoints Silvana Travaglini as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
11 Octobre 2011 20:00AbitibiBowater Inc. has appointed Silvana Travaglini as vice president and chief accounting officer, effective November 15, 2011. Mrs. Travaglini, age 45, was previously employed with Société générale de financement du ... Read more...
Stella-Jones intends to acquire Thompson Industries
11 Octobre 2011 10:00Stella-Jones Inc. today announced that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Thompson Industries, Inc., a provider of treated wood products to the railroad industry. The letter ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater Changing Name to Resolute Forest Products
11 Octobre 2011 09:00AbitibiBowater announced today that it will change the company name to Resolute Forest Products as of November 7, 2011. “We are changing our name to Resolute Forest Products to better reflect the ... Read more...
Tembec sells its closed Pine Falls mill in Manitoba
07 Octobre 2011 13:00Tembec announced today that Pine Falls Development Corporation (PFDC) has acquired the Tembec Pine Falls, Manitoba mill property and assets. PFDC is an investment project of NRI Global Inc., a ... Read more...
Conifex Timber amends schedule for energy supply contract in B.C.
06 Octobre 2011 13:00Conifex Timber Inc. has announced that it has entered into an agreement modifying certain terms of its Electricity Purchase Agreement with BC Hydro from its bioenergy operation in Mackenzie, British ... Read more...
List of bidders for NewPage Port Hawkesbury reduced from 21 to 14
05 Octobre 2011 12:00A few NewPage Port Hawkesbury updates: List of bidders has been further reduced from 21 to 14 NewPage Port Hawkesbury has had their court protection from creditors extended until December 9 Nova Scotia ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater reduces their debt by $85 million
04 Octobre 2011 20:00AbitibiBowater Inc. has announced that the company would take advantage of its strong liquidity position to redeem an additional $85 million of its debt. The redemption will reduce AbitibiBowater’s total ... Read more...
Fraser Papers retirees launch Victims of Brookfield Association
04 Octobre 2011 12:00On Thursday (October 6th), workers of the former Fraser Papers plant will hold a news conference in Edmundston, New Brunswick to officially launch the Victims of Brookfield Association as part ... Read more...
Ligni Bel lumber mill hit with $85K penalty from Nova Scotia Power
04 Octobre 2011 10:00The Ligni Bel Ltd. lumber mill in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, has been hit with a $85,000 penalty tacked on to their power bill from Nova Scotia Power. The fine relates ... Read more...
Meadow Lake Tribal Council plan biomass power plant in Saskatchewan
04 Octobre 2011 09:00The Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) plans to construct a $150 million biomass power plant in northern Saskatchewan. The power plant will run on bark, branches, sawdust, wood chips and other ... Read more...
21 potential purchasers interested in the NewPage Port Hawkesbury mill
04 Octobre 2011 08:00Ernst & Young have released their second report as monitor over the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement act (CCAA) proceedings for NewPage Port Hawkesbury in Nova Scotia. In the report, the company said ... Read more...
Grant Forest Products OSB mill in Timmins, Ontario is being demolished
02 Octobre 2011 18:00The Grant Forest Products OSB mill in Timmins, Ontario is currently being demolished. It’s been 5 years since the mill operated. On September 9, 2006, Grant Forest Products locked the plant’s ... Read more...
Winton Global Lumber's permanent closure announced
30 Septembre 2011 11:00Sinclar Group Forest Products has announced it will not resume operations at its Winton Global Lumber plant sites. “As a long-standing, family-run company that has been operating in Prince ... Read more...
Canfor Pulp announces 2 week delay to start up Northwood Pulp in Prince George, B.C.
29 Septembre 2011 21:00Canfor Pulp Products Inc., which owns 49.8% of Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership, has announced that the start-up of one line of its two-line Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George, British Columbia ... Read more...
Forest workers protest B.C.'s continued export of raw logs
29 Septembre 2011 10:00Forest workers protested in Nanaimo, British Columbia yesterday afternoon over the province’s continued export of raw logs. Hundreds of workers and their supporters gathered for a march and rally ... Read more...
Brinkman and Associates Reforestation fined in connection to drowning deaths
28 Septembre 2011 11:00WorkSafe BC has fined Brinkman and Associates Reforestation $2,593.85 in connection with the drowning death of two of it workers on October 30, 2008. Seven of Brinkman and Associates’s workers were travelling ... Read more...
Lessons learned from the 2010 Nisbet fire in Saskatchewan
26 Septembre 2011 12:00The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, Wildfire Management Branch has released the results of a study completed on a wildfire, the “Nisbet fire”, that occurred near the City of Prince Albert ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater might restart Dolbeau mill, after workers agree to change their contracts
23 Septembre 2011 21:00AbitibiBowater is consideirng restarting their Dolbeau paper mill in Quebec after its unionized workers unanimously agreed to change their contracts. AbitibiBowater idled the Dolbeau mill in June 2009, putting 240 workers out ... Read more...
University of British Columbia receives $32.6 million for genomic-based forestry research
23 Septembre 2011 17:00The University of British Columbia welcomed the announcement of $32.6 million in funding from Genome Canada and Genome BC for four research projects aimed at making Canada's forests healthier and more ... Read more...
Update on the Boundary Sawmill in Midway, B.C.
23 Septembre 2011 15:00Everything has finally come together for the reopening of the Boundary Sawmill in Midway, British Columbia. The mill was closed in 2007 when its owner, Pope & Talbot, went bankrupt. There was ... Read more...
Judge approves reserve funds for payments to NewPage Port Hawkesbury's wood suppliers and contractors
23 Septembre 2011 14:00A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has approved the plan today to see the NewPage Port Hawkesbury‘s wood suppliers and forest contractors get paid. Two funds are now in ... Read more...
Nova Scotia launches online Network of Stewardship Woodlots database
23 Septembre 2011 13:00The Government of Nova Scotia is moving forward with a new online tool that promotes sustainable woodlot management by helping woodland owners network with each other. The Network of Stewardship ... Read more...
British Columbia's Forest Community launches online Wood Network
23 Septembre 2011 12:00British Columbia is about to have its own online wood marketplace. The creation of an interactive website designed to connect buyers and sellers of BC forest products will help BC ... Read more...
Nova Scotia taxpayers to pay $988,200 of NewPage Port Hawkesbury's debt
22 Septembre 2011 09:00Taxpayers in Nova Scotia are now on the hook for almost a million dollars of NewPage Port Hawkesbury‘s debt. The province of Nova Scotia has decided to cover the $998,200 ... Read more...
EACOM Timber has completed its sale of the Big River Sawmill in Saskatchewan to Carrier Forest Products
21 Septembre 2011 10:00EACOM Timber Corporation has announced the completion of the sale of the Big River Sawmill in Saskatchewan to Carrier Forest Products Ltd.. On January 5, 2010 EACOM acquired the mill, which was ... Read more...
Cascades announces closure of its Burnaby container mill
21 Septembre 2011 10:00Cascades Inc., a leader in the recovery of recyclable materials and the manufacturing of green packaging and tissue paper products, has announced that its Norampac division will close its containerboard ... Read more...
Tentative deal reached over Marathon Pulp's environmental clean-up
20 Septembre 2011 08:00For two years there has been an ongoing dispute as to who is responsible for the environmental clean-up at the dormant pulp mill in Marathon, Ontario. The Chronicle Journal is ... Read more...
List of NewPage Port Hawkesbury's creditors
20 Septembre 2011 00:00Ernst & Young, acting the CCAA Monitor for NewPage Port Hawkesbury, has released a list of the company’s creditors. The document is 11 pages long and lists both the secured and ... Read more...
It's National Forest Week
19 Septembre 2011 09:00A statement from the Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P., Minister of Natural Resources, on National Forest Week: “Forests are fundamental to our well-being. They play a major ... Read more...
Lecours Lumber receives FSC certification
16 Septembre 2011 22:00Lecours Lumber Co. Limited, a privately-owned company, based in Calstock Ontario, has earned Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) Chain-of-Custody certification from the Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood program (FSC® C107217). Lecours Lumber is ... Read more...
What has happened in Powerview-Pine Falls, Manitoba since the Tembec mill closed?
16 Septembre 2011 15:00It has been two years since the Pine Falls Tembec paper mill in Manitoba made paper. On the Labour Day weekend in 2009, Tembec locked out its workers after they rejected ... Read more...
NewPage Port Hawkesbury idled today
16 Septembre 2011 09:00The second paper machine is being idled today at NewPage in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. Last week the newsprint machine was shut down, and today the super calendar paper machine ... Read more...
Cascades invests $3.7 million in upgrades at its Breakeyville, Quebec mill
16 Septembre 2011 09:00Cascades has recently added new deinking equipment to their Breakeyville, Quebec plant, and the cost of $3.7 million. Strategically focused on producing deinked kraft pulp of the highest quality, this strategic ... Read more...
Ligni Bel Ltd. reduces workforce at its Scotsburn mill due to NewPage Port Hawkesbury closure
14 Septembre 2011 09:00Ligni Bel Ltd. has laid off 80 employees, half of its workforce, at its Scotsburn lumber mill in Nova Scotia due to the shutdown at NewPage Port Hawkesbury. The Ligni Bel ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater voices concern over new forest management approach in Abitibi River Forest
13 Septembre 2011 18:00AbitibiBowater Inc. is echoing the concerns of Ontario Northeastern municipal leaders with regards to the newly proposed forest management approach on the Abitibi River Forest that would result in the ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater fire in Thunder Bay sends 5 to hospital
13 Septembre 2011 12:00Last night a structural fire broke out in AbitibiBowater‘s No. 5 paper machine in Thunder Bay, Ontario. 5 people were sent to hospital. 4 of them were suffering from smoke inhalation, and 1 ... Read more...
Taiga Building Products reports net earnings of $3.6 million in latest quarter
12 Septembre 2011 19:00Taiga Building Products has reported a net profit of $3.6 million in its latest quarter ending June 30, 2011. This result can be compared to a $5.3 million net profit reported over the same ... Read more...
Ainsworth Lumber's President and CEO Richard Huff announces retirement
09 Septembre 2011 14:00Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. President and CEO Richard Huff announced his retirement today. In his place the Board of Directors of Ainsworth has appointed Jim Lake, currently Vice President, Operations ... Read more...
Nova Scotia's $15 million plan to keep NewPage contractors afloat for 3 months
09 Septembre 2011 11:00Nova Scotia‘s Premier, Darrell Dexter, has released a 7 point plan for keeping the supply chain for the NewPage Port Hawkesbury mill ready for if/when the mill is sold ... Read more...
Ontario moves to reduce harvestable timber levels in Abitibi River Forest for caribou conservation
09 Septembre 2011 09:00Ontario has released its management plan for the Abitibi River Forest in Northeastern Ontario. The plan would see an immediate 25% reduction in harvestable timber, with a 65% reduction in less than 30 ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater's Gatineau workers vote in favour of new contract
09 Septembre 2011 08:00The workers of AbitibiBowater‘s Gatineau mill have voted 97% in favour of a new labour agreement. This may lead to the company restarting one paper machine at the mill. AbitibiBowater ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater might restart a Gatineau paper machine, IF the workers agree to a new labour agreement
08 Septembre 2011 19:00AbitibiBowater is considering restarting one of the paper machines at its Gatineau, Quebec mill – a year after they were shut down. But only if the workers agree to a new ... Read more...
Conifex intends to acquire lumber distribution and transportation businesses
08 Septembre 2011 14:00Conifex Timber Inc. has announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire the commodity lumber distribution business owned and operated by Welco Lumber Corp. and ... Read more...
Wilderness Vegetation Mangement's assets to be auctioned this month
08 Septembre 2011 14:00The assets of Wilderness Vegetation Management will be auctioned off this month. Wilderness operated out of Wawa and Heyden, Ontario. The company had been involved in treeplanting, right-of-way clearing, roadside & ... Read more...
Tembec receives $75 million loan to upgrade Temiscaming boilers
07 Septembre 2011 18:00Tembec is receiving a loan for $75 million from the Quebec Government – through Investissement Quebec – to upgrade a boiler at their mill in Temiscaming. The money will be used to upgrade ... Read more...
So what happens now to the plan to burn wood for power in Port Hawkesbury?
07 Septembre 2011 09:00Remember the plan to burn wood in Port Hawkesbury to create power for Nova Scotia Power? You may have been thinking that plan was dead now that the NewPage mill ... Read more...
NewPage files for creditor protection
07 Septembre 2011 07:00NewPage Corporation announced today that, to facilitate an orderly debt restructuring and position the overall business for long-term success, its corporate parent, NewPage Group Inc., and certain of its U.... Read more...
West Kelowna wildfire forces evacuation of 550 residents
06 Septembre 2011 21:00A wildfire on the west side of Okanagan Lake led to the evacuation of at least 550 residents and campers in British Columbia last night. Strong down slope winds and aggressive ... Read more...
Canfor restarts Vavenby sawmill
06 Septembre 2011 21:00Canfor Corporation is pleased to announce the successful restart of the Corporation’s Vavenby sawmill. The September 6, 2011 restart follows a $24 million capital investment which included a new canter line, a ... Read more...
According to the Premier of Nova Scotia, NewPage has filed for creditor protection
06 Septembre 2011 21:00It has been 2 weeks since the Mayor of Port Hawkesbury, Billy Joe MacLean, announced that NewPage Corp. had filed for creditor protection. Today, Darrell Dexter, Premier of Nova Scotia is ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater receives FSC certification for Black Spruce and Dog River-Matawin Forests
06 Septembre 2011 18:00AbitibiBowater announced today that it has received Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) certification for the Black Spruce and Dog River-Matawin Forest areas, north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. This area covers approximately 2.5 ... Read more...
$6.5 million given to New Brunswick mills through Pulp & Paper Green Transformation Program
06 Septembre 2011 18:00Two pulp and paper mills in New Brunswick, AV Nackawic and Twin Rivers, received funding for three projects through the Canadian Government’s $1-billion Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. ... Read more...
Grand Council Treaty #3 calls for judicial review of AbitibiBowater's hydroelectric dam sale
02 Septembre 2011 22:00Earlier this year, AbitibiBowater sold their 75% stake of their 8 hydroelectric assets in Ontario for $300 million (Cdn). Yesterday, the Grand Council Treaty #3 filed an application for a judicial review with the ... Read more...
Ontario helps Ainsworth Lumber (Barwick) & AbitibiBowater (Fort Frances & Iroquois Falls) with their power rates
02 Septembre 2011 19:00Through their Northern Industrial Electricity Rate program, the Government of Ontario is helping 3 more companies with their power rates. Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. in Barwick, Ontario will be receiving $1 million ... Read more...
NewPage Port Hawkesbury misses 2 scheduled payments to contractors
02 Septembre 2011 14:00NewPage Port Hawkesbury has now missed 2 scheduled payments to its contractors, trucking companies, and road builders. One operator estimates they are currently owed about $4 million. Claude Bourgeouis, president of the ... Read more...
Concern that Brown Spruce Longhorn presence in New Brunswick could close borders
02 Septembre 2011 10:00Andrew Fedora, executive director of the Federation of Nova Scotia Woodland Owners, who also is on the steering committee of the National Task-force set up for the pest, is expressing ... Read more...
Free Offer: Publications available this month
02 Septembre 2011 09:00There are many free subscription offers available to us this month. Here are a few you may be interested in, or you can browse through more free publications. Chemical Engineering ... Read more...
Brown spruce longhorn beetle found in New Brunswick
01 Septembre 2011 13:00The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of the brown spruce longhorn beetle (BSLB) near a campground within the Kouchibouguac National Park in New Brunswick. This is ... Read more...
Alberta Forest Products Association members see value of shipments slide in latest quarter
01 Septembre 2011 13:00Shipments of lumber, panelboard, pulp and paper manufactured by Alberta Forest Products Association-member companies totaled approximately $550 million for the 2nd quarter of 2011. These numbers represent a significant decrease of $43 million ... Read more...
Atikokan Forest Products & Northern Wood Products equipment to be auctioned off
01 Septembre 2011 09:00The equipment of the Atikokan Forest Products and Northern Sawmills will be auctioned off this month. Both sawmills were formerly owned by the Buchanan Group. Atikokan Forest Products Auction – September 27 & 28, ... Read more...
Interfor certifies 700,000 ha to SFI Forest Standard
30 Août 2011 21:00As part of its broad commitment to sustainable forest management, Interfor announced today it has achieved third-party certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standard for its recently acquired Grand ... Read more...
Southern Ontario County fines landowners for cutting down their own trees
30 Août 2011 20:00Don and Donna Kowaluk live in a rural, agricultural area of southern Ontario, near Strathroy. About 15 years ago, 22,500 trees were planted on the Kowaluk’s property. Last winter, the Kowaluk’... Read more...
Northern Pulp shut down for 4 days last week for repairs
30 Août 2011 09:00Northern Pulp, of Abercrombie, Nova Scotia, took 4 days of downtime last week to make repairs to one of its boilers. A tube leak was discovered in relation to one of ... Read more...
NewPage Port Hawkesbury stops accepting wood
30 Août 2011 09:00NewPage Port Hawkesbury announced last week that it would not be accepting wood from private land owners after Sunday. Contractors who work for NewPage were told to stop cutting and ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater announces plan to restart Ignace, ON sawmill
29 Août 2011 13:00AbitibiBowater announced today a capital investment plan that will lead to the restart and upgrade of its currently idled sawmill located in Ignace, Ontario. The C$32 million investment includes the ... Read more...
Sino-Forest executives ordered to resign
26 Août 2011 10:00The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has ordered the senior officers and directors of Sino-Forest Corporation to resign. The OSC has also stopped trading the company’s shares. The OSC believes ... Read more...
NewPage is in talks to obtain debtor-in-possession financing
26 Août 2011 09:00The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that NewPage Corp. is in talks with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. to obtain roughly $600 million in so-called ... Read more...
New school in Fredericton to be heated with wood pellets
25 Août 2011 21:00A new school being constructed in Fredericton, New Brunswick will be the first in the province to be heated with wood pellets. The school will be equipped with a wood ... Read more...
Louisiana-Pacific curtails OSB production in Dawson Creek, B.C.
24 Août 2011 20:00Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) has announced that its Dawson Creek, B.C., mill will curtail press production of oriented strand board (OSB) beginning Aug. 25. The mill will continue to manufacture LP ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater to invest in Iroquois Falls mill
24 Août 2011 14:00AbitibiBowater has announced a reconfiguration and capital spending program for its paper mill located in Iroquois Falls, Ontario. The investments will improve overall product quality and the mill’s competitive ... Read more...
Nova Scotia commits to keeping forestry contractors working when NewPage idles its mill
24 Août 2011 13:00Darrell Dexter, Premier of Nova Scotia, is saying this afternoon that the province will commit to a program that will see forestry contractors in the woodlands continue to work in ... Read more...
Fire at Ainsworth 100 Mile House OSB plant damaged equipment
24 Août 2011 13:00On August 20th, a fire broke out at Ainsworth‘s 100 Mile House OSB plant in British Columbia. The fire appears to have been started when flakes from a sheet of ... Read more...
EACOM Timber doubles loss in second quarter
24 Août 2011 09:00EACOM Timber Corp. has recorded a negative EBITDA of $10,026 ($3,238 for the quarter ended March 31, 2011). The net loss and comprehensive loss for the quarter amounted to $13,662 ($6,132 for the preceding quarter). EACOM ... Read more...
Sault Ste. Marie's St. Marys Paper and Flakeboard Company receive power rebates
24 Août 2011 08:00Both St. Marys Paper and Flakeboard Company Ltd. of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario will be receiving help with their electricity rates from the Government of Ontario. The Northern Industrial Electricity ... Read more...
Nova Scotia's Premier offers help to NewPage Port Hawkesbury
23 Août 2011 12:00The Premier of Nova Scotia, Darrell Dexter, met with NewPage Port Hawkesbury‘s top mill managers this morning. Dexter has offered the province’s assistance for marketing the mill’s ... Read more...
Could Catalyst Paper merge with AbitibiBowater?
23 Août 2011 10:00Catalyst Paper is seeking to merge with another company, and AbitibiBowater may be the most likely possibility. That is the topic of Gordon Hamilton‘s analysis of Catalyst Paper in ... Read more...
Reactions to NewPage Port Hawkesbury's indefinite closure
23 Août 2011 09:00Reactions of shock and despair are being heard in Nova Scotia today, after NewPage‘s decision to indefinitely closing the Port Hawkesbury mill. The mayor of Port Hawkesbury, Billy Joe ... Read more...
Downtime at NewPage Port Hawkesbury
22 Août 2011 11:00NewPage Corporation today announced that, based on its assessment of current market and economic conditions, it has decided to take downtime on both paper machines at its Port Hawkesbury mill ... Read more...
Ontario's fire update: 953 forest fires have burned 618,187 hectares of forest
19 Août 2011 22:0020 new fires were reported in the province of Ontario on Thursday August 18, most of them caused by lightning in both the northeast and the northwest regions of Ontario. Numerous lightning ... Read more...
Red Rock Mill Inc. and its president hit with hefty fines under the Environmental Protection Act
19 Août 2011 20:00Red Rock Mill Inc., and its president Robert Van Patten, have been hit with hefty fines by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. The course case against the mill and ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater receives power rebate in Thunder Bay, Ontario
19 Août 2011 11:00Through the Northern Industrial Electricity Rate (NIER) program, Abibow Canada Inc. will receive energy rebates of two cents per kilo-watt hour (kWh) to help manage electricity costs and improve energy ... Read more...
Conifex posts net quarterly loss of $3.6 million
19 Août 2011 08:00Conifex Timber Inc. is reporting a net loss of $3.6 million in their second quarter. EBITDA improved by $0.5 million compared to the previous quarter and $0.1 million compared to the same quarter ... Read more...
Enligna Canada in receivership; Pellet mill closes in Nova Scotia
18 Août 2011 21:00Enligna Canada closed its wood pellet mill in Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia several days ago. Today comes the news that the company has formally been placed in receivership and 50 people ... Read more...
Granisle and Lake Babine Nation get their own community forest licence in British Columbia
18 Août 2011 14:00The Government of British Columbia has granted a community forestry license for the Village of Granisle and the Lake Babine Nation. A community forest agreement will diversify the local economy ... Read more...
Dog trained to sniff out Asian Longhorned Beetles in trees
18 Août 2011 11:00The United States Department of Agriculture has a blog post online about how a homeless beagle was trained to sniff out Asian Longhorned Beetles in trees. The Asian Longhorned Beetle ... Read more...
Tembec reaches settlement with its workers at Matane, Quebec pulp mill
18 Août 2011 11:00Tembec reached a settlement with its Matane, Quebec high-yield pulp mill employees who, last night, voted to end the strike. Employees will return to work gradually as of August 22 and ... Read more...
Peter Lineen appointed as new CEO of BC Forest Safety Council
18 Août 2011 09:00The BC Forest Safety Council's board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Lineen as the new CEO of the forest sector's health and safety association. Lineen, ... Read more...
Burns Lake Community Forest fined for visual quality objectives infraction
17 Août 2011 11:00Recently, the Burns Lake Community Forest in British Columbia was fined $7,500 by the Ministry of Forest Lands and Natural Resource Operations for clearcutting a forest that was determined by the ... Read more...
Grassy Narrows First Nation win legal battle that may end clearcut logging in their Territory
17 Août 2011 10:00The Grassy Narrows First Nation (Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek) won a major victory yesterday in their more than decade long battle to stop clearcut logging in Grassy Narrows' traditional territory in ... Read more...
Greenstone and Ginoogaming First Nation push to reopen idled mills
16 Août 2011 21:00Back in 2009, a consortium formed in Northern Ontario with the goal of reopening the wafer-board facility and plywood plant in Greenstone, Ontario. (Greenstone is a new town that was formed ... Read more...
Former Acton Plywood mill sold in New Brunswick
16 Août 2011 13:00The former Acton Plywood Inc. mill in the Miramichi area of New Brunswick, has been sold for more than $5.2 million to Quebec businessman Pierre Seguin. Seguin placed his bid for ... Read more...
Nova Scotia releases new Natural Resources Strategy
16 Août 2011 12:00Nova Scotia has released its new, long-awaited, Natural Resources Strategy. Read the new strategy: The Path We Share: A Natural Resources Strategy for Nova Scotia, 2011-2020 Read the Action Plan: ... Read more...
NewPage reports net quarterly loss of $132 million; Costs increasing at NewPage Port Hawkesbury
15 Août 2011 09:00NewPage Corporation has posted a net loss of $132 million in the second quarter of 2011 on net sales of $888 million. Higher average paper sales prices were offset by lower sales volume ... Read more...
Alberta accepting applications for FireSmart community grants
15 Août 2011 08:00The Alberta government is helping municipalities located in the province’s Forest Protection Area reduce the risk of wildfires to their communities. Alberta’s more than 300 at-risk forest-area communities can ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater's sawmill workers in Thunder Bay vote to join the CEP
13 Août 2011 10:00Maintenance and production workers, 150 in total, at AbitibiBowater‘s sawmill in Thunder Bay, Ontario have voted to join the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP). CEP conducted a 6 ... Read more...
Ontario has spent $107 million fighting forest fires so far this year
13 Août 2011 08:00Fighting Ontario’s forest fires has already cost about $107 million this year. This number is expected to increase over the next few weeks, with the end of the fire season ... Read more...
Domtar's Kamloops mill loses power in storm
12 Août 2011 08:00On Wednesday evening, an intense thunderstorm shut down the operations at Domtar‘s pulp mill in Kamloops, British Columbia. During the storm, the mill’s backup system kicked in when ... Read more...
Howe Sound Pulp & Paper's boiler upgrade nears completion
12 Août 2011 08:00The $37 million dollar upgrade of the boiler at Howe Sound Pulp and Paper in British Columbia is nearing completion. During the upgrade, the bottom one-third of the boiler was removed ... Read more...
Nova Scotia's long awaited Natural Resources Strategy to be released next week
11 Août 2011 23:00Nova Scotia is finally going to release its new Natural Resources Strategy next week. The process begin in 2007 with a citizen engagement phase, followed by a phase of technical expertise ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater announces closure of its Saint-Prime, Quebec remanufactured wood mill
11 Août 2011 18:00AbitibiBowater has announced the closure of its re-manufactured wood mill in Saint-Prime, Quebec. The closure is being blamed on current economic conditions, and the decline in U.S. housing starts. ... Read more...
Firefighters catch a break in Ontario; New restricted fire zone in B.C.
11 Août 2011 14:00Ontario’s Fire Conditions Ontario‘s fire conditions are easing thanks to the weather. A slow-moving system has brought cloud and rain to Ontario. The improving situation has allowed the ... Read more...
Domtar's emissions in Kamloops narrowly pass air quality test
11 Août 2011 09:00The air in Kamloops, British Columbia had been improving around Domtar‘s pulp mill, but that trend suffered a set back in July. The British Columbia Ministry of the Environment ... Read more...
Stella-Jones reports quarterly net income of $17.3 million
11 Août 2011 08:00Stella-Jones Inc. has reported a net income of $17.3 million in its second quarter on sales of $180.3 million. Sales were up $13 million, or 7.8%, over last year’s second quarter results. Stella-Jones ... Read more...
Rumours persist that NewPage Port Hawkesbury is about to be sold
10 Août 2011 20:00The Cape Breton Post is reporting today that the streets of Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia are buzzing with rumours that the NewPage Port Hawkesbury paper mill is about to be ... Read more...
British Columbia Lumber Trade Council comments on latest softwood lumber case
10 Août 2011 20:00The British Columbia Lumber Trade Council (BCLTC) commented today on the filing of the U.S. Statement of Case in the arbitration under the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) on BC ... Read more...
Global Sticks of Thunder Bay, ON relying on Minnesota for 95% of its wood supply
10 Août 2011 20:00Global Sticks opened its value-added operation in Thunder Bay, Ontario in May. The company makes wooden sticks for many uses, including: food industry, e.g. apple sticks, corn dog sticks, ... Read more...
Cascades posts net quarterly profit of $117 million
10 Août 2011 09:00Cascades Inc. has posted its second quarter results, showing a net profit of $117 million, compared to a net profit of $28 million in the same quarter of 2010. Commenting on the second ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater reports a net quarterly income of $61 million
10 Août 2011 08:00AbitibiBowater Inc. today reported net income for the second quarter of 2011 of $61 million on sales of $1.2 billion. These results compare with a net loss of $297 million on sales of $1.2 billion ... Read more...
Another AbitibiBowater mill sold for scrap
09 Août 2011 13:00AbitibiBowater has sold its former newsprint mill in the state of Alabama to a scrap metal firm. The mill stopped making paper in December, 2008. Unlike the Canadian mills that have ... Read more...
The latest fire update from Ontario
09 Août 2011 13:00Over 26,000 lightning strikes caused the start of 81 new fires across the province between August 2nd and 4th. There have been 24 times more hectares burned in Ontario compared to this time ... Read more...
Norampac workers in Trenton temporarily back to work
06 Août 2011 13:00Back in June, the workers at Norampac in Trenton, Ontario were given indefinite layoff notices. However, 137 employees have just been called back to work. The re-opening is said to be ... Read more...
New Brunswick needs to build a new market for its lumber
06 Août 2011 11:00New Brunswick‘s lumber producers have been too focused on the American market, and have suffered for it. In 2001, exports to the U.S. were worth more than $599 million and ... Read more...
Softwood lumber dispute's next round set to begin August 9
06 Août 2011 11:00On August 9, the United States will makes its case to the London Court of International Arbitration that British Columbia is subsidizing timber prices for pine-beetle damaged trees. The London Court ... Read more...
Weyerhaeuser receives electricity rebate in Kenora, Ontario
05 Août 2011 22:00Weyerhaeuser Company Limited, in Kenora will receive electricity rebates of two cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to help manage their electricity costs and improve their energy efficiency and sustainability. The province ... Read more...
Ainsworth records net loss of $13 million in its second quarter
05 Août 2011 22:00Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. is reporting a net loss of $13 million in its second quarter. Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2011 was $2.7 million compared to $35.1 million in the same ... Read more...
PRT sees 41% increase in seedling order volume over last year
05 Août 2011 22:00PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund has seen a 41% increase in seedling order volume over 2010, mainly attributable to improving forestry markets due to stabilization of the US housing market and growth ... Read more...
Interfor reports net quarterly loss of $5.3 million
05 Août 2011 21:00International Forest Products Limited (“Interfor”) has posted a net loss of $5.3 million for the second quarter of 2011. Lumber production in the second quarter was 325 million board feet, down 7 million board ... Read more...
Kenora Forest Products accepts wood supply offer
05 Août 2011 15:00Kenora Forest Products has accepted a wood supply offer from the province of Ontario. The offer is for 101,000 cubic metres per year of merchantable spruce, pine and fir. The company’... Read more...
DuPont volunteers to suspend sales of its herbicide Imprelis®
05 Août 2011 15:00DuPont Chemical produces a herbicide, called Imprelis®, that was developed by its scientists to be “a post-emergent broadleaf weed control product that provides turf professionals with an innovative solution to ... Read more...
Millar Western aims to turn organic matter in their wastewater into electricity
05 Août 2011 15:00Millar Western Forest Products plans to pre-treat their waste water at their Whitecourt mill, to collect a biogas, to generate electricity. An anaerobic hybrid digester will be installed to pre-treat ... Read more...
Tolko's Lakeview mill will restart on Monday
05 Août 2011 09:00Tolko Industries shut down its Lakeview division in Williams Lake, British Columbia on July 25th because the wet weather conditions were making it impossible to move logs from the wood ... Read more...
B.C.'s cool, wet summer means a break from fighting costly wildfires
05 Août 2011 08:00The taxpayers of British Columbia are having a bit of a vacation from the high cost of fighting the province’s wild fires. The summer has been mainly cool and ... Read more...
Carrier Forest Products to re-start sawmill & planer near Big River, Saskatchewan
04 Août 2011 13:00Carrier Forest Products Ltd. plans to re-establish the mill complex near Big River, Saskatchewan. The sawmill and planer mill development will employ up to 110 people directly when running at capacity ... Read more...
Prince Albert mill reopens, work underway to retrofit the mill
04 Août 2011 09:00Yesterday, the new Prince Albert Pulp Incorporated sign was unveiled in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Ed Roste, Paper Excellence vice president in charge of the mill, held a press conference to ... Read more...
Western Forest Products records net quarterly income of $12.1 million
04 Août 2011 08:00Western Forest Products Inc. has posted a net income of $12.1 million in its second quarter of 2011, on sales of $218.7 million, which compared to a net income reported in the second ... Read more...
Fibrek posts net quarterly earnings of $5.6 million
04 Août 2011 08:00Fibrek Inc. has recorded net earnings of $5.6 million in the second quarter of 2011, compared with net earnings of $10.3 million in the corresponding period of 2010. Commenting on these results, Pierre Gabriel ... Read more...
Timberwest appoints Bev Park to the role of Interim President and CEO
03 Août 2011 08:00The Board of Directors of TimberWest Forest Corp. has announced the appointment of Bev Park to the role of Interim President and CEO effective September 8, 2011 following the resignation of Paul ... Read more...
Ontario calls in help from the U.S. to fight fires
02 Août 2011 21:00Fire burns on the ground as fire 'RED 84' starts to flare up under hot, dry and windy conditions PHOTO: MITCH MILLER / ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES 140 forest fires continue ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper posts net loss of $47.4 million in second quarter
01 Août 2011 09:00Catalyst Paper has posted a net loss of $47.4 million on sales of $297.8 million during the second quarter of 2011. The net loss increased from $12.9 million on sales of $303.6 million during the ... Read more...
Canfor reports net income of $26.2 million in latest quarter
30 Juillet 2011 19:00Canfor Corporation has reported net income of $26.2 million for the second quarter of 2011, compared to $32.3 million for the first quarter of 2011 and $43.7 million for the second quarter of 2010. For the ... Read more...
Norbord records net earnings of $1 million in its second quarter
30 Juillet 2011 19:00Norbord Inc. has recorded earnings of $1 million in the second quarter of 2011. These results can be compared to the company’s $2 million loss in its first quarter of 2011, and net ... Read more...
Canfor proceeding with capital improvements in Grande Prairie and Prince George
29 Juillet 2011 07:00Canfor Corporation has announced that, following a review with its Board of Directors, Canfor will be proceeding with capital improvement projects totaling $46.7 million at its Grande Prairie, Alberta facility and ... Read more...
BC Forest Safety Council releases report reviewing the Khaira Enterprises situation
28 Juillet 2011 09:00Roger Harris, the BC Forest Safety Ombudsman, has released a report titled, “If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it… Review of failures ... Read more...
Domtar reports net earnings of $54 million in second quarter
28 Juillet 2011 08:00Domtar has posted its second quarter results, showing net earnings of $54 million compared to net earnings of $133 million for the first quarter of 2011 and net earnings of $31 million for the ... Read more...
Acadian Timber reports net quarterly loss of $261 million
28 Juillet 2011 08:00Acadian Timber has reported a net loss of $261 million in its second quarter ending on June 25, 2011, on net sales of $11.7 million on sales volume of 243 thousand m3. “The market for ... Read more...
Conifex Timber joins the Forest Products Association of Canada
27 Juillet 2011 10:00The Chairman of the Board of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), Jim Lopez, today announced that Conifex Timber Inc. has become the newest member of FPAC. The Association ... Read more...
Khaira Enterprises still hasn't paid its workers from last summer
27 Juillet 2011 08:00Last summer, an investigation found that Khaira Enterprises Ltd.‘s silviculture camps in Golden, Revelstoke, Texada Island, Powell River, Salmon Arm and Kamloops, British Columbia were imposing poor living and ... Read more...
Latest update on Northwestern Ontario's forest fires
26 Juillet 2011 20:00The members of the Mishkeegogamang First Nation who were evacuated last week have returned to their community from Dryden and Sioux Lookout. The 153 residents are the first to come home ... Read more...
Tembec posts net quarterly earnings of $19 million
26 Juillet 2011 12:00Tembec has posted net earnings of $19 million in the June 2011 quarter compared to net earnings of $59 million in the June 2010 quarter. Operating earnings before depreciation, amortization and other specific or ... Read more...
Kimberly-Clark posts record net sales in second quarter
25 Juillet 2011 20:00Kimberly-Clark Corporation posted their second quarter results today, showing a net income of $408 million, down from $498 for the same quarter in 2010. The company’s second quarter’s net sales were ... Read more...
Friday's Ontario forest fire update
22 Juillet 2011 16:00Current Status of Fires: Current number of fires burning in Ontario: 111 Hectares covered by fire, to date: 493,000 Cloud cover and some precipitation over parts of Northwestern Ontario slowed the fires ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber reports quarterly earnings of $10 million
22 Juillet 2011 12:00West Fraser Timber has reported earnings of $10 million and a diluted loss per share of $0.09 on sales of $720 million in the second quarter of 2011. “Historic low housing starts and economic ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater Appoints Jo-Ann Longworth as Chief Financial Officer
20 Juillet 2011 21:00AbitibiBowater Inc. today announced that Jo-Ann Longworth will become Chief Financial Officer, effective August 31st, 2011. Ms. Longworth succeeds William G. Harvey, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Harvey ... Read more...
Latest update on forest fire evacuations in Ontario
20 Juillet 2011 18:00Emergency Management Ontario (EMO), the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), the Canadian Forces and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada are working closely with threatened First Nations communities and host ... Read more...
Canfor's Vavenby mill to reopen Sept. 6
18 Juillet 2011 21:00Canfor‘s Vavenby mill, in British Columbia, is scheduled to reopen on September 6. Approximately 50 people will return to work at the mill in September. The Vavenby mill was indefinitely closed ... Read more...
Latest update on evacuations in Ontario due to forest fires
18 Juillet 2011 10:00Smoke caused by numerous forest fires continues to cause concerns in many First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario. First Nations officials in Cat Lake and Keewaywin have decided to evacuate ... Read more...
B.C. lumber exports to China surpass exports to U.S. for first time
17 Juillet 2011 19:00In May, softwood lumber exports from British Columbia to China amounted to 746,000 cubic metres – up 157% by volume over the same month last year. Pat Bell, former B.C. Forests minister ... Read more...
Tolko employees return to work on Monday
16 Juillet 2011 14:00Laid off Tolko workers in Lumby, Armstrong, and Heffley Creek will be returning to work on Monday. These workers were the 260 employees who were laid off two weeks ago when ... Read more...
Crown Fibre Tube Inc. receives $120K from Nova Scotia
16 Juillet 2011 14:00Crown Fibre Tube Inc., of Kentville, Nova Scotia, will be receiving $120,000 from the province to increase productivity, efficiency and lower the cost of its goods. The company will use the ... Read more...
Northwestern Ontario is now a restricted fire zone
16 Juillet 2011 14:00A Restricted Fire Zone Order has been declared for Northwestern Ontario in an area bounded by the CNR rail line, just north of Opasquia Provincial Park, west of Wabakimi Provincial ... Read more...
AbiBow Canada Inc. signs an exclusivity agreement to sell forested properties near Timmins, ON
15 Juillet 2011 10:00AbiBow Canada Inc., a subsidiary of AbitibiBowater Inc., has entered an agreement with Ring of Fire Resources Inc. to provide an exclusive right to sell a 100% title and interest in ... Read more...
Government of Canada extends FPInnovations' transformation program with a $25 million commitment
15 Juillet 2011 09:00Canada’s forestry innovation hub, FPInnovations, has welcomed Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver‘s announcement of $25.5-million towards the 2011-2012 Transformative Technologies Research Program (TTP). This program focuses on ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber's dormant Eurocan mill in Kitimat, B.C. sold to Kitimat LNG
15 Juillet 2011 09:00West Fraser Timber‘s dormant Eurocan linerboard mill in Kitimat, B.C. has ben sold to Kitimat LNG. The industrial site will be used as a work camp and lay-down ... Read more...
Tembec invests $6 million in its Béarn, Québec sawmill
14 Juillet 2011 19:00Tembec today announced a $6-million investment in its Béarn sawmill, located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, in Québec. Support from the Province of Québec in the amount ... Read more...
Local 74 in Espanola, ON ratifies 5-year deal with Domtar
14 Juillet 2011 13:00CEP‘s Local 74, in Espanola, Ontario, has voted 80.9% in favour of ratifying a 5-year deal with Domtar. Details of the deal: 5 year deal retro-active to May 1, 2009 0% increase in first 3 years ... Read more...
B.C. logging company wins First Nation Entrepreneurial Award
14 Juillet 2011 10:00The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) are pleased to announce that Percy Guichon, the Chief of the Alexis Creek Indian Band, and ... Read more...
Tentative agreement at Domtar's mill in Espanola
13 Juillet 2011 09:00A tentative agreement has been reached in Espanola, Ontario between Domtar and Local 74 of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada. A ratification vote will be held today. In ... Read more...
Video: Building Firewise communities
11 Juillet 2011 09:00The National Fire Protection Association in the United States, has a Firewise Communities program that encourages local solutions for wildfire safety by involving homeowners, community leaders, planners, developers, firefighters, and ... Read more...
Photos of Northwestern Ontario's RED 74 fire
10 Juillet 2011 09:00Here are some photos from the fireline with Ontario MNR FireRangers on fire “Red 74″, located 128 km north of the town of Red Lake, Ontario. Helicopter lands to drop of firefighters ... Read more...
J.D. Irving holding job fair to fill 200 positions in NB. Free training to chosen candidates
09 Juillet 2011 14:00J.D. Irving is looking to hire 200 workers in New Brunswick, and with the cooperation of the provincial government, the company will be covering the costs of training the new ... Read more...
New ‘Ontario Wood' program announced
07 Juillet 2011 20:00Ontario has introduced a new “Ontario Wood” logo that will make it easier for the people of Ontario to choose and purchase wood from their own province to support their ... Read more...
Winter survival rates of mountain pine beetle in Alberta
07 Juillet 2011 20:00Mountain pine beetle populations experienced varying degrees of over-winter survival in Alberta in 2010-11, ranging from moderate to high survival in the northwest and central parts of the province to ... Read more...
Ontario evacuating some residents from Deer Lake
07 Juillet 2011 07:00Emergency Management Ontario (EMO) is working with First Nations officials, provincial ministries, federal departments and the Canadian Forces to evacuate Deer Lake residents who are most at risk from nearby ... Read more...
New nano material developed from wood and straw pulp is stronger than steel
06 Juillet 2011 20:00It's super strong, it's green and it's providing new opportunities for business in Alberta. It's called nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and Alberta is about to become a leader in its production ... Read more...
Tuesday's lightning keeping Northwestern Ontario fire crews busy
06 Juillet 2011 13:00Fire crews in Northwestern Ontario have been very busy this week dealing with new fires. On Tuesday, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources recorded over 7,100 lightning strikes in a 24-hour ... Read more...
Last call for proposals for Forest Industry Transformation Funding
06 Juillet 2011 12:00The Government of Canada today officially launched the second and last Call for Proposals under the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program. The IFIT program aims to support Canada's ... Read more...
Save Dubreuilville & Wawa initiatives
06 Juillet 2011 10:00Northern forestry towns, across our country, are facing unknown futures with the downturn in the forest industry. These towns grew and thrived around a central employer – a lumber or pulp ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper pays over $10.7 million in tax payments to North Cowichan
05 Juillet 2011 08:00Property taxes were due yesterday in North Cowichan, British Columbia. Catalyst Paper made a big payment to North Cowichan, paying over $10.7 million of its outstanding property tax bill. This leaves ... Read more...
Red Rock Mill Inc. court case put over until August
03 Juillet 2011 12:00The environmental charges against Red Rock Mill Inc. and the president of the company, Robert Van Patten, will be heard in a Thunder Bay, Ontario courtroom on August 16. The company ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater announces debt reduction initiatives
01 Juillet 2011 11:00AbitibiBowater has announced that, with the proceeds from the sale of its 75% indirect interest in ACH Limited Partnership, the company recently redeemed approximately $270 million of its debt. With these disbursements, ... Read more...
New Brunswick delays Crown land logging plan for another 6 months
29 Juin 2011 19:00The New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources is delaying the release of the next 5-year Crown land logging plan for another 6 months. Minister Bruce Northrup already delayed releasing this plan ... Read more...
Ontario adds a new provincial park, and increases the size of 2 others
29 Juin 2011 19:00Ontario announced the creation of a new Ontario Provincial Park today, called DuPont. DuPont Provincial Park is on the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg. The park includes a mature hardwood ... Read more...
New satellite imagery of forest fires burning in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories
29 Juin 2011 12:00Here is a satellite image from June 26 of the forest fires currently burning in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories. (click to download a larger image) The image was taken ... Read more...
Tolko wrapping up short curtailment after wet weather slows log deliveries
28 Juin 2011 20:00Tolko‘s Soda Creek division in British Columbia reopened on Monday after a six day curtailment due to weather-related harvesting curtailments. “With the wet weather we've had we just ... Read more...
Niska North Inc. accepts wood supply offer
27 Juin 2011 21:00Niska North Inc. of Chapleau, Ontario has accepted a wood supply offer from the province for 97,800 cubic metres per year of white birch, poplar, red and white pine, and other ... Read more...
Canfor Pulp invests $10 in innovation
27 Juin 2011 08:00Canfor Pulp Products Inc., which owns 49.8% of Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership (CPLP), has announced three major new investments in innovation for the company in a ceremony on Friday, opening the ... Read more...
Cause of North Enderby Timber fire still unknown
26 Juin 2011 18:00Officials have spent a week sifting through the damage a fire caused at North Enderby Timber on June 17, but have been unable to pinpoint the cause of the fire. A ... Read more...
Taiga Building Products reports net quarterly loss of $1.8 million
26 Juin 2011 18:00Taiga Building Products has reported a fourth quarter net loss of $1.8 million compared to net earnings of $1.1 million in the same quarter last year. For the company’s fiscal year ... Read more...
Rosko Forestry Operations accepts wood supply offer
24 Juin 2011 13:00Rosko Forestry Operations Ltd. in Kirkland Lake has accepted a wood supply offer from the province of Ontario for 138,500 cubic metres per year of merchantable cedar, spruce, pine, fir, white ... Read more...
Umoe Solar creates 0 jobs, take government grants, exports Crown lumber, and now costs taxpayers another $11 million
24 Juin 2011 09:00Norway’s Umoe Solar cancelled their plans to build a solar cells plant on the site of the former UPM Kymmene paper mill site in Miramichi, New Brunswick in 2010. THE ... Read more...
Don Demens named Western Forest Products's new Chief Operating Officer
24 Juin 2011 09:00Western Forest Products Inc. has announced that it has appointed Don Demens as Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation. Mr. Demens has been Western’s Senior Vice President of Sales ... Read more...
White Birch Paper schedules downtime in Quebec
23 Juin 2011 14:00White Birch Paper Company is halting production at its 3 Quebec mills during the last week in June. The 3 mills are: Quebec City Masson Angers Riviere de Loup Production of newsprint ... Read more...
Tolko announces temporary curtailment of veneer & plywood production
23 Juin 2011 08:00Tolko Industries Ltd. has announced that due to continuing poor market conditions, it will temporarily curtail panel production. White Valley Division's veneer operation at Lumby, BC, and Armstrong Division's plywood ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater, Weyerhaeuser, and Wincrief Forestry Products accept wood supply offers
22 Juin 2011 13:00Ontario has announced 3 more wood supply offers. The latest offers go to: AbitibiBowater in Fort Frances, has accepted a wood supply offer for 317,500 cubic metres per year of merchantable and ... Read more...
Alberta's climate corporation distributes $15 million to 3 renewable-energy projects
22 Juin 2011 11:00The Climate Change and Emissions Management Corp. (CCEMC) is an arm’s-length corporation created by the Alberta province government. CCEMC collects money in from emissions violations and invests the money ... Read more...
Kruger schedules downtime at 3 paper mills in Quebec
22 Juin 2011 11:00Kruger Inc. has scheduled a production shutdown for three of its Quebec paper mills: Trois-Rivières Brompton Wayagamack These mills will be shut down between June 23 and June 28, 2011. This temporary ... Read more...
Fire destroys planer at North Enderby Timber
21 Juin 2011 20:00On Friday a fire destroyed a planer at North Enderby Timber in Enderby, British Columbia. Close to 30 people work at the planer. Eight of the workers have been temporarily laid ... Read more...
Toronto's Ash tree removal plans
21 Juin 2011 11:00Due to the Emerald Ash Borer invasion, the city of Toronto estimates that by 2017, all of the ash trees in the city will be dead or dying. The emerald ash ... Read more...
Wilderness Committee files legal action against Manitoba to clarify logging ban
20 Juin 2011 19:00The Wilderness Committee has filed a legal action against the Manitoba government, with the intent of clarifying the recent ban on logging in Manitoba provincial parks. Despite bringing in a ... Read more...
TimberWest receives final court approval for acquisition by BCIMC and PSP Investments
20 Juin 2011 08:00TimberWest Forest Corp. has announced that the British Columbia Supreme Court has issued a final order approving the statutory plan of arrangement under which British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and ... Read more...
Official announcement for the addition of CWP's Hardwood team
20 Juin 2011 00:00We are pleased to announce the addition of Bruce Oliver and Mike Greetham to the CWP family. Mike and Bruce have been selling North American hardwoods to the Middle East ... Read more...
4 new wood supply offers accepted in Thunder Bay
17 Juin 2011 21:00Four new wood supply offers have been accepted in the Thunder Bay, Ontario area. The government of Ontario has offered a wood supply to: AbitibiBowater has accepted two offers totalling 621,600 ... Read more...
Updates from Miramichi
17 Juin 2011 10:00The Miramichi region of New Brunswick was hit hard when the forestry sector collapsed. For a time last year, there wasn’t a single mill left operating on the Miramichi. ... Read more...
Biomass Secure Power announces approval of new pellet plant in B.C.
16 Juin 2011 14:00Biomass Secure Power Inc.has announced a Project start date of July 1st 2011 for the construction of their first 500,000 tonne/yr whitewood pellet plant has been accepted by its Board ... Read more...
EACOM Timber announces first quarter results
16 Juin 2011 11:00EACOM Timber Corporation has announced its first quarter results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2011. On June 30, 2010, EACOM completed the acquisition of the Domtar forest products business, which transformed EACOM ... Read more...
Alberta firefighters fighting biggest fire they've ever fought
16 Juin 2011 08:00The Richardson fire in Alberta, is the biggest wildfire that firefighters have ever fought in the province. The fire is located roughly 60 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, and has burned 595,000 ... Read more...
Short curtailment at Tolko's Lakeview mill
15 Juin 2011 08:00Tolko‘s Lakeview mill, in British Columbia, is undergoing a “short-term closure” starting today, due to weather-related harvesting curtailments. 185 employees are temporarily laid off. It has been a long wet ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper achieves company-wide FSC certification
15 Juin 2011 08:00Catalyst Paper has achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) controlled wood and chain-of-custody certifications at its three Canadian manufacturing operations. Catalyst had already implemented FSC chain-of-custody at its recycle mill in ... Read more...
TimberWest acquisition approved by company unitholders and optionholders
14 Juin 2011 21:00TimberWest Forest Corp. has announced that the company’s unitholders and optionholders have approved the proposed acquisition of TimberWest by British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and the Public Sector Pension ... Read more...
Domtar's new Paper Trail
14 Juin 2011 20:00Domtar has created an online tool called the “Paper Trail” that allows customers to see the environmental impacts of Domtar’s specific paper grades. The reports that are produced for ... Read more...
Nominations are open for a joint FPAC-AFN Business Leadership Award
14 Juin 2011 08:00The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) today announced that nominations are open for a joint FPAC-AFN Business Leadership Award. The award recognizes ... Read more...
Formaldehyde, widely used in engineered wood products, declared a human carcinogen by the U.S.
14 Juin 2011 08:00The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has added formaldehyde to a list of carcinogens. In addition to being used in medical laboratories and mortuaries as a preservative, ... Read more...
Conifex and B.C. Hydro reach a deal for energy purchase in Mackenzie, B.C.
14 Juin 2011 08:00Conifex Timber Inc. has finalized an Electricity Purchase Agreement (EPA) and a Load Displacement Agreement (LDA), through a subsidiary company, with BC Hydro in connection with the company’s planned ... Read more...
Ontario Minister of Northern Development, Mines & Forestry responds to Dubreuilville
13 Juin 2011 19:00From Michael Gravelle – Ontario’s Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry, in response to Dubreuilville, Ontario fights to save their mill… and their town The wood supply competitive process ... Read more...
Dubreuilville, Ontario fights to save their mill… and their town
13 Juin 2011 14:00The Corporation of the Township of Dubreuilville, Ontario, has issued a press release today: Dalton McGuinty Liberals Continue to Destroy Northern Towns Dubreuilville, the most forest dependent community in Ontario ... Read more...
Forestry sector training in Dryden, Ontario
12 Juin 2011 19:00240 residents of Northern Ontario will begin training this year in Dryden, Ontario for jobs in the forest sector. With $3.6 million support from the Northern Training Partnership Fund, the Two Feathers ... Read more...
Layoffs at Tembec's sawmill in Cochrane, ON expected to end soon
10 Juin 2011 21:00There are 120 unionized Tembec employees on lay off from the company’s sawmill in Cochrane, Ontario. This is the fourth layoff at the sawmill in the past 2 years. Jamie Klomp, ... Read more...
Olav Haavaldsrud Timber Company Ltd. receives wood supply offer in Ontario
10 Juin 2011 21:00Olav Haavaldsrud Timber Company Limited has received a wood supply offer for their sawmill in Hornepayne, Ontario. The company has accepted the offer of 220,000 cubic metres per year of wood ... Read more...
Satellite imagery of Alberta and Saskatchewan wildfires
10 Juin 2011 08:00This is a satellite image from NASA‘s Earth Observatory, taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on June 8, 2011. The area shown is northeastern Alberta ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater shares audio recording of Richard Garneau's address at annual meeting
09 Juin 2011 20:00After closing its doors to the media this morning, AbitibiBowater has released an audio recording of President and CEO Richard Garneau‘s address to the annual meeting today, without Garneau’... Read more...
Domtar workers schedule strike vote in Espanola, ON for next week
09 Juin 2011 19:00The largest union local at Domtar‘s mill in Espanola, Ontario has schedule a strike vote for next Thursday, June 16. The local, The Communication, Paper and Energy Union of Canada, ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater keeps public and media out of its annual meeting
09 Juin 2011 11:00AbitibiBowater is not letting the public, nor the media, into their annual meeting today in Montreal. Annual meetings are usually open to the public in Canada, but AbitibiBowater said their ... Read more...
FREE: Leafsnap tree species identification for iPhone & iPad
09 Juin 2011 09:00Leafsnap is a revolutionary new electronic field guide for identifying trees. Unlike any other tree identification app, Leafsnap requires you to use your iPhone or iPad to take a photo ... Read more...
Partners in Protection wants $1 million to promote a National FireSmart initiative
08 Juin 2011 08:00Partners in Protection is a non-profit group made up of volunteers from: Canadian Forest Service Parks Canada provincial & territorial governments industry some municipalities in Western Canada The group is seeking $1 ... Read more...
Kitwanga mill opening pushed back one week due to wet weather
08 Juin 2011 08:00The opening of the Kitwanga sawmill in British Columbia is being pushed back from June 6 to June 13 due to the wet weather. The management of the mill hopes the extra ... Read more...
Is the sale of Atikokan Forest Products still possible?
07 Juin 2011 10:00In early May, EACOM Timber Corp. announced it had entered into asset purchase agreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., in its capacity as court-appointed receiver of each of Northern Sawmills Inc. and ... Read more...
TimberWest's “go-shop” process has not resulted in a superior proposal
07 Juin 2011 10:00TimberWest Forest Corp. has announced that its 60-day “go-shop” solicitation process has not yielded a superior proposal, indicating that the proposed acquisition of the Company by two leading Canadian pension ... Read more...
Forest Products Association of Canada gives a thumbs up to the federal budget
06 Juin 2011 20:00The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is welcoming the budgetary measures contained in today’s Federal Budget that support the industry and the 240,000 Canadians who work in the sector. “... Read more...
Sino-Forest responds to allegations that caused their stock to drop 71% last week
06 Juin 2011 10:00Last week, a short-seller, Carson Block, and his investment firm, Muddy Waters Research, who were never heard of before, made allegations against Sino-Forest Corporation that caused Sino-Forest’s stock to ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater receives 1,400 suggestions for its new name
05 Juin 2011 20:00AbitibiBowater is eager to re-brand their company with a new name. In a letter to their customers, AbitibiBowater said, “Following the challenging period of our restructuring, it is important to ... Read more...
CelluForce – a joint venture between Domtar and FPInnovations
05 Juin 2011 20:00Domtar and FPInnovations are pleased to announce CelluForce, the corporate identity chosen for their new joint venture, launched in July 2010. CelluForce will manufacture nanocrystalline cellulose, a recyclable and renewable nanomaterial, ... Read more...
Forest fire threat evacuates 2 northern Saskatchewan communities
02 Juin 2011 09:00The residents of Wollaston Lake and Hatchet Lake First Nations are “facing imminent danger” due to a major forest fire in northern Saskatchewan. Smoke and shifting winds were hampering the ... Read more...
Bark fire at AbitibiBowater in Thunder Bay
01 Juin 2011 08:00Last evening a fire broke out in a pile of bark at AbitibiBowater‘s mill in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Winds were strong, and smoke was blown from the fire through ... Read more...
Kruger obtains FSC Chain of Custody certification for several of its Quebec mills
31 Mai 2011 13:00Kruger Inc., Industrial Products Division, today announced that its three Québec paper mills and its three sawmills have been awarded Chain of Custody (CoC) certification by the Forest Stewardship ... Read more...
15 Southern Ontario high school students are travelling to Northwestern Ontario to learn about forest management
30 Mai 2011 21:00Fifteen high school students from southern Ontario high schools will be joining northwestern Ontario high school students for a three day course in forest conservation in Dryden from May 31 – June 2, 2011. ... Read more...
Wet'suwet'en win harvesting injunction against Canfor in B.C.
30 Mai 2011 21:00The British Columbia Supreme Court has granted an injunction which restrains Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (“Canfor”) from engaging in timber harvesting activities within a culturally vital portion of Ilk K’... Read more...
Interfor gets a new logo
30 Mai 2011 19:00Today, International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) introduced a new corporate identity as part of its plan to reposition the company’s global brand. The implementation of a new integrated brand ... Read more...
Aftermath of a forest fire: Slave Lake
28 Mai 2011 20:00The Edmonton Journal has excellent coverage this weekend of Slave Lake, Alberta, as the residents begin to re-populate the town. At least 430 homes were destroyed by a forest fire almost 2 ... Read more...
Pilot killed in helicopter crash has been identified
28 Mai 2011 20:00The pilot of the helicopter that crashed near Slave Lake, Alberta last week while fighting the forest fires, has been identified as Jean-Luc Deba, 54, of Montreal. Deba worked for Campbell ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater closes sale of its 75% interest in Ontario Hydro Assets
27 Mai 2011 18:00AbitibiBowater announced today the closure of the sale of its 75% indirect interest in ACH Limited Partnership to a consortium formed by a major Canadian institutional investor and a private Canadian ... Read more...
Howe Sound Pulp and Paper's boiler upgrades begin next week
27 Mai 2011 08:00Howe Sound Pulp and Paper is notifying the town of Gibsons, British Columbia, that there is a chance they may catch a whiff of rotten eggs next week when the ... Read more...
Conifex reports net quarterly loss of $3.6 million
26 Mai 2011 19:00Conifex Timber Inc. has reported a net loss of $3.6 million in its latest quarter. A year ago, Conifex reported a net loss of $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2010. First ... Read more...
Previous owners are responsible for cleaning up Thunder Bay Fine Papers site
26 Mai 2011 09:00An environmental review tribunal has decided that the environmental concerns of the idled Thunder Bay Fine Papers mill are the responsibility of its former owners: Superior Fine Papers and Cascades ... Read more...
Introducing the new Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation
26 Mai 2011 08:00Communities in the Marathon, Ontario area, including the First Nations and partners from the forest industry, have come together and are proposing a new body called the Nawiinginokiima Forest Management ... Read more...
Fibrek and the Saint-Félicien mill employee union sign new collective agreement
25 Mai 2011 18:00The members of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP, local 24-Q) have voted in favour of a new collective bargaining agreement based on the agreement in principle ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper updates downtime schedule for its Powell River and Snowflake mills
25 Mai 2011 09:00Catalyst Paper has indicated that total downtime at its Powell River and Snowflake mills in the second quarter is expected to be 25 days rather than 14 days as previously announced. In ... Read more...
“Asia's worst environmental criminals” taking over Canadian pulp mills
25 Mai 2011 08:00A scathing article was published yesterday about Paper Excellence and the horrible financial and environmental track record of its parent company, Asia Pulp and Paper – the forestry arm of the ... Read more...
TimberWest posts improved quarterly results
21 Mai 2011 22:00Higher volumes and prices in Asia and lower costs resulted in much stronger operating results for TimberWest in the first quarter of 2011. TimberWest reported EBITDA of $16.2 million for the quarter, ... Read more...
Helicopter pilot dies in crash near Slave Lake, Alberta
20 Mai 2011 22:00A helicopter pilot was killed today when his Bell 212 crashed near Canyon Creek – near Slave Lake, Alberta. The pilot was working in Alberta as part of the fire fighting effort. ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater files tax appeal in Fort Frances, Ontario
20 Mai 2011 15:00AbitibiBowater has filed an appeal with the Municipal Property Assessment Corp.’s Assessment Review Board for its mill property in Fort Frances, Ontario. The appeal covers the years: 2009, 2010, 2011 AbitibiBowater wants ... Read more...
KD Quality Pellets of New Liskeard, Ontario accepts a wood supply offer
19 Mai 2011 15:00KD Quality Pellets, a logging company of New Liskeard, Ontario, has accepted a new wood supply offer from the Province of Ontario. The offer is for 90,000 cubic metres per year ... Read more...
Canadian Wood Council releases statement about fire safety of wood buildings
19 Mai 2011 08:00The following has been written by By Michael Giroux, President, Canadian Wood Council In the last few weeks, including just today in B.C., there have been many outrageous comments ... Read more...
BCGEU releases B.C. forest sector crisis report
19 Mai 2011 08:00A new report prepared by the British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU), with contributions from residents of forest-dependent communities, finds B.C. forests are in crisis due to ... Read more...
Fibrek posts profit of $3.5 million in first quarter of 2011
18 Mai 2011 20:00Fibrek Inc. has posted a net profit in its first quarter of $3.457 million. This can be compared to the net loss of $1.7 million the company reported in the first quarter ... Read more...
Meet our new Minister of Natural Resources – Joe Oliver
18 Mai 2011 12:00MP Joe Oliver was selected today to head Canada’s Natural Resources portfolio. Joe Oliver, MP for Toronto’s riding of Eglinton-Lawrence, is a new Member of Parliament. Joe Oliver’... Read more...
Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement celebrates 1st anniversary
18 Mai 2011 11:00Environmental groups and forest products companies that signed the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) say significant strides have been made in the past year to turn the landmark agreement into ... Read more...
Interfor reports net quarterly loss of $1.7 million
18 Mai 2011 08:00International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) has reported a net loss of $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2011. Included in the company’s accounts for the quarter was the effect of ... Read more...
Transportation bottleneck in British Columbia
17 Mai 2011 21:00Wood products from British Columbia traditionally have moved south to the United States by way of rail or truck, and to a lesser degree, by sea. Now with the demand ... Read more...
Ontario passes Ontario Forest Tenure Modernization Act
17 Mai 2011 19:00Ontario passed its Ontario Forest Tenure Modernization Act (Bill 151) in its legislature today. The Act changes the forest tenure system and provides a more competitive market environment in the allocation ... Read more...
Firefighting assistance on its way to Alberta
17 Mai 2011 09:00To keep up to date with the fire situation in Alberta, use these helpful links from the Government of Alberta: On the Web On Twitter On Facebook The Canadian Interagency ... Read more...
TimberWest releases comments on “Hul'qumi'num matters”
17 Mai 2011 09:00TimberWest Forest Corp. has released comments on matters raised by the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group regarding the proposed purchase of TimberWest’s stapled units by two leading Canadian pension ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater posts net quarterly income of $30 million
16 Mai 2011 20:00AbitibiBowater has posted a net income of $30 million in its first quarter of 2011 on sales of $1.185 billion. The first-quarter result marks the company’s strongest operating performance in 4 years and ... Read more...
Fires devastate Slave Lake, Alberta
16 Mai 2011 08:00A fast moving wildlife has moved into Slave Lake in Northern Alberta. The truth of the devastation is not yet fully known. Here is what we know so far: around 6... Read more...
EACOM Timber acquires remaining stake of Elk Lake sawmill
14 Mai 2011 15:00EACOM Timber Corporation has announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Liskeard Lumber Limited to acquire the remaining one-third of the Elk Lake sawmill, near Elk ... Read more...
Will a power hike in Nova Scotia close Bowater Mersey?
14 Mai 2011 09:00Nova Scotia Power has just applied for yet another rate hike. This time they are requesting a hike of 13.5% from their two largest customers – Bowater Mersey and NewPage Port Hawkesbury. ... Read more...
Kruger and Industries Perron partner to restart two lumber mills in Mauricie, Quebec
13 Mai 2011 14:00Kruger Publication Papers Inc. (KPPI) and Industries Perron today announced the formation of a partnership to create a new commercial entity that will manufacture value-added lumber products. The announcement was ... Read more...
Ainsworth posts net income of $77.7 million in its first quarter of 2011
13 Mai 2011 10:00Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has posted a net income of $77.7 million on sales of $71.5 million in its first quarter. These results can be compared the net income of $16.4 million Ainsworth ... Read more...
PRT plans to convert to a corporation
13 Mai 2011 10:00PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund has announced that, in accordance with its previously announced intention to convert to a corporation, it has entered into an arrangement agreement under which the ... Read more...
Sale of Northern Pulp to Paper Excellence complete
12 Mai 2011 14:00Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC and Atlas Holdings LLC completed the sale of Northern Resources Nova Scotia Corporation to Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp of Vancouver, B.C., Canada, the ... Read more...
Cascades posts net loss of $8 million in its first quarter
12 Mai 2011 10:00Cascades Inc. has posted a net loss of $8 million in its first quarter on sales of $774 million. By comparison, in the first quarter of 2010, Cascades posted a net profit of $1 ... Read more...
NewPage posts net quarterly loss of $88 million
12 Mai 2011 09:00NewPage Corporation has posted a net loss of $88 million in its first quarter on net sales of $904 million. Sales are up 11% over the first quarter of 2010. The increase was primarily ... Read more...
McKenzie Forest Products files for bankruptcy protection
12 Mai 2011 08:00After learning their Hudson sawmill had not received a wood supply from the province of Ontario, McKenzie Forest Products filed for bankruptcy protection on April 26. Except for a brief opening ... Read more...
Update on lignin production in Thunder Bay
11 Mai 2011 19:00FPInnovations in partnership with the Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio Economy (CRIBE), Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN), and AbitibiBowater is now producing its first batches of operational lignin ... Read more...
Nova Scotia: The Woodbridge Report
11 Mai 2011 09:00The much anticipated Woodbridge Report was released in Nova Scotia yesterday. The Nova Scotia Government has decided to reduce clearcutting in the province by 50% over the next 5 years. Peter Woodbridge ... Read more...
Workers on strike at Tembec's pulp mill in Matane, Quebec
10 Mai 2011 15:00Following a breakdown in labour discussions between Tembec representatives and the union representatives at the Tembec high-yield pulp mill located in Matane, Quebec, unionized employees did not report to work ... Read more...
Nova Scotia invests $5 million into reducing clearcutting
10 Mai 2011 12:00Nova Scotia is making a $5-million investment will help the province achieve its target of reducing clearcutting to 50% of the total harvest over the next five years. The funding, announced ... Read more...
Western Forest Products reports net loss of $1 million in its first quarter
10 Mai 2011 11:00Western Forest Products is reporting a net loss of $1 million in its first quarter of 2011, on sales of $180.8 million, compared to a net income of $9.1 million a year earlier. Highlights ... Read more...
Springer Creek Forest Products mill soon to be indefinitely idled
09 Mai 2011 18:00Springer Creek Forest Products in Slocan, British Columbia will be indefinitely idling its mill in the next few weeks. The mill was restarted last June after a 14 month closure. General ... Read more...
Canfor announces its new executive team
07 Mai 2011 17:00Canfor Corporation is announcing the membership of its new executive team. David Calabrigo – Senior VP, Corporate and Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary Alistair Cook – Senior VP, Wood Products Operations – ... Read more...
Jet fuel will be made from wood in White River, Ontario
06 Mai 2011 12:00Rentech Inc. has accepted a wood supply offer from Ontario and has big plans for White River, Ontario. Rentech is a leading-edge clean-energy solutions company that plans to use its ... Read more...
Canfor reports net income of $32.3 million in first quarter
05 Mai 2011 08:00Canfor Corporation has posted a net income of $32.3 million for the first quarter of 2011, compared to $55.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 and $35.5 million for the first quarter of 2010. Lumber ... Read more...
First wood framed housing project in Richmond, B.C. lost in massive fire
04 Mai 2011 10:00A massive fire destroyed the controversial wood-framed housing project being constructed in Richmond, British Columbia last night. The building was taking advantage of British Columbia’s Wood First initiative and ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber posts profit of $19 million in first quarter
03 Mai 2011 20:00West Fraser Timber has posted a profit of $19 million in its first quarter of 2011 on sales of $687 million. “We are pleased with our operating performance which produced another quarter of ... Read more...
Why isn't St. Marys Paper restarting operations after repairs? Because it has no orders
03 Mai 2011 19:00The Sault Star is reporting that St. Marys Paper has isolated the mechanical problem with its paper machine #5, but because of the downtime caused by the repair, their customers have ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater's Fort Frances mill to get new general manager
03 Mai 2011 19:00Andre Bernier will begin his job next week as the new General Manager at AbitibiBowater‘s Fort Frances mill in Ontario. Bernier will bring more than 30 years of experience working ... Read more...
Canfor Pulp Products Inc. and Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership report first quarter results
03 Mai 2011 08:00Canfor Pulp Products Inc. (CPPI) have announced its first quarter 2011 results as well as the results of Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership (the Partnership) in which CPPI has a 49.8% ownership. The ... Read more...
EACOM Timber to purchase assets of Northern Sawmills and Atikokan Forest Products
03 Mai 2011 08:00EACOM Timber Corporation has announced that it has entered into asset purchase agreements with PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., in its capacity as court-appointed receiver of each of Northern Sawmills Inc. and Atikokan ... Read more...
Newfoundland and Labrador gives $4.3 million to improve workers' skills at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper
02 Mai 2011 11:00The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is providing $4.3 million dollars to help the 450 workers at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper upgrade their skills. The hope is the training will improve ... Read more...
Luc Langevin is the new President and Chief Operating Officer of Cascades Specialty Products Group
02 Mai 2011 10:00Cascades Inc. has announced the appointment of Luc Langevin as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Cascades Specialty Products Group (SPG). Since 1995, Luc Langevin has occupied management positions within ... Read more...
Forest Fire Links to Bookmark
02 Mai 2011 07:00Today, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre begins its daily national fire situation reporting for the year. View the latest National Forest Fire Situation Report: Daily situation report Provincial/Territory ... Read more...
All of St. Marys Paper employees indefinitely laid off
30 Avril 2011 16:00St. Marys Paper in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario has laid off all of its employees, just 4 months after restarting operations. Two weeks ago the company laid off half of its ... Read more...
Domtar and Wagner accept wood supply offers in Ontario
29 Avril 2011 12:00Domtar and Wagner Ontario Forest Management Limited have accepted wood supply offers in Ontario. Domtar Inc. has accepted an offer of 626,000 cubic metres per year of merchantable and unmerchantable wood ... Read more...
Nova Scotia Power's rate projections will hurt Newpage and Bowater Mersey
28 Avril 2011 09:00Nova Scotia Power has provided a projection of the electricity rates for the upcoming years. And the news isn’t good for the province’s biggest consumers – namely Newpage Port ... Read more...
Domtar posts first quarter net earnings of $133 million
28 Avril 2011 08:00Domtar Corporation has reported net earnings of $133 million in its first quarter of 2011, compared to net earnings of $58 million in the first quarter of 2010. Sales for the first quarter amounted ... Read more...
International Paper posts quarterly net earnings of $342 million
28 Avril 2011 08:00International Paper has posted first quarter earnings attributable to common shareholders totaling $342 million compared with net earnings of $316 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 and a loss of $162 million in ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper posts net quarterly loss of $12.9 million
27 Avril 2011 20:00Catalyst Paper has posted a net loss of $12.9 million on sales of $303.6 million in the first quarter of 2011, reflecting a post-holiday season plateau in paper markets. Sales revenues were negatively ... Read more...
Prince Albert pulp mill deal complete – Restart possible in 12 months
27 Avril 2011 20:00Paper Excellence‘s purchase of the Prince Albert pulp mill in Saskatchewan has been finalized. The mill has been closed for 5 years. Paper Excellence plans to invest $200 million into the ... Read more...
Ronald J. Arling is NewPage's newest Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
27 Avril 2011 19:00NewPage Corporation has announced the appointment of Ronald J. Arling to the position of controller and chief accounting officer, effective April 25, 2011. Arling will report to the senior vice president and ... Read more...
Tembec posts net quarterly earnings of $7 million
27 Avril 2011 10:00Tembec has reported net earnings of $7 million on consolidated sales of $452 million in its second quarter ending March 26, 2011. Operating earnings before depreciation, amortization and other specific or non-recurring items (EBITDA) ... Read more...
Smurfit-Stone posts net quarterly income of $54 million
26 Avril 2011 19:00Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation has recorded a net income of $54 million in its first quarter. In its previous quarter, the company recorded a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $91 million. ... Read more...
Mr. Jean-François Mérette leaving EACOM Timber
26 Avril 2011 19:00EACOM Timber Corporation has announced that Mr. Jean-François Mérette, President and COO, Eastern Canada has advised that he will be leaving the company on June 18, 2011 to pursue other ... Read more...
Whitesand First Nation accepts wood supply offer from Ontario
26 Avril 2011 11:00The Whitesand First Nation, located north of Thunder Bay, Ontario, near Armstrong, has accepted a wood supply offer from the province of Ontario. The wood supply offer is for 149,000 cubic ... Read more...
Kimberly-Clark posts quarterly net income of $372 million
25 Avril 2011 21:00Kimberly-Clark has posted first quarter earnings of $350 million on sales of $5.03 billion. These results are down from the first quarter of 2010, when the company reported net income of $384 million on ... Read more...
Tembec's non-operating U.S. subsidiary files for Chapter 7
25 Avril 2011 21:00Tembec Inc. announced today that its non-operating U.S. Subsidiary, Tembec USA LLC has filed a petition seeking relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States. Tembec ... Read more...
Cascades invests $3.5 million in its Forma-Pak plant in Quebec
22 Avril 2011 22:00This week Cascades announced the inauguration of a new machine that will be used in the manufacturing of moulded pulp products at its Cascades Forma-Pak plant in central Quebec. Since 2010, ... Read more...
The tires Kruger thought about burning are going away
22 Avril 2011 21:00Newfoundland and Labrador have been stockpiling a massive amount of used tires simply because they have no method of disposing of them. Kruger, in Corner Brook, has looked into chipping ... Read more...
St. Marys Paper lays off half its employees due to mechanical problem
22 Avril 2011 08:00St. Marys Paper, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, has laid off half of its employees. The super calendered paper mill has only been operational this time for four months, but ... Read more...
United Steelworkers reach tentative deal with Interior Forest Labour Relations Association
21 Avril 2011 15:00A tentative agreement has been reached between the United Steelworkers(USW) and the Interior Forest Labor Relations Association after an all-night bargaining session in Vancouver. The agreement has a 4 year ... Read more...
Free: Tree identification app for iPhone
20 Avril 2011 11:00Now you can have help identifying trees, for free, using your iPhone! Steve Nix (the forester who runs the http://forestry.about.com website), and app developer Ash Mishra, have ... Read more...
Saskatchewan welcomes 4 upgraded firefighting aircraft
20 Avril 2011 08:00Saskatchewan welcomed the arrival of the first of four CL-215T amphibious aircraft upgraded to the turbine powered model. The aircraft will be joining the province’s wildfire air tanker ... Read more...
Forest workers ready to strike in British Columbia
20 Avril 2011 08:00Forestry workers in British Columbia‘s southern interior are ready to strike. Last week the United Steelworkers union filed their required 72 hours notice of strike action against the member companies ... Read more...
Carrier Lumber Products wants EACOM Timber's idled Big River sawmill in Saskatchewan
20 Avril 2011 08:00Carrier Lumber Products is planning a major expansion. The company operates a mill near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and has made a pitch to take over the idled Big River sawmill ... Read more...
Dalhousie University receives grant to study forest road crossings
19 Avril 2011 13:00Dalhousie University‘s School of Resource and Environmental Studies in Halifax, Nova Scotia has received a Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant to develop best management practices ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper cuts production at its Snowflake Mill in Arizona to balance inventory, then loses half of its inventory in a fire
19 Avril 2011 08:00Last week Catalyst Paper announced it was curtailing production at its Snowflake Mill in Arizona by approximately 5,500 tonnes of recycled newsprint in order to adjust for limited availability of affordable, ... Read more...
Goulard Lumber Limited accepts wood supply offer in Ontario
18 Avril 2011 15:00Goulard Lumber Limited, of West Nipissing, Ontario, has accepted a wood supply offer of 59,700 cubic metres per year of white and red pine from the province of Ontario 20 new jobs ... Read more...
New Boreal Business Forum unveiled by signatories of the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement
18 Avril 2011 09:00Signatories to the landmark Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) today unveiled a new Boreal Business Forum which is a roundtable comprised of CBFA participants, leading corporations and investors with a ... Read more...
Forest biomass pilot plant funding in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
17 Avril 2011 16:00The Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE) has announced a $923,261 investment to expand Elementa Group's Pre-Commercial Demonstration Plant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario This funding will allow ... Read more...
50 new jobs at AbitibiBowater sawmill in Thunder Bay, Ontario
17 Avril 2011 16:00Thunder Bay‘s AbitibiBowater sawmill will soon have 50 new jobs thanks to an $8 million investment from the company’s board of directors. With good news coming from the sawmill lately, ... Read more...
NewPage names Curtis Short as interim Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
15 Avril 2011 11:00NewPage Corporation today announced that Curtis H. Short, currently controller and chief accounting officer, has been elected as senior vice president and chief financial officer on an interim basis effective ... Read more...
Nova Scotia invests $10 million in Harry Freeman and Sons Ltd.
14 Avril 2011 20:00The province of Nova Scotia is investing $10 million in Harry Freeman and Sons Ltd., who operates Freeman Lumber in Queens County. This is a third investment in the company from ... Read more...
Free access to current issue of The Forestry Chronicle
14 Avril 2011 10:00The Canadian Institute of Forestry has made its current issue of The Forestry Chronicle free and open for all to read. The March-April issue focuses on vegetation management options and ... Read more...
Forest Tech accepts wood supply offer from Ontario
13 Avril 2011 14:00Forest Tech has accepted a wood supply offer from the province of Ontario for 7,000 cubic metres of cedar per year. Forest Tech operates a sawmill on Manitoulin Island. With the ... Read more...
British Columbia forest products companies donate to Japan relief effort
13 Avril 2011 08:00Canfor, Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership, West Fraser, Tolko, and Interfor have each donated $100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to provide immediate relief in Japan. The Province of British Columbia will ... Read more...
Nova Scotia decides to lower the cap on electricity from biomass
11 Avril 2011 21:00Nova Scotia has decided to lower the cap on the annual amount of new forest biomass that can be used to generate electricity by 30% – to 350,000 dry tonnes per year. The ... Read more...
Tembec to proceed with construction of Next Generation Sustainable Fibre pilot plant
11 Avril 2011 13:00Tembec has announced that it will proceed with the construction of a pilot plant for the development of a high performance structural product known as Next Generation Sustainable Fibre (“Next ... Read more...
TimberWest to be acquired by two Canadian pension funds
11 Avril 2011 08:00TimberWest has agreed to be acquired by Canadian pension funds, British Columbia Investment Management Corp. (bcIMC) and Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments). The transaction is for $1.03 billion cash, ... Read more...
CEP not pleased with Ontario's limited forest tenure hearings
11 Avril 2011 08:00The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) has added their voice of displeasure to Ontario’s move to limit consultations on forest tenure changes to two hearings in ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater posts net profit of $4.24 billion in 4th quarter
08 Avril 2011 10:00AbitibiBowater has posted a net profit of $4.24 billion (U.S.) in its fourth quarter of 2010. Over the full year of 2010, AbitibiBowater has recorded a net profit of $2.61 billion. The large ... Read more...
Surprise Ontario court decision could be good news for protecting our pensions
08 Avril 2011 09:00A surprise decision was reached by the Ontario Court of Appeal yesterday. The court ruled in favour of the former employees of Indalex, a failed manufacturer of aluminum products, who ... Read more...
Ontario and Grassy Narrows First Nation sign Memorandum of Understanding
07 Avril 2011 14:00The province of Ontario and the Grassy Narrows First Nation (Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek) have recommitted to working together to address the First Nation community concerns and the sustainable management of ... Read more...
Forest Products Association of Canada launches Bio-pathways Partnership Network
07 Avril 2011 13:00The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Bio-pathways Partnership Network aimed at exploring new business ventures that will help exploit the ... Read more...
Wawasum Corporation and South Wabi Sawmill accept Ontario wood supply offers
05 Avril 2011 20:00Two more wood supply offers have been accepted in Ontario, creating 23 new jobs, and sustaining 3 existing jobs. Wawasum Corporation, near Greenstone, Ontario, was offered 113,000 cubic metres per year of poplar ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber sells Skeena Sawmills Division
05 Avril 2011 08:00West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has entered an agreement to sell its Skeena Sawmills Division to ROC Holdings Ltd. The Skeena Sawmills Division includes the Terrace sawmill and related Crown ... Read more...
Explosion at Pinnacle Pellet in Armstrong, B.C.
04 Avril 2011 08:00An explosion occurred at Pinnacle Pellet in Armstrong, British Columbia on Saturday night. The explosion caused a fire that quickly spread through the basement and into the attic. Two workers ... Read more...
Forest tenure consultations scheduled only for Toronto, far from Ontario's northern forests
02 Avril 2011 08:00The citizens of Northern Ontario are disgusted that the consultations for Bill 151, the Forest Tenure Modernization Act, will take place only in Toronto. “We didn’t have any input into ... Read more...
Cheminis Lumber Ltd. accepts Ontario wood supply offer
01 Avril 2011 22:00Cheminis Lumber Limited, of Larder Lake, Ontario, has accepted a wood supply offer from the Province of Ontario. The offer was for 28,300 cubic metres per year of conifer. The Cheminis ... Read more...
The University of Toronto may lose its Faculty of Forestry
01 Avril 2011 21:00The Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto has a bleak future due to low enrollment. The University of Toronto had the first forestry faculty in Canada, and the ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater closes one paper machine at Baie Comeau, Quebec
01 Avril 2011 19:00AbitibiBowater has announced it will be permanently closing a paper machine at its Baie Comeau, Quebec mill. More than 90 jobs will be lost. Renaud Gagné, vice-president of the Communications, Energy ... Read more...
Tolko Industries asks Williams Lake to reconsider its industrial tax rate
31 Mars 2011 20:00Tolko Industries representatives have asked Williams Lake, British Columbia to reconsider their industrial tax rate. Tolko’s opinion is that economic conditions have been tough, and that industry in Williams ... Read more...
Why McKenzie Forest Products didn't receive a wood supply
31 Mars 2011 20:00The Sioux Lookout Bulletin has an in-depth article this week about McKenzie Forest Products in Hudson, Ontario, the possible reasons why it wasn’t granted a wood supply, and a ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater schedules another 2 week shut down in Fort Frances
31 Mars 2011 17:00AbitibiBowater‘s Fort Frances, Ontario mill is in the midst of a scheduled shutdown from March 28, until April 11. Another two week shut down has been scheduled for May 2 until May 16. ... Read more...
CEP pleased with Northern Pulp's acquisition by Paper Excellence
30 Mars 2011 15:00The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union is pleased that Paper Excellence will be purchasing the Northern Pulp and Northern Timber pulp and paper mills at Abercrombie Point, Nova Scotia. “The ... Read more...
Paper Excellence to acquire Northern Pulp in Nova Scotia
30 Mars 2011 11:00Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp of Vancouver, B.C. has reached an agreement to acquire Northern Resources, the parent company of Northern Pulp Nova Scotia and Northern Timber, Abercrombie Point, ... Read more...
Tembec closes sale of hydro-electric generating assets located in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario
29 Mars 2011 14:00Tembec has closed the sale of its hydro-electric generating assets located in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario, to Gemini-SRF Power Corporation. Total consideration for the hydro assets, which have a capacity ... Read more...
Ladysmith and Cowichan Bay sawmills stay closed for another week
29 Mars 2011 11:00Western Forest Products sawmills in Ladysmith and Cowichan Bay will stay closed another week due to low log inventories. The company’s Alberni Pacific Division in Port Alberni was able ... Read more...
International Paper agrees to purchase shares of Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills of India
29 Mars 2011 08:00International Paper has entered an agreement to purchase 53.5 percent of the outstanding shares of Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited (APPM) of India for approximately US$257 million in cash. In addition, ... Read more...
New research helps night-shift workers stay alert and productive
29 Mars 2011 08:00Marc Hébert, an associate professor in ophthalmology at Université Laval, is an internationally renowned expert in depression-fighting light therapy and biological rhythms. Hébert has spent most of the ... Read more...
Wood First initatives – spreading from B.C. across the country
28 Mars 2011 10:00The Wood First initiative started in British Columbia. Their provincial government passed the Wood First Act in 2009 that requires wood to be considered as the primary building material in all ... Read more...
Interior forest workers vote to strike in British Columbia
26 Mars 2011 07:00Forest workers in the Interior of British Columbia have voted 95% in favour of a strike. 80% of workers voted, giving the United Steelworkers a strong mandate to press the Interior Forest ... Read more...
Fibrek mill in Saint-Félicien, Quebec receives $6.1 million
25 Mars 2011 07:00Fibrek‘s mill in Saint-Félicien, Quebec will be receiving $6.1 million from the Federal Government under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. This funding will allow Fibrek to install ... Read more...
Saskatchewan 2011 budget items
24 Mars 2011 06:00Saskatchewan has released their budget for 2011. Items of interest for the forest industry are: $57.5 million: wildfire management $2.2 million: insect and disease control program (fight against mountain pine beetle and spruce ... Read more...
Tolko might combine log yards to re-open Creekside mill
23 Mars 2011 09:00The United Steelworkers Union and Tolko have reached an agreement on a “letter of understanding” to allow Tolko to improve their competitiveness by eliminating several positions in the company’s ... Read more...
Reaction to the Federal Budget from the Forest Products Association of Canada
23 Mars 2011 08:00The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) welcomed the forest industry measures contained in yesterday’s Federal Budget which support the industry and the 240,000 Canadians it directly employs. “The measures ... Read more...
Reaction to the Federal Budget from the CEP
23 Mars 2011 08:00“Today’s budget does nothing to repair Canada’s shattered economy or to help its victims rebuild their lives,” the president of one of Canada’s largest unions, the Communications, ... Read more...
Log shortage halts work for many in British Columbia
22 Mars 2011 12:00Arnold Bercov, president of the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada Local 8, is very concerned that shipping raw logs out of British Columbia is coming at a cost to many ... Read more...
Domtar reaches settlement with Windsor, Quebec regarding tax evaluation
21 Mars 2011 21:00Domtar Corporation has reached a settlement in its dispute with the City of Windsor regarding the tax evaluation of Domtar’s Windsor mill. The agreement between the two parties is ... Read more...
Corner Brook Pulp & Paper is considering alternative fuel sources
21 Mars 2011 09:00Kruger‘s Corner Brook Pulp and Paper is looking few new types of fuel to feed its boiler. As the price of oil climbs, the mill is considering peat pellets ... Read more...
PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund reports annual net loss of $36,000
18 Mars 2011 08:00PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund has announced its fourth quarter, and annual results for the year ending December 31, 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund reported operating earnings of $2,811,000 and ... Read more...
NorSask sawmill reopening, and hiring additional workers
17 Mars 2011 22:00The NorSask sawmill in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan is in the process of hiring for 15 – 20 positions when it re-starts next week. NorSask Forest Products stopped operating the mill in March, 2009 due ... Read more...
Call for arbitration in Fort Frances, Ontario
17 Mars 2011 21:00From the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers: At the AbitibiBowater mill in Fort Frances Ontario, the collective bargaining process has moved from the bargaining table to Arbitration and the ... Read more...
Four more companies accept wood supply offers in Ontario
17 Mars 2011 15:00Four more companies have accepted new wood supply offers from the province of Ontario. The four companies are: Cyprien Lachance in Val Côté Long Lake Forest Products in Longlac ... Read more...
Strike vote upcoming for workers in Kamloops, Merritt, Kelowna, Okanagan, and Cranbrook
17 Mars 2011 08:00Over the next two weeks, about 3,000 forest workers in Kamloops, Merritt, Kelowna, Okanagan, and Cranbrook in British Columbia will be conducting a strike vote. The workers, members of United Steelworkers ... Read more...
St. Marys Paper trying to secure financing for cogen facility
16 Mars 2011 09:00St. Marys Paper, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, negotiated for over a year to receive a 10-year energy purchase agreement from the Ontario Power Authority for a 35 megawatt facility. Now, ... Read more...
More about AbitibiBowater's additional 40 megawatts, including 56 new jobs in Thunder Bay
16 Mars 2011 08:00Yesterday we heard about a new agreement between the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and AbitibiBowater that will see AbitibiBowater increase its electricity generation capacity by 40 megawatts, producing enough additional power ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater to increase electricity generation capacity by 40 megawatts
15 Mars 2011 13:00Through an agreement with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA), AbitibiBowater will increase its electricity generation capacity by 40 megawatts, producing enough additional power for 38,000 homes. The project is expected to be ... Read more...
Barrett Lumber to sell 141 hectares to Nova Scotia
15 Mars 2011 10:00One of the co-owners of Barrett Lumber, David Barrett, said he has lost faith in the forest industry, and has decided to sell of 141 hectares of land to the province ... Read more...
Fortress Paper posts quarterly net loss of $0.8 million
15 Mars 2011 08:00Fortress Specialty Cellulose has reported a net loss of $0.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 on sales of $83.5 million. For the fourth quarter of 2009 the company report adjusted net income ... Read more...
Tolko's Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan mill receives $1.3 million
14 Mars 2011 22:00Tolko Industries Ltd.‘s Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan mill will be receiving $1.3 million under the Transformative Technologies Pilot Scale Demonstration Program to support innovation and help expand market opportunities. Other funding ... Read more...
Smurfit-Stone's La Tuque mill receives $24 million
14 Mars 2011 22:00Smurfit-Stone will receive $24 million from the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Programto substantially improve the environmental performance of its mill in La Tuque, Quebec. “Our Government’s top priority ... Read more...
Tembec's Témiscaming mill receives $975,000
14 Mars 2011 22:00Tembec will receive $975,000 for its mill in Témiscaming, Quebec under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program to substantially improve the environmental performance of the mill. Despite signs of ... Read more...
Cascades' East Angus mill in Kingsey Falls, Quebec receives $3.1 million
14 Mars 2011 22:00Cascades‘ East Angus mill in Kingsey Falls, Quebec will receive $3.1 million under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program to build a modern pulp recycling facility, substantially improving the environmental ... Read more...
Canfor Pulp's Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George receives $4.6 million
14 Mars 2011 21:00A $2.5 million investment was announced today for Canfor Pulp’s Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George, British Columbia through the federal government’s Transformative Technologies Pilot-Scale Demonstration Program – a program ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper's Power River mill receives $13.3 million
14 Mars 2011 21:00Catalyst Paper‘s Powell River mill has received $13.3 million under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program to substantially improve the environmental performance of the mill. “We appreciate the support ... Read more...
Structurlam Products Ltd. receives $2.5 million
14 Mars 2011 21:00Structurlam Products Ltd., a structural wood product producer in British Columbia, will receive $2.5 million under the Transformative Technologies Pilot Scale Demonstration Program to support innovation and help expand market opportunities. ... Read more...
Nanaimo Forest Products' Harmac Pacific Mill receives $9 million
14 Mars 2011 21:00Nanaimo Forest Products‘ Harmac Pacific Mill will receive $9 million under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program for three capital improvement projects to substantially improve the environmental performance of the ... Read more...
AV Group receives $24 million for its Nackawic and Atholville facilities
14 Mars 2011 21:00AV Group will receive $24 million under the Transformative Technologies Pilot Scale Demonstration Program and the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program (PPGTP). “This funding allows us to invest in ... Read more...
Steve Thomson named B.C.'s Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
14 Mars 2011 19:00Christy Clark, the new Premier of British Columbia, appointed her new cabinet today. Clark has reduced the number of ministers from 23 down to 17. Steve Thomson has been appointed as Minister ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper's Port Alberni mill receives $4.7 million
14 Mars 2011 15:00Catalyst Paper‘s Port Alberni mill in British Columbia will be receiving $4.7 million under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program to substantially improve the environmental performance of the mill. ... Read more...
Cascades' Norampac-Cabano mill receives $3 million
14 Mars 2011 15:00The Cascades' Norampac-Cabano mill in Cabano, Quebec will receive $3 million under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program to substantially improve the environmental performance of the mill. “The Norampac-Cabano ... Read more...
Lumber stocks react to Japan's earthquake
14 Mars 2011 08:00There has been a lot of analysis in the last few days concerning the impact the massive earthquake, and tsunami in Japan will have on North American timber markets. On ... Read more...
Ontario appoints Dr. Leonard Ritter to chair Agent Orange panel
11 Mars 2011 11:00Ontario has appointed Dr. Leonard Ritter of the University of Guelph as chair to a new Independent Fact-Finding Panel on the use of Agent Orange in Ontario during the 1950s, 60... Read more...
Cascades sells Dopaco Inc. to pay down debt
11 Mars 2011 10:00Cascades is selling Dopaco Inc. to Reynolds Group Holdings Limited for a cash consideration of $400 million (US). Dopaco Inc. is a leading manufacturer of cups and folding cartons for the ... Read more...
Another fire at Pacific BioEnergy in Prince George
10 Mars 2011 14:00There has been another fire at the Pacific BioEnergy wood pellet plant in Prince George, British Columbia. This morning’s fire was contained in a chip hopper. Crews from four ... Read more...
Maritime Paper Products receives $2.1 million loan for new printing press
09 Mars 2011 19:00Maritime Paper Products Ltd. of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, will be receiving a $2.1 million loan from the Nova Scotia Government to help finance a new printing press. The Nova Scotia Business ... Read more...
Fire at Babine Forest Products has shut down the mill
09 Mars 2011 17:00Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake, British Columbia is currently not operating due to a large fire at the mill last week. The fire damaged the main operating lines at ... Read more...
Pacheedaht First Nation to receive forest revenue returns
09 Mars 2011 13:00Pacheedaht First Nation is the 14th First Nation to sign a new type of agreement that sees a percentage of forestry revenue returned directly to the community, announced Forests, Mines ... Read more...
Many calls received by Agent Orange hotlines in Ontario
08 Mars 2011 08:00Here is an update on the calls received to Ontario’s Agent Orange hotlines from people who believe they were exposed during the 50′s, 60′s, and 70′s. Ontario Government’s ... Read more...
Central Newfoundland residents want to be able to cut firewood on AbitibiBowater's former woodlands
07 Mars 2011 22:00Residents of central Newfoundland want firewood gathering restrictions eased on AbitibiBowater‘s former woodlands. Currently, firewood gathering is restricted to personal use only, and a permit is required that indicates ... Read more...
Good news in Ignace, Ontario
07 Mars 2011 19:00AbitibiBowater and Raleigh Falls Timber have signed a new agreement that will create 23 news jobs for truck drivers and wood harvesters in Ignace, Ontario. The new positions will start in ... Read more...
Paper Excellence purchases Prince Albert pulp mill
07 Mars 2011 14:00Domtar has sold its pulp mill in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to Paper Excellence. Paper Excellence will be converting the mill so it can produce dissolving pulp for the production of ... Read more...
United Steelworkers can proceed with their case against Weyerhaeuser
05 Mars 2011 22:00The United Steelworkers have been granted approval from B.C. Provincial Court Judge Terese Alexander to proceed with their private action case against Weyerhaeuser over the death of sawmill worker ... Read more...
B.C. may have trouble keeping up with the demand for their wood, due to low resources
05 Mars 2011 20:00British Columbia‘s forest sector has been cut back so severely in recent years that now that demand for their wood is surging, the companies are having a difficult time ... Read more...
Muskoka Timber Mills will expand with its new wood allocation
05 Mars 2011 20:00Muskoka Timber Mills, of Bracebridge, Ontario, is one of the 11 companies who received a new wood allocation from the Ontario government as part of the recent provincial wood supply competition. ... Read more...
Canada now has an official National Tree Day
04 Mars 2011 10:00This week our federal politicians passed a motion in the House of Commons to declare an annual National Tree Day. National Tree Day will occur on the Wednesday of National ... Read more...
Cascades announces $30 million investment for its Candiac tissue paper mill in Quebec
04 Mars 2011 10:00Cascades Inc., a leader in the recovery of recyclable materials and the manufacturing of green packaging and tissue paper products, announces an investment that could total more than $30 million and ... Read more...
Agent Orange fall out continues in Ontario
03 Mars 2011 10:00In the days since the story hit the newswires that forest workers and junior rangers were possibly sprayed by Agent Orange in Northern Ontario, many more stories of Agent Orange ... Read more...
Alberta's forest products shipments went up 25% from 2009 to 2010
02 Mars 2011 20:00Total shipments of lumber, panelboard, pulp and paper manufactured by Alberta Forest Products Association-member companies for 2010 were up substantially over the previous year. Shipments increased from approximately $1.9 billion to $2.3 billion. ... Read more...
Tembec closing Huntsville, Ontario sawmill for 1 month
02 Mars 2011 19:00Tembec‘s hardwood sawmill in Huntsville, Ontario will be temporarily shut down for 1 month. 38 workers have been issued temporary layoff notices. The shut down will begin on March 5. Operations are ... Read more...
More downtime at AbitibiBowater's Fort Frances mill
01 Mars 2011 17:00AbitibiBowater has announced a 2-week shut down in Fort Frances, Ontario beginning on March 28. More than 500 employees will be affected by the shutdown of both the paper and pulp production. ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper announces capital upgrade for Port Alberni mill
28 Février 2011 22:00Catalyst Paper has announced it will spend $4.7 million in Federal funding at its Port Alberni, British Columbia mill. The funding, coming entirely from the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program (... Read more...
Catalyst Paper announces green-energy project for Powell River
28 Février 2011 20:00Catalyst Paper has announced it will use $13.3 million in Federal funding for a new green-energy project at its Powell River mill that will produce low-carbon electricity and be one of ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper announces capital upgrade for Port Albertni mill
28 Février 2011 20:00Catalyst Paper has announced it will spend $4.7 million in Federal funding at its Port Albertni, British Columbia mill. The funding, coming entirely from the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program (... Read more...
Is this the end of forestry in the Sioux Lookout area?
28 Février 2011 20:00Dennis Leney, mayor of Sioux Lookout, Ontario, is quite concerned that the 230 sawmill and forestry jobs in the Sioux Lookout area may be lost forever. Located in nearby Hudson, the ... Read more...
Canfor announces new bark burner for Plateau Mill
28 Février 2011 09:00Canfor has announced it will be installing an new energy system at its Plateau Mill near Vanderhoof, British Columbia. Canfor plans to replace the mill’s beehive burner with a ... Read more...
Ainsworth Lumber records net income of $1.8 in 4th quarter
26 Février 2011 07:00In the fourth quarter of 2010, Ainsworth Lumber Co. recorded a net income of $1.8 million, compared to a net loss of $12.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Over the full year ... Read more...
Cascades reports net quarterly loss of $34 million
24 Février 2011 10:00Cascades Inc. has posted a quarterly net loss of $34 million in its fourth quarter of 2010 on sales of $991 million. Over the entire 2010 year, Cascades is reporting a net earning of $17 ... Read more...
Western Forest Products reports a net income of $4.0 million in fourth quarter
24 Février 2011 09:00Western Forest Products Inc. has reported a net income of $4.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, on sales of $172.6 million. This result can be compared to the net income reported ... Read more...
Rick Doman still wants to reopen the Ear Falls sawmill – maybe Fall 2011?
23 Février 2011 20:00Rick Doman, President and Chief Executive Officer of EACOM Timber Corporation, still hopes to reopen the company’s sawmill in Ear Falls, Ontario. Doman said there are several issues holding ... Read more...
Ontario proposes new Ontario Forest Tenure Modernization Act
23 Février 2011 19:00The proposed Ontario Forest Tenure Modernization Act was introduced today. If passed, the act would change the forest tenure system and allow for greater market forces in the allocation and ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber's 100 Mile House mill returns to 5 day operation
23 Février 2011 18:00West Fraser Timber‘s 100 Mile Lumber sawmill has moved to a 5 day per week operation schedule. For the last two years the sawmill and log yard have been operating on ... Read more...
River West Forest Products opens Hanceville mill
23 Février 2011 08:00Four First Nation communities have reopened the Sigurdson Mill in the Chilcotin District of British Columbia. Now renamed River West Forest Products, the mill that has sat dormant for the ... Read more...
Ledwidge Lumber borrows $1.5 million from Nova Scotia
22 Février 2011 15:00Ledwidge Lumber of Enfield, Nova Scotia is borrowing $1.5 million from the province’s Industrial Expansion Fund. The company will use the loan to maintain its wood supply during its slow ... Read more...
Cascades sells its Norampac Avot-Vallée mill in France
22 Février 2011 10:00Cascades Inc.has announced that it has reached an agreement on February 18, 2011, with OpenGate Capital a private equity firm, for the sale of its Norampac Avot-Vallée mill. The transaction ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater reports operating profit of $19 million in latest quarter
21 Février 2011 15:00AbitibiBowater has posted its strongest quarterly profit figure since the company was formed 4 years ago, with an operating profit of $19 million (US). A strong contribution from market pulp helped AbitibiBowater ... Read more...
Tembec is permanently closing its Tascheraeu sawmill in Quebec
21 Février 2011 10:00Tembec is permanently closing its Taschereau sawmill in Quebec. The Taschereau sawmill has been idle since October 2009. Tembec is saying the closure is necessitated by the reality that there is ... Read more...
Annual cut in B.C's Mid Coast timber area reduced by 23%
19 Février 2011 11:00Effective immediately, the new allowable annual cut for the Mid Coast timber supply area in British Columbia will be decreased by 23% to 767,000 cubic metres. “This new cut level reflects ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber reports improved results in 2010 compared to 2009
19 Février 2011 11:00West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has reported earnings after discontinued operations of $39 million or $0.89 per share on sales of $719 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. For the entire year (2010), West ... Read more...
Timberwest announces improved fourth quarter results
18 Février 2011 23:00During 2010, TimberWest delivered four consecutive quarters of positive EBITDA. Total EBITDA for 2010 was $21.2 million. This is a $28.5 million improvement over the ($7.3) million of EBITDA generated in 2009. Driving these improved results ... Read more...
B.C. Forest Safety Ombudsman to review silviculture camps
18 Février 2011 23:00A case involving what the provincial government called “unacceptable” treatment of 58 silvicultural workers will be examined by BC Forest Safety Ombudsman Roger Harris as part of a review of silviculture ... Read more...
Cranbook planer mill staff will finally receive severance
18 Février 2011 13:00After 3 years of negotiation with the United Steelworkers, Tembec has finally agreed to pay severance to the 16 employees of the Cranbook planer mill in British Columbia. The Cranbook planer mill ... Read more...
Mackenzie Pulpmill idled due to structural damage
18 Février 2011 09:00Production at Paper Excellence‘s Mackenzie Pulpmill in Mackenzie, British Columbia, has been idled due to structural damage at the mill. The problem started with a tube leak on a ... Read more...
Ainsworth completes acquisition of remaining 50% of Footner OSB mill in High Level, Alberta
17 Février 2011 20:00Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. announced today that it has completed the purchase of the remaining 50% of Footner Forest Products Ltd. and its oriented strand board (OSB) facility in High Level, ... Read more...
Were Junior rangers sprayed with Agent Orange in Northern Ontario?
17 Février 2011 10:00The Toronto Star is reporting this morning that they have obtained records showing that forestry workers in Northern Ontario, many of them who were students working in Ontario’s Junior ... Read more...
NewPage posts net quarterly loss of $240 million
17 Février 2011 10:00NewPage Corporation has posted a net loss of $240 million in their fourth quarter on net sales of $946 million. During the fourth quarter, NewPage announced plans to permanently close the Whiting, ... Read more...
Patrick J. Moore will continue on as CEO at Smurfit-Stone
16 Février 2011 06:00Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. had previously announced that its CEO Patrick J. Moore would be retiring in March. Instead, Moore will now stay on until the acquisition of Smurfit-Stone by Rock-Tenn ... Read more...
Full list of companies accepting new wood supply in Ontario
14 Février 2011 20:00Company Jobs Allocation(cubic metres per year) AbiBow Canada Inc., Thunder Bay will produce stud lumber at their sawmill. Creating 50Sustaining 160 221,000 conifer Capital Power Income L.P., Calstockwill use sawmill ... Read more...
11 companies accept new wood supply offers in Ontario
14 Février 2011 19:00The province of Ontario has announced that 11 companies have taken up their new wood supply offers. The total wood supply offered to the 11 companies is 765,700 cubic metres per year. Ontario ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater pauses paper production in Fort Frances for 2 weeks
14 Février 2011 14:00Paper production is being temporarily halted by AbitibiBowater at its Fort Frances, Ontario mill. The shutdown will be 2 weeks long and will begin on Feb. 21. The paper machines will resume ... Read more...
Canada complys with softwood lumber ruling, raises export charges
14 Février 2011 12:00Canada has decided to comply with the recent softwood lumber ruling and will be adding additional export charges of 0.1% and 2.6% for Ontario and Quebec, respectively. Last month, the London Court ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater is permanently closing its Coosa Pines, Alabama operation
14 Février 2011 10:00AbitibiBowater announced today that it will permanently close its paper machine at its Coosa Pines, Alabama operation and cease its pilot project to manufacture recycled lightweight and ultra lightweight packaging ... Read more...
Canfor will proceed with capital investment projects at Vavenby, Polar, and Plateau
13 Février 2011 20:00Canfor Corporation has announced that, following a review with its Board of Directors, the company will be proceeding with capital improvement projects totaling $62 million at its Vavenby, Polar, and Plateau ... Read more...
Canfor posts net quarterly income of $54.9 million
12 Février 2011 15:00Canfor Corp. has posted a net income of $54.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to $33.5 million for the third quarter of 2010 and a net loss of $9.1 million for the ... Read more...
Taiga Building Products reports net quarterly loss of $1.1 million
12 Février 2011 14:00Taiga Building Products Ltd. has posted its third quarter results, ending on December 31, 2010, that resulted in a net loss of $1.1 million on consolidated net sales of $198.4 million. These results can ... Read more...
Canfor's President & CEO, James F. Shepard, will retire in May
12 Février 2011 13:00James F. Shepard, President and CEO of Canfor Corporation, has decided he will retire in May at Canfor’s next annual general meeting of shareholders. “Jim has decided to return ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater has sold its hydro assets in Ontario
11 Février 2011 18:00AbitibiBowater announced it has signed a binding agreement for the sale of its 75% indirect interest in ACH Limited Partnership (ACH LP) to a consortium formed by a major Canadian institutional ... Read more...
Retired workers rally in Fort Frances against AbitibiBowater
10 Février 2011 20:00Retired union members held a rally this week in Fort Frances, Ontario to raise awareness of changes AbitibiBowater is making to their pensions, changes that they have not agreed to. ... Read more...
Western Forest Products announces sale of non-core properties to TimberWest
09 Février 2011 22:00Western Forest Products has signed an agreement to sell certain non-core properties to TimberWest Forest Corp. for the purchase price of approximately $21.9 million. The sale includes properties located in the ... Read more...
Interfor creates new Vice-President, Sales & Marketing position
09 Février 2011 22:00Steven Hofer has been appointed by Interfor‘s Board of Directors to the newly created position of Vice-President, Sales & Marketing. Interfor said today that Hofer’s appointment is a key ... Read more...
Weyerhaeuser was right – it doesn't look like the Wawa OSB mill will reopen
09 Février 2011 21:00In December, Weyerhaeuser announced that it was unlikely its OSB mill in Wawa, Ontario would reopen. The Wawa OSB mill was closed by Weyerhaeuser at the end of 2007. At that ... Read more...
Creditors approve Fraser Papers' amended restructuring agreement
08 Février 2011 15:00Creditors at a special meeting in Toronto today have approved Fraser Papers‘ amended restructuring agreement today by a vote of 94%. Last month, creditors voted against Fraser Papers restructuring proposal because ... Read more...
Vavenby workers vote for pattern 4-year agreement
07 Février 2011 18:00One more piece has been put into place for Canfor‘s Vavenby mill in British Columbia to reopen this year. Unionized workers met over the weekend to discuss a number ... Read more...
EACOM Timber Corp. appoints Marc Girard as Executive Vice-President and CFO
07 Février 2011 17:00EACOM Timber Corporation has appointed Marc Girard as its Executive Vice-President and CFO. Girard replaces Michael Liggett, the former CFO who will remain with the company on a consulting basis. ... Read more...
Port Alice Neucel speciality cellulose mill sold to Chinese textile firm
05 Février 2011 08:00The Neucel Specialty Cellulose mill in Port Alice, British Columbia has been sold to Fulida Group Holdings Ltd. of China. Fulida will be taking over full ownership of the mill ... Read more...
U.S. proposes new wood pallet treatment – could costs Canadian exporters millions
05 Février 2011 07:00The U.S. is proposing a new heat treatment for softwood packaging material that originates in Canada to kill any pests. In particular, the U.S. is concerned with the ... Read more...
Domtar reports net earnings of $325 million in 4th quarter
04 Février 2011 09:00Domtar Corporation has posted net earnings of $325 million in their 4th quarter of 2010 compared to net earnings of $191 million in their 3rd quarter. Sales for the fourth quarter of 2010 amounted ... Read more...
Join the Canadian Institute of Forestry
03 Février 2011 21:00The Canadian Institute of Forestry has launched a membership drive to reach out to potential new members. The Canadian Institute of Forestry is the national voice of forest practitioners. Formed ... Read more...
Update on Bill C-501
03 Février 2011 20:00Press Release from Bruce Hyer, MP: Conservatives vetoed a motion in the House of Commons late Wednesday that would have allowed a compromise to be reached on Bill C-501, a ... Read more...
Iroquois Falls mayor vows to stop dam sale
02 Février 2011 22:00Iroquois Falls mayor, Gilles Forget, has vowed to stop AbitibiBowater from selling off its dams. Forget met with AbitibiBowater’s chief executive Richard Garneau last week. Forget said he was ... Read more...
Fire at Tolko in Kamloops
01 Février 2011 20:00Fire crews from Kamloops, B.C. spent several hours at the Tolko plywood mill near Heffley Creek yesterday fighting a stubborn fire. Operations Chief Andy Philpot says the blaze broke ... Read more...
Protestors chained to trees near Ottawa
01 Février 2011 10:00Members of the Algonquin First Nations have chained themselves to trees this morning in the Beaver Pond Forest, near Ottawa, Ontario. Developers are scheduled to clear a 29 hectare section of ... Read more...
Atikokan Renewable Fuels lands Ontario wood supply offer
31 Janvier 2011 21:00Atikokan Renewable Fuels has accepted one of Ontario‘s first new wood supply offers. The offer is for 179,000 cubic metres/year of poplar and birch fibre. This is in addition ... Read more...
Paper Packaging Canada's new board of directors
31 Janvier 2011 20:00Paper Packaging Canada is a national association that brings together the major players in the Canadian paper packaging industry. The organization has recently appointed a new Board of Directors: Chairman – ... Read more...
Smurfit-Stone executives rake in millions
30 Janvier 2011 19:00The executives of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. will rake in millions when the company is sold to RockTenn Co. RockTenn is one of North America’s leading manufacturers of paperboard, containerboard ... Read more...
Norbord reports loss of $2 million in latest quarter, but positive results for 2010
28 Janvier 2011 13:00Norbord Inc. has reported a net loss of $2 million in its fourth quarter, with earnings of $17 million for its entire operating year. “Our 2010 results exceeded our expectations,” said Barrie Shineton, ... Read more...
Alberta Newsprint Company mill receives $1.05 million
27 Janvier 2011 20:00The Honourable Rob Merrifield, Minister of State (Transport) was in Whitecourt, Alberta today to announce a $1.05 million investment at the Alberta Newsprint Company mill. The mill will receive funding under ... Read more...
Tembec posts quarterly net loss of $12 million
27 Janvier 2011 11:00Tembec has posted a net loss in its first quarter, ending December 25, 2010, on consolidated sales of $422 million. This loss can be compared to a net loss of $9 million in the ... Read more...
Notices on their way to Ontario's wood supply applicants
26 Janvier 2011 22:00Ontario has chosen the winners of its wood supply competition and notices have gone out to the applicants. The goal of Ontario’s wood supply competition was to attract new ... Read more...
John Valley, Exective Vice-President at Tembec, announces retirement
26 Janvier 2011 19:00John Valley, Executive Vice President of Tembec‘s Business Development and Corporate Affairs, will be retiring from the company effective January 31, 2011. An industry veteran, Mr. Valley joined Tembec in late 2005 ... Read more...
Liquidation sale of Elk Falls paper and kraft mill
25 Janvier 2011 18:00Catalyst Paper has listed the entire Elk Falls paper mill and kraft mill in Campbell River, British Columbia on Maynards Industries auction site for liquidation. Along with the Elk Falls ... Read more...
Kimberly-Clark plans to get out of the pulp business
25 Janvier 2011 10:00Kimberly-Clark Corporation has posted a fourth quarter net income of $520 million on sales of $5.075 billion, compared to fourth quarter earnings of $522 million on sales of $4.982 billion in 2009. The company announced ... Read more...
Forestry companies and environmental groups propose solutions to Ontario government that protect jobs and woodland caribou in northern Ontario
24 Janvier 2011 23:00The province of Ontario is proposing to protect woodland caribou habitat and protect economic growth in Northern Ontario. The environmentalists and forest companies who signed the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (... Read more...
Smurfit-Stone posts quarterly net income of $49 million
24 Janvier 2011 22:00Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. has posted a net income of $49 million in its fourth quarter, ending December 31, 2010. Patrick J. Moore, Smurfit-Stone’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Fourth quarter performance was strong, ... Read more...
New Squamish Terminals Ltd. servicing agreement
24 Janvier 2011 21:00A new servicing agreement is in place with Squamish Terminals Ltd., its pulp producing customers, and the railway. The deal will see the Canadian National Railway provide 7 day a week ... Read more...
Many employees of Northern Hardwoods are owed around $20,000 each
24 Janvier 2011 20:00The employees of Buchanan Forest Products‘ Northern Hardwoods sawmill were called to a meeting of the company’s creditors today. Northern Hardwoods is one of Buchanan’s two sawmills under ... Read more...
Federal government invests in sustainable forest management research in Quebec's Eastern Townships
24 Janvier 2011 13:00Natural Resources Canada Press Release: An agreement between Natural Resources Canada and the Fiducie de recherche sur la forêt des Cantons-de-l'Est will help expand our understanding of forest conservation, restoration ... Read more...
Harmac workers still waiting for $6 million of unpaid vacation pay
24 Janvier 2011 10:00Workers at the Harmac pulp mill in Nanaimo, British Columbia are still waiting for approximately $6 million in vacation pay they were owed when the mill was bought by Nanaimo Forest ... Read more...
More on today's softwood lumber ruling – Ontario's reaction
21 Janvier 2011 20:00The province of Ontario has released its reaction to today’s ruling: Ontario is pleased with an international tribunal’s decision to limit an additional export tax on Ontario softwood ... Read more...
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper drops idea of burning tires
21 Janvier 2011 19:00Kruger‘s Corner Brook Pulp and Paper has dropped the idea of burning used tires for fuel. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has nearly two million used tires. Five ... Read more...
Canada loses another round in the softwood lumber dispute
21 Janvier 2011 15:00The London Court of International Arbitration tribunal has ruled that Canada breached its obligations under the anti-circumvention provisions of the Softwood Lumber Agreement and determined compensatory export measures to remedy ... Read more...
Munsee Delaware Nation secures funding for accredited forestry program
21 Janvier 2011 13:00The Munsee Delaware Nation is pleased to announce a major step forward in its bid to establish an accredited First Nations Forestry Training Program after receiving start-up funding from the ... Read more...
Northern Pulp receives $28.1 million
20 Janvier 2011 18:00Northern Pulp will be receiving $28.1 million through the federal government’s Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. Peter MacKay, MP for Central Nova, made the announcement today at Northern Pulp. ... Read more...
British Columbia announces a federal/provincial $1.2 million program to boost First Nations forestry
20 Janvier 2011 09:00$1.2 million in federal-provincial funding for the First Nations Forest Sector Technical Support Program will help First Nations with economic development in the forest and wood products industries, announced Minister of ... Read more...
North American log and lumber exports to China up over 150% in 2010
20 Janvier 2011 09:00China has come to the rescue for many sawmills and timberland owners in the US and Canada the past year. The value of softwood logs and lumber shipped from North ... Read more...
British Columbia Lumber Trade Council responds to U.S. Arbitration Filing
19 Janvier 2011 09:00The British Columbia Lumber Trade Council (BCLTC) has responded to a request by the Office of the United States Trade Representative to seek arbitration under the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) ... Read more...
U.S. initiates arbitration against Canada under the Softwood Lumber Act
18 Janvier 2011 15:00The United States has decided to initiate arbitration against Canada under the Softwood Lumber Agreement to address timber pricing practices in the British Columbia (BC) Interior. The U.S. feels ... Read more...
Coastal loggers get their chance to quiz their B.C. Liberal candidates
18 Janvier 2011 10:00Members of the Truck Loggers’ Association (TLA), made up of independent logging contractors on British Columbia’s coast, will be gathering in Victoria tomorrow for their 68th annual convention. The ... Read more...
Thunder Bay might buy two of Buchanan's waterfront mill properties
18 Janvier 2011 08:00The new mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario – Keith Hobbs – wants the city to consider purchasing two waterfront properties owned by Buchanan Forest Products. With Great West Timber bankrupt, and Northern ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater names new executive team
17 Janvier 2011 09:00AbitibiBowater today announced the selection of a new Executive Team, reporting directly to Richard Garneau, President and Chief Executive Officer. This leadership transition includes a number of senior management changes, ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater plans to continue cost-cutting at its mills
14 Janvier 2011 22:00AbitibiBowater‘s new CEO Richard Garneau said the company needs to continue cutting expenses at its mills. In addition to labour expenses, he would like to see reduced fibre costs. ... Read more...
Two of Buchanan's sawmills in receivership, two others placed with a bankruptcy trustee
14 Janvier 2011 20:00Two of Buchanan Forest Products‘ idled sawmills are now in receivership: Atikokan Forest Products (Atikokan) Northern Sawmills (Thunder Bay) Two others have been placed under a bankruptcy trustee: Northern Hardwoods (... Read more...
Four of Buchanan's sawmills in receivership
14 Janvier 2011 10:00Four of Buchanan Forest Products‘ idled sawmills are now in receivership: Atikokan Forest Products (Atikokan) Northern Sawmills (Thunder Bay) Northern Hardwoods (Thunder Bay) Great West Timber (Thunder Bay) On January 4, 2010, ... Read more...
Ontario government introduces changes to forest tenure system
13 Janvier 2011 15:00The Ontario government is introducing enabling legislation to modernize its forest tenure and Crown timber pricing system to create new jobs and attract investment, while ensuring Crown forests continue to ... Read more...
Two of Buchanan's sawmills in receivership
13 Janvier 2011 08:00Two of Buchanan Forest Products‘ idled sawmills are now in receivership: Atikokan Forest Products Northern Sawmills Inc. On January 4, 2010, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. as receiver ... Read more...
Canfor's Clear Lake lumber mill closes
12 Janvier 2011 23:00Workers at Canfor‘s Clear Lake lumber operation in Prince George, British Columbia sent the last board ever through the planer this afternoon. Today marked the last day of operations ... Read more...
Ontario launches new Industrial Conservation Initiative
12 Janvier 2011 23:00Ontario‘s recently released Energy Plan aims to help Northern Ontario industries stay competitive with new programs that lower electricity costs. Starting this year, the new Industrial Conservation Initiative is ... Read more...
Tembec announces upgrade for Matane, Quebec mill
11 Janvier 2011 10:00Tembec has announced a capital investment totalling $25.7 million for its high-yield pulp mill located in Matane, Quebec. The investment will result in “energy, environmental and economic benefits”. Funding will come ... Read more...
Union votes ‘no' to Fraser Papers' restructuring plan
10 Janvier 2011 15:00The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) and other major creditors of Fraser Papers today voted down the proposed Plan of Arrangements to complete the CCAA restructuring of the company. ... Read more...
Tolko decides to permanently close Kelowna veneer operation
09 Janvier 2011 14:00Tolko Industries Ltd. has decided to make the closure of its veneer operation in Kelowna, British Columbia a permanent closure. The 21 remaining workers of the veneer plant were laid off ... Read more...
Smurfit-Stone Expands Chain-of-Custody Certification to Entire Mill System
08 Janvier 2011 10:00Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation has announced that all of its U.S. paper mills have been recommended for chain-of-custody certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), Programme for the Endorsement of ... Read more...
Midway Lumber Mills employees ratify new contract
07 Janvier 2011 22:00The workers of Midway Lumber Mills in Thessalon, Ontario will be back to work on Monday. Today the 64 members of the United Steelworkers Local 9260 ratified their new agreement by a 72% ... Read more...
U.S. considering a levy on each Christmas tree sold, including those imported from Canada
07 Janvier 2011 21:00The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering placing a levy on each Christmas trees sold in the United States, whether they were grown in the U.S. or whether ... Read more...
Cariboo's pulp mill receives $41.5 million
06 Janvier 2011 21:00The Cariboo pulp mill in Quesnel, British Columbia will receive an investment of $41.5 million under the federal government’s Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister ... Read more...
Alberta Pacific Forest Industries (Alpac) receives $62.9 million
06 Janvier 2011 21:00Brian Jean, Member of Parliament for Fort McMurray–Athabasca, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, announced today that Alberta Pacific Forest Industries (Alpac) will be ... Read more...
Irving Paper receives $10.4 million
06 Janvier 2011 14:00Minister of Natural Resources Christian Paradis announced today that Irving Paper will receive $10.4 million under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. Irving Paper will use the investment to upgrade ... Read more...
Twin Rivers Paper Company receives $21 million
06 Janvier 2011 14:00The Twin Rivers Paper Company in Edmundston, New Brunwick, received $21 million today under the Canadian Government’s Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. The mill plans to use the investment ... Read more...
Explosion and fire at Tolko's Soda Creek mill
06 Janvier 2011 14:00An explosion caused a fire at Tolko‘s Soda Creek mill in Williams Lake, British Columbia on Monday afternoon. The explosion was a dust explosion caused by dust in one ... Read more...
Domtar receives $24.8 million
06 Janvier 2011 13:00Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Windsor, Quebec today to announce an investment of $24.8 million for Domtar under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. Domtar received $143.5 million under this ... Read more...
Strike continues as Midway Lumber Mills in Thessalon, Ontario
06 Janvier 2011 10:00The 64 workers of Midway Lumber Mills in Thessalon, Ontario are still out on strike. The workers walked off the job on December 4th, resulting in a shut down of the ... Read more...
Cause of explosion at Pacific BioEnergy Pellet Plant determined
06 Janvier 2011 10:00The cause of the explosion and resulting fire at the Pacific BioEnergy Pellet Plant in Prince George, British Columbia on December 17, 2010 was been determined. The blast was ignited by sparks ... Read more...
Roadside wood theft is a problem in the Hearst, Ontario area
06 Janvier 2011 08:00Forest contractors are facing an increasing problem of roadside woodpile theft in the Hearst, Ontario area. It seems that people are stealing wood from log piles near roadways, likely for ... Read more...
India's door is now open to B.C.'s lumber
05 Janvier 2011 18:00Mike de Jong, a B.C. Liberal leader candidate, spoke at Carrier Lumber in Prince George today about lumber exports to India. Until recently, lumber exports from British Columbia to ... Read more...
Alberta sees signs that it is winning the war against the mountain pine beetles
05 Janvier 2011 15:00Alberta is seeing signs that it is winning the war against the mountain pine beetles, thanks to: the weather wisdom gained from B.C.’s mountain pine beetle fight an ... Read more...
Alberta's forest industry launches WorkWild to raise awareness of forestry careers
05 Janvier 2011 11:00Alberta’s forest industry has launched WorkWild, the most comprehensive forestry career awareness program in Canada. Developed by the Alberta Forest Products Association and industry partners, the program targets youth ... Read more...
Salvage operation on-going in Red Rock, Ontario
03 Janvier 2011 08:00The owner of the idled linerboard mill in Red Rock, Ontario is salvaging equipment from the mill while trying to attract a potential co-gen operator. The mill had two paper ... Read more...
Nashwaak Valley Wood Energy to start second shift at pellet plant
29 Décembre 2010 23:00Nashwaak Valley Wood Energy Inc. will be adding a second shift to its wood pellet plant near Fredericton, New Brunswick. The company is co-owned by 125 local shareholders – most of whom ... Read more...
New Brunswick's plan to strengthen & renew their forest industry
27 Décembre 2010 10:00The provincial government of New Brunswick will be taking a series of actions to strengthen and renew the province’s forest industry. An action plan has been drafted based on ... Read more...
So how much does the CEO of Tembec make?
24 Décembre 2010 20:00In the fiscal year of 2009, Tembec froze all salaries, and cut executive bonuses as part of the company’s move to cut expenses. Tembec’s executives had their bonuses reinstated ... Read more...
Weyerhaeuser thinks re-opening Wawa's OSB mill is unlikely
23 Décembre 2010 11:00Weyerhaeuser has reviewed its Wood Products system capacity, and as a result, the company has determined that it is unlikely that its following mills will re-open: Wawa, Ontario OSB mill ... Read more...
Frustration with Ontario's wood supply competition
21 Décembre 2010 21:00When the province of Ontario announced a plan in November 2009 to free up 11 million cubic metres of unused wood fibre in the province through a wood supply competition, over 100 value-added ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber approves $230 million capital spending plan for 2011
21 Décembre 2010 20:00West Fraser Timber as recently approved a $230 million capital program for 2011, with most of the money being aimed towards its solid wood operations. Additionally, West Fraser plans to spend $88.5 million ... Read more...
Workers at Harmac pulp mill grumbling about their Christmas turkey bonus
21 Décembre 2010 20:00Some workers at Nanaimo Forest Products‘ Harmac pulp mill are grumbling about their Christmas bonus this year. While the workers are each receiving a turkey for Christmas, there are rampant ... Read more...
PRT announces intention to convert to a corporation
21 Décembre 2010 19:00PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund announced today that it intends to ask its Unitholders to approve the conversion of the Fund to a corporation at its annual and special meeting ... Read more...
Weyerhaeuser's Grande Prairie mill receives over $32 million
21 Décembre 2010 08:00Weyerhaeuser‘s Grande Prairie mill in Alberta will receive over $32 million from the federal Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. Weyerhaeuser plans to use the investment towards a new turbine ... Read more...
Ainsworth enters into an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% interest of Footner OSB mill in High Level, Alberta
21 Décembre 2010 08:00Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Grant Forest Products Inc. to indirectly acquire the remaining 50% interest in Footner Forest Products Inc. and ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater resumes normal trading today
20 Décembre 2010 13:00Now that AbitibiBowater has exited its credit protection period, the company’s new shares are available today for normal trading on the TSX under symbol ABH. Paul Quinn of RBC ... Read more...
Coast Tsimshian Resources hands out dividend cheques
20 Décembre 2010 13:00Coast Tsimshian Resources Limited Partnership is a forest company located in northwestern British Columbia, and is owned by Lax Kw'alaams First Nation. Six years ago, Coast Tsimshian Resources obtained timber ... Read more...
Explosion at Pacific BioEnergy's pellet plant in Prince George, B.C.
19 Décembre 2010 19:00On Friday night an explosion blasted the Pacific BioEnergy wood pellet plant in Prince George, British Columbia. The blast created numerous spot fires that were fought by 17 firefighters from 3 local ... Read more...
Four senior AbitibiBowater executives split nearly $4 million
19 Décembre 2010 13:00So by now you’ve read what David Paterson and Richard Garneau are due to receive by their employer, AbitibiBowater (if not, read this). But what about the rest of ... Read more...
Our Arctic was once forested
18 Décembre 2010 21:00While climate change researchers are worried that our Arctic may be warming, new evidence has shown that it was once much warmer, and was even forested. Researchers have found a ... Read more...
Boniferro Mill Works employees have new contract
17 Décembre 2010 13:00Employees of Boniferro Mill Works in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario have a new five year agreement. The new five year deal offers workers improved wages,work benefits and pension provisions. ... Read more...
Sheraton Holdings Ltd. sawmill closes in B.C.
17 Décembre 2010 12:00The board of directors for Comfor Management Services Ltd. (CMSL) has announced the closure of Sheraton Holdings Ltd.'s sawmill, 24 km east of Burns Lake, British Columbia. Quinten Beach, president ... Read more...
Tembec investing in its Tartas, France specialty dissolving pulp mill
17 Décembre 2010 08:00Tembec has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Tembec Tartas SAS will be making an investment in a green energy project at its specialty dissolving pulp mill located in Tartas, ... Read more...
Richard Garneau's contract & David J. Paterson's severance
17 Décembre 2010 08:00AbitibiBowater recently announced that David J. Paterson will be resigning from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, as well as the Board of Directors, effective ... Read more...
Domtar sells ownership interest in EACOM Timber
17 Décembre 2010 00:00Domtar Corporation has announced that it has sold its 48,070,712 common shares of EACOM Timber Corporation by way of a block trade through Canaccord Genuity Corporation for CDN$0.51 per common share ... Read more...
Canfor announces $145 million capital program
15 Décembre 2010 08:00Canfor Corporation has announced that, following a review with its Board of Directors, the company will be proceeding with a 2011 capital spending plan for its lumber business of $145 million, of ... Read more...
Fraser Papers files appeal again pension decision
14 Décembre 2010 11:00Fraser Papers has filed an appeal against the pension decision of the Superintendent of Pensions that further cuts the pensions of former Fraser Papers employees in New Brunswick. When Fraser ... Read more...
Aspen Planers workers accept final offer with hopes Savona will re-open
14 Décembre 2010 10:00Aspen Planers unionized workers have accepted the company’s latest contract offer with hopes the shuttered Savona plant will reopen. Details were not given, but the vote is rumoured to ... Read more...
British Columbia announces cut level reduction for the Merritt Timber Supply Area
12 Décembre 2010 15:00British Columbia’s Chief Forester Jim Snetsinger has announced a reduction in the allowable annual cut for the Merritt Timber Supply Area (TSA). The annual allowable cut has been reduced ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper's Crofton pulp mill receives $2.5 million from the Government of Canada
11 Décembre 2010 22:00The Government of Canada has invested $2.5 million into Catalyst Paper‘s pulp mill in Crofton, British Columbia. The investment is part of the Government of Canada’s Transformative Technologies Pilot ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater announces leadership succession plan – Richard Garneau to succeed David J. Paterson as President and CEO
10 Décembre 2010 14:00Richard B. Evans, Chair of AbitibiBowater, today announced that David J. Paterson will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2011, having successfully led the company through the ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater Emerges from Creditor Protection
09 Décembre 2010 14:00AbitibiBowater is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed its reorganization and has emerged from creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Protection Act in Canada and chapter 11 of the ... Read more...
British Columbia releases third State of the Forests Report
09 Décembre 2010 13:00The most intensive and thorough report ever produced on the state of British Columbia‘s forests suggests sound laws and policies, including public reporting by an independent Forest Practices Board, ... Read more...
St. Marys Paper expects to have its No. 5 paper machine up this week
08 Décembre 2010 19:00St. Marys Paper, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, expects to have its No. 5 paper machine back in operation this week. President of the company, Gord Acton, said, “We’re grinding ... Read more...
NewPage is closing its mill in Whiting, Wisconsin
08 Décembre 2010 11:00NewPage Corporation plans to close its Whiting, Wisconsin mill at the end of February 2011. The Whiting mill currently operates two paper machines, which produce approximately 250,000 tons annually of coated paper ... Read more...
Springer Creek Forest Products schedules 3 weeks of downtime
08 Décembre 2010 09:00Slocan’s Springer Creek Forest Products has scheduled 3 weeks of downtime this Christmas. The mill usually takes downtime over Christmas, but this year it will longer. The mill’s general ... Read more...
Northern Pulp loses 100 tonnes of bark to spontaneous combustion
07 Décembre 2010 21:00The high winds in Nova Scotia overnight on Sunday stirred up a fire in Northern Pulp‘s bark pile. The bark pile is located at E.R. Langille yard in ... Read more...
Creation of the Northern Bioenergy Partnership
07 Décembre 2010 20:00The Northern Bioenergy Partnership has been created by the B.C. Bioenergy Network, Omineca Beetle Action Coalition, and local bioenergy companies. The business plan for the partnership was developed by ... Read more...
Ontario Premier asked to save Fryer Forest Products jobs
07 Décembre 2010 20:00France Gélinas, Ontario MPP for the Nickel Belt riding, implored Premier Dalton McGuinty and the Ontario government to immediately step in to help save 70 forestry jobs in the French ... Read more...
True North Plywood shuts down in Cochrane, ON
07 Décembre 2010 09:00True North Plywood has shut down in Cochrane, Ontario, indefinitely laying off its staff. The plant had directly employed 200 people, with 100 more in outsourcing. The town of Cochrane has lost 12% ... Read more...
Conifex Timber Inc. appoints Kevin Horsnell as its Chief Operating Officer
06 Décembre 2010 20:00Conifex Timber Inc. has announced the appointment of Kevin Horsnell as its Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Horsnell is a Forestry Graduate from the University of British Columbia and obtained his ... Read more...
Midway Lumber Mills Ltd. employees on strike in Thessalon, ON
06 Décembre 2010 18:0064 workers of Midway Lumber Mills Ltd. in Thessalon, Ontario walked off the job over the weekend. The workers, represented by the United Steelworkers, went on strike Saturday at midnight, citing ... Read more...
Kruger Products completes implementation of innovative heat recovery technology in its Gatineau mill
03 Décembre 2010 15:00Kruger Products, Canada’s leading manufacturer of quality tissue products, today announced that an innovative heat recovery technology is now operational in its Gatineau mill, which manufactures a wide range ... Read more...
Harry Freeman and Son Ltd. lumber mill receives $750,000
03 Décembre 2010 14:00The province of Nova Scotia has given a $750,000 loan to Harry Freeman and Son Ltd. for their lumber mill in Queens County through their Industrial Expansion Fund. Freeman Lumber has ... Read more...
Massive forest fire in Israel
03 Décembre 2010 11:00A massive forest fire inferno started yesterday in northern Israel. 41 people have already been killed and more than 15,000 have left the area. Most of the dead are prison guards who ... Read more...
Stolen Christmas trees
03 Décembre 2010 10:00About 100 Christmas trees were cut down and stolen from the Drysdale Christmas Tree farm north of Toronto last week. “They didn’t just wander in and take one or two,” ... Read more...
Juniper, N.B. sawmill is permanently closing
02 Décembre 2010 14:00Twin Rivers Paper Company is permanently closing its sawmill in Juniper, New Brunswick. The sawmill has only operating intermittently over the last several years. It is not yet known where ... Read more...
Ainsworth's 100 Mile OSB plant operating again after explosion
02 Décembre 2010 10:00The Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.‘s OSB plant in 100 Mile House, British Columbia is back up and operating, 16 days after an explosion shut down the mill. Back on November 10, an ... Read more...
Howe Sound Pulp & Paper and Metso sign agreement for Bubbling Fluid Bed (BFB) boiler conversion
01 Décembre 2010 19:00Howe Sound Pulp & Paper Corporation of Port Mellon, British Columbia and Metso of Charlotte, North Carolina are pleased to announce an agreement reached in June 2010 to retrofit the existing Babcock ... Read more...
Fraser Papers files restructuring plan
01 Décembre 2010 13:00Fraser Papers has filed a consolidated plan of compromise or arrangement with the Ontario Court overseeing its restructuring proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). These materials will also ... Read more...
Nova Scotia announces new strategic directions for forest management
01 Décembre 2010 13:00The Nova Scotia government has announced 6 strategic directions for forestry in the province. The strategic policy directions are: Reduce the proportion of wood harvested by clear cutting to no more ... Read more...
Plans to re-open Midway Mill in B.C.
01 Décembre 2010 10:00A letter of intent has been signed with a company who plans to reopen and operate the Midway Mill in British Columbia. At an information session held last week in ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater's deal with Ontario and Quebec
30 Novembre 2010 19:00AbitibiBowater‘s subsidiaries, Bowater Canadian Forest Products Inc. (“BCFPI”) and Abitibi−Consolidated Company of Canada (“ACCC”), have entered into an agreement with the provinces of Ontario and Quebec ... Read more...
Fraser Papers Signs Agreement to Sell New Hampshire Paper Mill
30 Novembre 2010 13:00Fraser Papers Inc. announced today that it had been advised by M&M Consulting and Contracting (M&M) that M&M would not be completing the acquisition of the company’... Read more...
More rumours from Prince Albert – now an Indian company may buy the mill
30 Novembre 2010 11:06The closed Prince Albert pulp mill in Saskatchewan is now rumoured to be of interest to a major company from India. Bill Boyd, Saskatchewan’s Energy Minister, said he met ... Read more...
EACOM Timber records quarterly net loss of $10.5 million
30 Novembre 2010 11:06EACOM Timber Corporation has released its first quarter of results since acquiring Domtar‘s forest products business on June 30, 2010. During the quarter, low lumber prices and a strong Canadian dollar ... Read more...
EACOM Timber Corporation Secures $50 Million Credit Facility From GE Capital
30 Novembre 2010 11:06EACOM Timber Corporation has entered into a three-year, $50 million revolving credit facility agreement with GE Capital in Canada. The facility will be used to fund working capital and general corporate ... Read more...
Canfor Pulp Income Fund Announces $100 Million Green Transformation Program Project Approval
30 Novembre 2010 11:06Canfor Pulp Income Fund has announced that Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership, in which the Fund has a 49.8% ownership, has received approval from the Canadian federal government for funding of its $100 ... Read more...
Lecours Lumber Co. Limited Fined $50,000 After Worker Injured
30 Novembre 2010 11:06Lecours Lumber Co. Limited, owner and operator of a sawmill in Calstock, Ontario was fined $50,000 on November 23, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused an ... Read more...
Supreme Court of Canada agrees to hear Newfoundland and Labrador's appeal
30 Novembre 2010 11:06The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear Newfoundland and Labrador‘s appeal concerning the environmental cleanup ruling regarding former AbitibiBowater properties. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador originally ... Read more...
Domtar IS in talks to sell the Prince Albert mill
30 Novembre 2010 11:06Domtar has confirmed that it IS in talks to sell its closed pulp mill in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, but it will not sell the mill to a company who wants ... Read more...
B.C. Hydro supports upgrades at Harmac pulp mill
30 Novembre 2010 11:06Nanaimo Forest Product‘s Harmac pulp mill is receiving monetary support from B.C. Hydro to modernize the mill’s vacuum pump system – the vacuum pump that draws water out ... Read more...
Government wants Eurocan's “black liquor” money back from West Fraser Timber
30 Novembre 2010 11:06The provincial government of British Columbia wants to get back the “black liquor” subsidy the federal government gave to West Fraser Timber for their Eurocan mill in Kitimat under the ... Read more...
Layoffs at Groupe Savoie's Westville, Nova Scotia sawmill
30 Novembre 2010 11:06Groupe Savoie is laying off close to 40 workers at its Westville division sawmill in Nova Scotia, the largest sawmill in the province. The layoffs will begin on December 10th. Some ... Read more...
Domtar squashes Prince Albert / Paper Excellence rumours
16 Novembre 2010 15:00There have been media reports today that the Communicat [...]... Read more...
AbitibiBowater posts quarterly net loss of $829 million
16 Novembre 2010 15:00AbitibiBowater has released its quarterly financial sta [...]... Read more...
100 Mile House Lumber mill votes in favour of contract.. but still has no contract
16 Novembre 2010 15:00Workers of the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1-425, f [...]... Read more...
Free Offer: New subscriptions available this month
16 Novembre 2010 15:00If you haven't already applied for your free subscripti [...]... Read more...
Hinton Pulp receives $37.85 million
16 Novembre 2010 15:00West Fraser Timber Ltd.'s Hinton Pulp Mill in Alberta w [...]... Read more...
Cascades posts net earnings of $30 million in its third quarter
16 Novembre 2010 15:00Cascades Inc. has reported a net income of $30 million [...]... Read more...
Alberta's fight against the mountain pine beetle
16 Novembre 2010 15:00Alberta had a good year in its fight against the mounta [...]... Read more...
Domtar Espanola receives $700,000
16 Novembre 2010 15:00Domtar will be receiving $700,000 in funding under the [...]... Read more...
St. Marys Paper co-generation plant is a go
16 Novembre 2010 15:00St. Marys Paper and the province of Ontario have reache [...]... Read more...
Taiga Building Products posts quarterly profit of $7.6 million
16 Novembre 2010 15:00Taiga Building Products Ltd., out of Burnaby, British C [...]... Read more...
Ainsworth records net income of $10.1 million in third quarter
05 Novembre 2010 09:50Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has recorded a net income of $10.1 million in the third quarter of 2010, compared to net income of $22.3 million in the third quarter of 2009, despite an increase ... Read more...
Fibrek reports net earnings of $3.8 million in third quarter
05 Novembre 2010 09:46Fibrek Inc. has reported a net earning of $3.8 million in its third quarter, compared to a net loss of $14.5 million in the third quarter of 2009. Consolidated sales reached $132.2 million, an ... Read more...
PRT reports quarterly net loss of $798,000
04 Novembre 2010 18:38PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund has announced improved results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2010. The Fund reported a net loss for the nine months ending September 30, 2010 of $617,000 compared to ... Read more...
Fraser Papers Signs Agreement to Sell New Hampshire Paper Mill
04 Novembre 2010 18:32Fraser Papers Inc. announced today that its subsidiary Fraser N.H. LLC, has reached an agreement to sell substantially all of its assets to MM Consulting and Contracting Company LLC. ... Read more...
Conifex Timber restarts Mackenzie sawmill and appoints new COO
04 Novembre 2010 10:58Conifex Timber restarted its Site II sawmill in Mackenzie, British Columbia on a one-shift basis on November 1, 2010. The output from this site is estimated to be 110 million board feet on ... Read more...
NewPage reports net loss of $67 million
04 Novembre 2010 08:43NewPage Corporation has reported a net loss of $67 million in its third quarter on sales of $943 million. These results can be compared to a net loss of $138 million in the ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper reports net earnings of $6 million
04 Novembre 2010 08:36Catalyst Paper has reported a net income of $6.0 million in its latest quarter on sales of $322.3 million. This result contrasts with a net loss of $368.4 million on sales of $299.4 million ... Read more...
Western Forest Products reports net income of $6.9 million
02 Novembre 2010 20:54Western Forest Products is reporting a net income of $6.9 million in its third quarter on sales of $175.5 million. For comparison, in the second quarter of 2010, the company reported a net ... Read more...
Tolko Industries signs deals in China
02 Novembre 2010 09:28Tolko Industries has signed two major new deals during the joint trade mission to China this week. These new contracts will see more than 364 million board feet of lumber heading ... Read more...
Learn about the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre
01 Novembre 2010 20:53Have you heard of the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre? The mission of the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre is to create innovative knowledge to expand the economic opportunities for the forest ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper appeals North Cowichan tax rate decision
01 Novembre 2010 18:57Catalyst Paper will be appealing its North Cowichan, B.C. industrial tax rate court decision to the Supreme Court of Canada. Last year Catalyst Paper launched lawsuits claiming the industrial ... Read more...
China trade mission
01 Novembre 2010 18:45The Chief Executives of West Fraser Timber Co., Canfor Corp, Tolko Industries, International Forest Products, Conifex Timber left for a trade mission China on Thursday, along with other top industry ... Read more...
Smurfit-Stone reports net quarterly income of $65 million
01 Novembre 2010 18:22Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation has reported net income of $65 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2010, compared with net income attributable to common stockholders of $1.41 billion, for the second quarter of 2010, ... Read more...
Port Hawkesbury Biomass Co-Generation Project Proceeding
01 Novembre 2010 17:56Nova Scotia Power and NewPage Port Hawkesbury are proceeding with the 60-megawatt biomass co-generation facility recently approved by the Nova Scotia Utility & Review Board. The sale of certain mill assets ... Read more...
Domtar reports net quarterly earnings of $191 million
30 Octobre 2010 17:55Domtar Corporation has reported net earnings of $191 million in its third quarter, compared to net earnings of $31 million for the second quarter of 2010 and net earnings of $183 million for the ... Read more...
Canfor reports quarterly net income of $33.5 million
30 Octobre 2010 17:49Canfor Corporation has posted a net income of $33.5 million for its third quarter, compared to $40.4 million for the second quarter of 2010 and $4.1 million for the third quarter of 2009. Commenting on ... Read more...
Ontario gives more money to St. Marys Paper
30 Octobre 2010 08:17The province of Ontario is giving St. Marys Paper in Sault Ste. Marie a $8.8 million loan. The mill plans to reopen this December after being closed since March. The mill ... Read more...
Norbord posts net quarterly loss of $7 million
28 Octobre 2010 07:45Norbord Inc. has posted a net loss of $7 million in its third quarter. In comparison, Norbord recorded earnings of $37 million or $0.85 per share in the prior quarter and a loss ... Read more...
Taiga makes list of B.C.'s fastest growing companies for 2010
27 Octobre 2010 21:56Taiga Building Products has been secured the fifth spot in British Columbia's list of fastest growing companies in 2010. “About seven years ago, we re-focused the company on Canada in terms ... Read more...
President of Smurfit-Stone announces intention to resign
27 Octobre 2010 21:39Smurfit-Stone President and Chief Operating Officer Steven J. Klinger has announced his intent to resign from the company, effective December 31, 2010. Klinger will also resign from the company's Board of Directors. "... Read more...
Acadian Timber posts net income of $1.5 million
27 Octobre 2010 20:38Acadian Timber Corporation has posted a net income of $1.5 million in its latest quarter. Last year, in the same quarter, the corporation posted a net loss of $200,000. "Demand for softwood ... Read more...
2 weeks, $24 million being spent at Nanaimo's Harmac mill
27 Octobre 2010 07:29Within just two weeks, 800 contractors and workers are aiming to complete $24 million in updates at the Harmac pulp mill in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The mill is down for its annual ... Read more...
Canfor Pulp Income Fund posts strong third quarter results
26 Octobre 2010 07:32The Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership, 49% owned by the Canfor Pulp Income Fund, is reporting record sales of $247.9 million and net income of $54.5 million, or $0.76 per unit, for the quarter ended ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber posts profit of $45 million
25 Octobre 2010 21:01West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. has posted a profit of $45 million in its latest quarter on sales of $707 million. “Although we are experiencing a slow recovery in some of our ... Read more...
Steelworkers private criminal prosecution to begin process hearing tomorrow
25 Octobre 2010 20:45On Tuesday a process hearing will begin in the United Steelworkers' (USW) private prosecution of Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. in connection with the death of millworker Lyle Hewer. Criminal lawyer Glen ... Read more...
British Columbia creates new Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands
25 Octobre 2010 14:18British Columbia has merged departments to create the new Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands. This shuffle will see the Minister of Forests and Range, Pat Bell, lead the new ... Read more...
U.S. International Trade Commission decides coated paper imports hurt domestic industry
22 Octobre 2010 18:24The United States International Trade Commission concluded today that their domestic industry is harmed by imports of coated free paper. As a result, antidumping and countervailing duties will be imposed ... Read more...
Interfor posts net income of $1.5 million
22 Octobre 2010 10:02International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) has posted a net income of $1.5 million in their third quarter of 2010. Included in Interfor's accounts for the quarter was a gain of $4.8 million representing ... Read more...
Fraser Papers posts net loss of $302.7 million
22 Octobre 2010 09:52Fraser Papers has posted a net loss of $302.7 million or $6.03 per share in its second quarter, compared to a loss of $8.0 million or $0.16 per share in the second quarter of 2009. ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater's fate to be determined on November 5
20 Octobre 2010 16:34The United States Bankruptcy Court are set to hear oral arguments on AbitibiBowater's fate on November 5. In the last 6 weeks, the U.S. bankruptcy court has examined AbitibiBowater's restructuring plan, ... Read more...
Two mills reopen in McBride, British Columbia
19 Octobre 2010 13:45Two mills have reopened today in McBride, British Columbia. The two mills are: National Choice Specialty Wood sawmill TRC Cedar mill The National Choice Specialty Wood sawmill will be exporting ... Read more...
Christmas Tree Exporters fearing rising dollar
19 Octobre 2010 08:21Again this year, the Canadian dollar is rising near Christmas tree exporting season, and that is making our Christmas tree growers nervous. The CBC interviewed Gordon Young, a grower near ... Read more...
Sakaw Askiy Management Inc. to assume rights to the Prince Albert FMA
16 Octobre 2010 09:04It was an historic day in Saskatchewan yesterday as a new company, Sakaw Askiy Management Inc., took over the Prince Albert Forest Management Agreement (FMA). Sakaw Askiy Management Inc. has ... Read more...
Steelworkers, West Fraser Reach Tentative Deals in B.C.'s Northern Interior
16 Octobre 2010 08:54The United Steelworkers (USW) has concluded a series of tentative agreements with West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. in British Columbia's northern interior. Members of USW Locals 1-424 and 1-425 members ... Read more...
Norampac Trenton receives $83,000
15 Octobre 2010 12:02Norampac Trenton, a division of Cascades Canada Inc., is receiving $83,000 from the Government of Canada's Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program (PPGTP). The investment will be used to improve the ... Read more...
Historic Sustainable Forest License signed in Kenora
15 Octobre 2010 09:13An historic, shareholder-managed sustainable forest license agreement was signed in Kenora, Ontario yesterday by Weyerhaeuser Canada president Anne Giardini, Ontario Forestry Minister Michael Gravelle, and Wabaseemoong (Whitedog) Independent Nations Chief ... Read more...
Forest Products Association of Canada requests improved rail service
14 Octobre 2010 11:55The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is calling on the federal government to act quickly and decisively on the problem identified by the Rail Freight Service Review panel. Early ... Read more...
Nova Scotia approves NewPage plan to burn trees for power
14 Octobre 2010 09:23The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has just announced that its approval of the NewPage Port Hawkesbury and Nova Scotia Power's proposal to burn trees to create power. Approval ... Read more...
Port Alberni buys shares in its own community forest
13 Octobre 2010 22:02The City of Port Alberni, British Columbia, already owns the land of its new community forest. But that isn't stopping it from purchasing $125,000 worth of shares in the community forest. ... Read more...
Wood biomass will heat 5 public buildings in PEI
13 Octobre 2010 16:22Prince Edward Island has approved two proposals that will see five public buildings in the province heated by wood biomass. Atlantic Bioheat will supply biomass-based heat to M. E. Callaghan ... Read more...
Harmac pulp mill receives $4.31 million
13 Octobre 2010 16:04The Harmac pulp mill in Nanaimo, British Columbia, operated by Nanaimo Forest Products, will receive $4.31 million from the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program (PPGTP) to improve the mill’s ... Read more...
Gorman Brothers Lumber is expanding
13 Octobre 2010 15:59West Kelowna Council has approved the Gorman Brothers Lumber company plans for expansion of their planer mill. The expansion required a Development Variance Permit Application because the expansion will be ... Read more...
Stephen Frasher resigns as Western Forest Products' President & CEO
13 Octobre 2010 08:22Stephen Frasher has resigned as President and CEO of Western Forest Products. The board of directors of Western has re-appointed Dominic Gammiero as CEO, in addition to his current role ... Read more...
Tolko receives $2.26 million for The Pas
11 Octobre 2010 15:00Tolko Industries Ltd. has received $2.26 million from the federal government for its kraft paper mill in The Pas, Manitoba. The funding comes from the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program (... Read more...
U.S. is not happy with BC's underpriced lumber exports
09 Octobre 2010 16:58The United States has requested consultation with Canada under the Softwood Lumber Agreement. At issue is the apparent unfair under-pricing of timber harvested from public lands in the Interior region ... Read more...
MPP wants Ontario to prevent sale of hydro dams in Iroquois Falls
07 Octobre 2010 20:47Gilles Bisson, Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament for Timmins-James Bay, wants Ontario to block AbitibiBowater from selling the dams in Iroquois Falls. Bisson said the Iroquois Falls pulp and paper ... Read more...
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper considering burning tires for energy
07 Octobre 2010 09:05Kruger's Corner Brook Pulp and Paper in Newfoundland is considering burning used tires as a fuel source. There are nearly two million used tires in the province of Newfoundland and ... Read more...
Swedes look into black pellet production in B.C.
07 Octobre 2010 07:52Vattenfall, a company owned by the government of Sweden, is exploring the idea of turning wood from British Columbia's northwest, into pellets to burn in European power plants. Officials from ... Read more...
All smiles in Terrace Bay
05 Octobre 2010 05:39There was an upbeat ceremony in Terrace Bay, Ontario yesterday to celebrate the restarting of the Terrace Bay Pulp mill. It was a long and emotional 19 months for the company ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater wants to sell former mill site in Kenora
04 Octobre 2010 20:45AbitibiBowater is seeking the court's approval to sell the site of the former pulp and paper mill in Kenora, Ontario. The property is 160 hectares in size. The mill was demolished ... Read more...
Prince Albert pulp mill saved from wrecking ball
04 Octobre 2010 20:33The closed pulp mill in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan has won a reprieve from demolition. Saskatchewan's minister of Energy and Resources, Bill Boyd, said he is "very, very optimistic" that the ... Read more...
RailAmerica to operate Ontario rail line for pulp and paper transport
04 Octobre 2010 20:12RailAmerica, Inc. today reported that its subsidiary RaiLink Canada Ltd. has entered into a long term operating agreement with the Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway to operate a portion of the ... Read more...
Papier Masson's benefits to be scrapped
02 Octobre 2010 17:37Papier Masson, a newsprint mill in Gatineau, is one of the four mills owned by the White Birch Paper company. The $243 million deal for the Black Diamond Capital Management group ... Read more...
Results of Catalyst Paper's vote
02 Octobre 2010 13:59This week the unionized workers at Catalyst Paper, represented by the CEP, voted if they were willing to break their valid collective agreement to consider their employer's request for concessions. ... Read more...
New tentative agreement for Georgia Pacific workers
01 Octobre 2010 13:27The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) has achieved the eastern pattern collective bargaining settlement for the pulp and paper sector for the Georgia Pacific mill in Niagara ... Read more...
Domtar Announces Sale of its Woodland, Maine Market Pulp Mill
01 Octobre 2010 08:05Domtar Corporation has sold its Woodland hardwood market pulp mill, hydro electric assets and related assets, located in Baileyville, Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, to International Grand Investment Corporation (IGIC). ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper workers vote on breaking their collective agreement
01 Octobre 2010 07:47The CEP union members at Catalyst Paper voted yesterday on whether they should break their valid collective agreement. The workers' current contract expires in 2012 and applies to all five Catalyst ... Read more...
White Birch Paper sale approved
01 Octobre 2010 07:38The courts have approved the White Birch Paper Company sale to the Black Diamond Capital Management group of funds. The company was sold at auction last week for $236 million. This ... Read more...
Former St. Anne-Nackawic employees lose lawsuit against the CAW
29 Septembre 2010 18:55Eight former employees of the St. Anne-Nackawic pulp and paper mill in New Brunswick have lost their lawsuit against their union, the Canadian Autoworkers Union (CAW) as well as the ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater wants to sell its fishing camp in Newfoundland and Labrador
28 Septembre 2010 17:17AbitibiBowater is seeking the court's permission to sell its fishing camp at Hunt River and Char Lake in Newfoundland and Labrador. A mining company, 1512513 Alberta Ltd., has agreed to purchase ... Read more...
Fraser Papers cancels agreement to sell New Hampshire mill
28 Septembre 2010 16:20Fraser Papers Inc. has terminated the agreement to sell its paper mill in Gorham, New Hampshire because the purchaser could not secure sufficient financing to complete the transaction. Fraser Papers ... Read more...
Ainsworth downtime in 100 Mile House & Barwick
28 Septembre 2010 12:22Ainsworth Lumber Co. has announced scheduled downtime for two OSB mills: 100 Mile House, BC - October 18 - 31 Barwick, ON - October 19 - 26 The OSB mills will be down for equipment ... Read more...
Waiting for wood allocation in Mattawa
28 Septembre 2010 07:47BioSila Mattawa Inc. purchased the former Tembec sawmill in Mattawa, Ontario for $1 from the Mattawa-Bonfield Economic Development Corp. BioSila has plans for a wood pellet plant for Mattawa that will ... Read more...
Winner of White Birch Paper Company to be determined by a judge
28 Septembre 2010 06:08The winner of the White Birch Paper Company auction is not as clear as originally thought. Two groups of lenders participated in the auction last week. The two groups are: "... Read more...
AbitibiBowater returns $133 million
27 Septembre 2010 12:04AbitibiBowater is thanking a "very favourable financing environment" for their ability to return $133 million to bondholders who had chipped in for AbitibiBowater's bankrupty-exit financing. The company has signed up an $850 ... Read more...
White Birch Paper Company Announces Results of Auction
23 Septembre 2010 18:53White Birch Paper Company and its subsidiaries today announced that BD White Birch Investment, LLC (“BD White Birch”) has submitted the highest and best offer for the company’s operations ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater CCAA Plan of Reorganization Sanctioned by Quebec Superior Court
23 Septembre 2010 17:26The Quebec Superior Court sanctioned AbitibiBowater's plan of reorganization today. As previously announced, on September 14 and 21, 2010, respectively, AbitibiBowater received approvals for its plans of reorganization from affected creditors under the ... Read more...
Canfor announces intentions to close Clear Lake Lumber in B.C.
23 Septembre 2010 07:40Canfor Corporation is permanently closing its Clear Lake Lumber operation near Prince George, British Columbia on January 13, 2011. Approximately 185 will be affected by the closure. 130 million board feet of production, annually, ... Read more...
Taan Forest and B.C. Timber Sales aiming for FSC certification
22 Septembre 2010 12:23The Haida Nation's Taan Forest and BC Timber Sales jointly manage 270,000 hectares of working forests on Haida Gwaii (previously known as the Queen Charlotte Islands). Together, the two parties are ... Read more...
Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) adds 3 new members to its board
22 Septembre 2010 08:32Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) announced today that three new members were elected to its independent Board of Directors, supporting its balanced approach to responsible forest management. The new board ... Read more...
Nova Scotia will have higher power bills if we don't burn trees?
22 Septembre 2010 07:41NewPage Port Hawkesbury and Nova Scotia Power continued to urge their biomass power generation project is approved immediately because it is in the "best interest" of electricity customers in Nova ... Read more...
Asia Pulp & Paper disappointed in U.S. Coated Paper Duty decision
21 Septembre 2010 20:58Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), the leading exporter of coated paper from China and Indonesia, received today the lowest combined antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) margin among Chinese exporters, but ... Read more...
U.S. announces duties on coated paper imports from China & Indonesia
21 Septembre 2010 17:34Appleton Coated LLC, NewPage Corporation, and Sappi Fine Paper North America – together with the United Steelworkers (USW) welcomed the Department of Commerce's announcement of final antidumping and countervailing duty margins ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater restructuring receives creditor approval under U.S. Bankruptcy Code
21 Septembre 2010 13:09Similar to a recent Canadian announcement on September 14th, AbitibiBowater has received the necessary creditor approval for its plan of reorganization under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, except ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater Prices $850,000,000 Senior Secured Notes Offering
21 Septembre 2010 05:44AbitibiBowater Inc. announced today the pricing of $850 million of 10.25% senior secured notes due 2018 in a private placement under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. The closing ... Read more...
White Birch Paper will be auctioned off on Tuesday
20 Septembre 2010 18:42White Birch Paper Company will be auctioned off tomorrow, Tuesday September 21. White Birch indicated that operations will continue as normal during the sale process and that all bids are for ... Read more...
With new labour agreement, Conifex sawmill can reopen in Mackenzie, B.C.
20 Septembre 2010 07:28The Conifex owned sawmill in Mackenzie, British Columbia can resume operations now that a new labour agreement has been ratified with the United Steelworkers Local I-424. Details of the new ... Read more...
Pinnacle Pellet breaks ground on new plant
19 Septembre 2010 17:28Pinnacle Pellet has officially broken ground on a new pellet plant to be built near Burns Lake, British Columbia. The plant will produce wood pellets from mountain pine beetle killed ... Read more...
CEP's annual convention
17 Septembre 2010 10:34The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) will be holding their annual convention in Toronto, Ontario beginning on Sunday. About 1,500 members are expected to attend. President of the ... Read more...
NewPage expects approval of its biomass power plant in Nova Scotia
17 Septembre 2010 08:29NewPage in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, is waiting for a decision from the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board over their desire to build a biomass-fueled power generation station. The ... Read more...
Interfor looking into building a co-gen plant in Grand Forks, B.C.
17 Septembre 2010 08:02International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) is looking into overhauling its sawmill in Grand Forks, British Columbia, along with adding a co-generation station. “We are investigating the possibility of building a ... Read more...
Pictou Landing First Nation files suit against Nova Scotia and Northern Pulp
17 Septembre 2010 07:50The Pictou Landing First Nation has filed suit against the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Northern Pulp, and all the former owners of the Northern Pulp mill over their lack ... Read more...
Annonce de l'ouverture d'un nouveau bureau de courtage à Vancouver
17 Septembre 2010 00:00Montréal, 13 September 2010, Nous sommes fiers d'annoncer l'ouverture d'un nouveau bureau de courtage à Vancouver en Colombie-Britannique. Ce nouveau bureau positionne CWP d'un bout à l'autre du pays tout en ... Read more...
B.C. office announcement
17 Septembre 2010 00:00Montreal, September 13th 2010 We are proud to announce the opening of a new trading office in Vancouver, British Columbia. This positions CWP throughout the country and adds to the strength ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp exits creditor protection
16 Septembre 2010 18:00Terrace Bay Pulp has been cleared for re-opening. The Buchanan Group has announced that late last night, it exited creditor protection. Now 340 people can be recalled to their jobs at ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber doubles its dividend and starts spending
15 Septembre 2010 21:24West Fraser Timber announced today that it was doubling its quarterly dividend to six cents a share today. The company has also initiated a $125 million capital spending program. "As a ... Read more...
Fire at Norampac in Toronto
15 Septembre 2010 21:14There was a fire at Norampac's corrugated cardboard factory on Evans Avenue in Toronto, Ontario today. Described as a 1 alarm fire, the damage to the facility is estimated at $100,000 - $150,000. ... Read more...
Biomass power plant proposed for Dryden
15 Septembre 2010 11:58Two Dryden business owners, Bryan Tardiff and Louie Ricci, are partnering with German owned Lambion Energy Solutions to propose a biomass driven power plant in Dryden, Ontario. The proposal would ... Read more...
CEP's reaction to AbitibiBowater's restructuring approval
15 Septembre 2010 07:31Canada's largest forestry union welcomes today's announcement that AbitibiBowater creditors have approved the company's restructuring plan, paving its way out of bankruptcy protection. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers President Dave Coles ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater Creditors Approve CCAA Plan of Reorganization
14 Septembre 2010 14:54AbitibiBowater is pleased to announce that the Company has received approval for its plan of reorganization from unsecured creditors under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) in Canada. The plan ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater and Quebec make deal to protect employee pensions
14 Septembre 2010 12:24Quebec has struck a deal with AbitibiBowater to protect employee pensions. Quebec's pension agency will allow AbitibiBowater to make reduced pension contributions while it continues its restructuring effort. Abitibibowater has ... Read more...
Western Forest Products reopens Ladysmith sawmill
14 Septembre 2010 11:59Western Forest Products reopened its Ladysmith sawmill on Monday after being idle for more than 2 years. The sawmill is now producing construction lumber for the Chinese market. 30 workers have been ... Read more...
Kyahwood sawmill reopens after 2 years
14 Septembre 2010 11:52Kyahwood Forest Products reopened this week near Moricetown, British Columbia. The Kyahwood sawmill has been idle for almost two years. The closure was blamed on poor lumber conditions. The reopening ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater Announces Private Offering of $750,000,000 of Senior Secured Notes
14 Septembre 2010 07:22AbitibiBowater Inc. announced today the commencement of a private offering of $750,000,000 of Senior Secured Notes due 2018. The Offering is a component of AbitibiBowater's previously announced plans of reorganization and emergence ... Read more...
NDP question Canada's AbitibiBowater payout
11 Septembre 2010 18:51The New Democrats are calling for committee hearings into the Harper government's $130 million payout to AbitibiBowater after the company threatened a NAFTA challenge in its dispute with the province of ... Read more...
Nine containerboard makers accused of price fixing
11 Septembre 2010 08:55Nine containerboard makers have been accused of conspiring to fix the price of materials used to make cardboard boxes. The companies named in the suit are: International Paper Packaging Corp. ... Read more...
Domtar continues to dismantle the dormant Prince Albert pulp mill
11 Septembre 2010 08:36Domtar is continuing to dismantle its dormant pulp mill north of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Shell Iogen had been interested in the facility to make it the home of the first ... Read more...
Big bonuses for AbitibiBowater executives
11 Septembre 2010 08:13AbitibiBowater is defending the $6 million in combined bonuses they are paying their executives while they work on restructuring the company. AbitibiBowater CEO David Paterson has pointed out that incentives are ... Read more...
Tolko's curtailments to end on Monday
10 Septembre 2010 08:16Tolko Industries will be ending its production curtailments in Armstrong and Williams Lake, British Columbia on Monday. In Armstrong, operations will begin on Monday at the planer mill and log ... Read more...
Harmac loses an investor
10 Septembre 2010 07:42Back in 2008, a four groups of investors formed Nanaimo Forest Products and purchased the Harmac pulp mill in Nanaimo, British Columbia when its previous owner, Pope & Talbot, went bankrupt and ... Read more...
Howe Sound Pulp and Paper receives $36.7 million
08 Septembre 2010 19:18The Government of Canada is investing in the Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Limited Partnership to improve the company’s environmental performance and help to drive the evolution of Canada’... Read more...
Nova Scotia Power wants to keep its biomass analysis private
08 Septembre 2010 19:01Tomorrow, a hearing will reconvene in Nova Scotia over Nova Scotia Power's request to spend $208 million to build a wood burning power generating plant with NewPage Port Hawkesbury. This hearing ... Read more...
BC Hydro supports Howe Sound Pulp and Paper's energy efficiency and clean power generation plans
08 Septembre 2010 18:44Howe Sound Pulp and Paper and BC Hydro have reached an agreement under BC Hydro's Integrated Power Offer that will not only reduce the mill's electricity consumption, but also enable ... Read more...
Fire at Enligna Canada's pellet plant in Upper Musquodoboit
08 Septembre 2010 12:28There is currently a fire burning at Enligna Canada's wood pellet factory in Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia. Two buildings are currently on fire. Ten fire trucks and firefighters from six ... Read more...
Carrier Lumber workers win millions in severance
08 Septembre 2010 05:43When Carrier Lumber permanently closed its sawmill in Valemount, British Columbia in 2009, close to 200 people were out of work. Yesterday, British Columbia's Labour Relations Board has upheld a ruling that ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater forecasts big profits
07 Septembre 2010 19:13AbitibiBowater is forecasting big profits for its future. The company is projecting over $1.5 billion (U.S.) in net profits over the next four years. AbitibiBowater expects to overcome a projected ... Read more...
Tembec permanently closes Pine Falls
02 Septembre 2010 19:38Tembec has announced the permanent closure of its newsprint mill located in Pine Falls, Manitoba. The mill had been indefinitely idled due to a labour dispute on September 1, 2009. After examining ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater Announces New Board of Directors for Restructured Company
02 Septembre 2010 09:10AbitibiBowater announced today that nine individuals have been selected to serve, along with current Board Chairman Richard B. Evans and President and Chief Executive Officer David J. Paterson, on a ... Read more...
Canfor workers head back to the bush
02 Septembre 2010 07:10Now that the extreme fire risk has eased, the Canfor workers and contractors that were pulled from the bush can now head back to work. Workers were pulled from the ... Read more...
Tolko extends curtailments
01 Septembre 2010 18:04Tolko Industries Inc. is extending its curtailments at its Soda Creek and Armstrong stud operations in British Columbia. The curtailments will continue until September 6. After that time, a restart will ... Read more...
NewPage elects Chan W. Galbato to Chairman of the Board
01 Septembre 2010 09:20NewPage Corporation has announced the election of Chan W. Galbato to the Board of Directors of NewPage and its affiliates as chairman of the Board, effective August 25, 2010. Mr. Galbato takes ... Read more...
EACOM posts loss of $2.5 million in its latest quarter
31 Août 2010 07:57EACOM Timber Corporation has posted a loss of $2.5 million in its latest quarter, compared to a loss of $205,000 a year ago. (The quarter results do not include any operations of ... Read more...
B.C's firefighting bill is up to $170 million
30 Août 2010 20:56The cost of fighting forest fires in British Columbia this year has topped $170 million. As of yesterday, the fires had burned 322,349 hectares in B.C. More than half of that ... Read more...
Fraser Papers will be late in filing second quarter results
30 Août 2010 18:22Fraser Papers Inc.Fraser Papers Inc. announced today that the financial statements for the interim period ended July 3, 2010, including the related management discussion and analysis, and CEO and CFO certifications ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp hasn't reopened yet... but soon!
28 Août 2010 20:13Terrace Bay Pulp is still putting the pieces together so that they can except from creditor protection and restart their idled mill. Right now, the company is aiming to emerge ... Read more...
Atikokan coal-fired power station converting to biomass
27 Août 2010 07:31The Atikokan, Ontario coal-fired power generation station has been given the go-ahead to convert to a biomass driven station. The province of Ontario has announced that the Ontario Power Authority ... Read more...
Norampac expanding in St. Marys, Ontario
26 Août 2010 10:43Norampac is about to begin construction on a million dollar expansion at its corrugated packing plant in St. Marys, Ontario. Located near Stratford in Perth County, St. Marys town council ... Read more...
Premier Danny Williams pleased with AbitibiBowater deal
26 Août 2010 10:36Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams is pleased with the recently announced deal that will see Canada pay AbitibiBowater $130 million to settle the pending trade war over the province's action ... Read more...
Update on Peace Valley OSB
26 Août 2010 09:27The fire at Peace Valley OSB in Fort St. John, British Columbia broke out in the blending area of the plant around 10pm on Monday night. Firefighters brought the fire ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater wins approval of court to borrow $1.35 billion
25 Août 2010 19:37AbitibiBowater won approval of a U.S. court today to borrow $1.35 billion to fund the company's exit from bankruptcy. The Judge gave permission to borrow the funds after no objection ... Read more...
Auction of White Birch Paper postponed
25 Août 2010 09:40A creditor of the White Birch Paper company, has complained about the auction of White Birch Paper's assets. Service d'Impartition Industrial holds a $1.75 million construction lien on White Birch's FF ... Read more...
Fire at Peace Valley OSB
25 Août 2010 09:27A massive fire at the Peace Valley OSB mill in Fort St. John, British Columbia kept firefighters busy throughout the night on Monday. Damage to the mill was extensive. There ... Read more...
St. Marys Paper wants more cash from Ontario
25 Août 2010 08:03St. Marys Paper in Sault Ste. Marie has submitted its latest restructuring plan to the Ontario government - a plan that includes a funding request in the tens of millions ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater is permanently closing Dolbeau and Gatineau
25 Août 2010 07:34AbitibiBowater is permanently closing its two idled paper mills in Quebec: Dolbeau, Quebec Gatineau, Quebec Dolbeau was idled in June 2009 putting 240 workers out of work. Gatineau was idled in April ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater Announces Intention to Withdraw NAFTA Notice of Arbitration - Settlement Agreement Reached with the Government of Canada for C$130 Million
24 Août 2010 17:18AbitibiBowater today announced a formal settlement agreement with the Government of Canada with regards to its assets and rights in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, expropriated by the provincial government under ... Read more...
Peter Brant sells his Picasso to try to save White Birch from bankruptcy
24 Août 2010 09:33Peter M. Brant, American businessman and owner of the White Birch Paper Company has sold a painting by Pablo Picasso reportedly in an effort to save his White Birch Paper ... Read more...
State of Buchanan's sawmills in Northwestern Ontario
24 Août 2010 07:16With the Mackenzie Forest Products sawmill in Hudson, Ontario shutting down on Friday, that leaves all of Buchanan Forest Products sawmills in Northwestern Ontario sitting idle. Buchanan's sawmill operations in ... Read more...
B.C. fires have burned more than 300,000 ha
23 Août 2010 20:57So far the forest fires in British Columbia have burned over 300,000 hectares of forest making this season the worst in at least 12 years. Despite the pall of smoke that has ... Read more...
Western Forest Products reaches agreement with the United Steelworkers
23 Août 2010 20:53Western Forest Products has reached a new 4 year labour agreement with the United Steelworkers Union. Approximately 2,400 Western and contractor employees are covered under this contract which will expire on June 15, 2014. "... Read more...
Deal to buy Pine Falls paper mill is dead
23 Août 2010 18:23The group of employees that was interested in buying the idled Pine Falls, Manitoba paper mill, from Tembec, have decided not to proceed with an offer. The province of Manitoba ... Read more...
Changes coming to Abzac in Fort Frances
23 Août 2010 10:16Sonoco Products Company has purchased the business of the Abzac Canada-Fort Frances Division tube and core plant in Fort Frances, Ontario. The plant produces paper cores for use in rolls ... Read more...
British Columbia continues to burn. Smokes drifts as far as Ontario.
21 Août 2010 18:36Smoke from British Columbia's forest fires are choking out people all the way to Ontario. Health officials are urging anyone with respiratory problems to stay indoors. Even people without lung ... Read more...
Ainsworth has new collective agreement with 100 Mile House workers
21 Août 2010 07:27Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has reached a new 4 year labour agreement with the unionized workers at its mill in 100 Mile House, British Columbia. Members of the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater upgrades LaTuque sawmill
21 Août 2010 07:21AbitibiBowater is investing $1.8 million into its La Tuque sawmill in Quebec to enhance the mill's production. La Tuque is roughly 240 kilometres north of Quebec City. AbitibiBowater said employee wage concessions ... Read more...
Crown wood to support economic development in Miramichi region
20 Août 2010 08:51The New Brunswick provincial government will make available Crown wood to support three forestry operations in the Miramichi region. The provincial government’s plans entail: issuing a request for proposals (... Read more...
St. Marys Paper hires Dennis Bunnell
20 Août 2010 07:33St. Marys Paper in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario has been idle since March. With hopes of restarting the mill, St. Marys Paper has hired Dennis Bunnell, as its new chair ... Read more...
CEP members ratify agreement with Ainsworth in Barwick
20 Août 2010 07:15CEP Local 324-99 members have voted 87% in favour of accepting a new 4 year collective agreement with Ainsworth Engineered LP in Barwick, Ontario. “The Membership has successfully resisted concessions while still ... Read more...
Mackenzie Forest Products closing near Sioux Lookout
19 Août 2010 20:11Mackenzie Forest Products is closing its sawmill near Sioux Lookout, Ontario next Friday, and plans to be completely shut down within a week. 65 employees will be out of work. Mill ... Read more...
Canfor pulls workers out of the bush due to fire threat
19 Août 2010 08:24Canfor pulled its workers out of the bush yesterday near Vanderhoof and Houston, British Columbia due to the threat of wildfires. Yesterday's afternoon weather called for high winds and Canfor ... Read more...
Strike averted at Ainsworth in Barwick
18 Août 2010 19:14A tentative agreement has been reached in Barwick, Ontario between the CEP and Ainsworth Engineered LP after 27 hours of non-stop bargaining. Stephen Boon, CEP National Representative in Dryden said, “all ... Read more...
Newfoundland and Labrador appeal AbitibiBowater ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada
18 Août 2010 14:04The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is appealing a Quebec court ruling regarding the environmental mess AbitibiBowater left behind in Newfoundland. The province wants the Supreme Court of Canada to ... Read more...
Tolko announces Soda Creek curtailment
18 Août 2010 07:47Tolko Industries Ltd. has announced a 2 week shutdown of its Soda Creek stud mill in Williams Lake, British Columbia. The shut down will start on August 23 and will affect 315 employees. ... Read more...
Mackenzie pulp mill restarts
18 Août 2010 07:42Paper Excellence has restarted the Mackenzie pulp mill putting 270 people back to work in British Columbia. Paper Excellence, a Dutch company, is a subsidiary of the Asian conglomerate Sinar Mas. ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater posts a quarterly loss of $297 million
18 Août 2010 06:11AbitibiBowater has reported a net quarterly loss of $297 million (US) compared to $510 million in the same quarter a year ago. Revenues grew 14 per cent to US$1.18 billion from US$1.04 billion ... Read more...
Tentative labour agreement - Conifer
17 Août 2010 18:14A tentative labour agreement has been reached between Conifer and the United Steelworkers in northern British Columbia. Conifer is the bargaining agent for several forestry companies including Tolko Industries, AbitibiBowater ... Read more...
Ainsworth strike postponed for 28 hours
13 Août 2010 15:04The workers at Ainsworth Engineered LP in Barwick, Ontario have decided to postpone their scheduled strike action for midnight on Sunday for up to 48 hours pending the outcome of renewed ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater considering selling Iroquois Falls power dams again
13 Août 2010 09:48AbitibiBowater has raised the idea of selling off the hydroelectric dams at its pulp and paper mill in Iroquois Falls, Ontario again. "If this goes through, I expect the Iroquois ... Read more...
Northern Pulp has new holding company
09 Août 2010 13:17Blue Wolf Capital Management and Atlas Holdings, co-owners of Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation (“Northern Pulp”), announced today the establishment of a new holding company, Northern Resources Nova Scotia Corporation, ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater wants to borrow $1.35 billion to exit from bankruptcy protection
09 Août 2010 12:37AbitibiBowater is seeking approval to borrow $1.35 billion to exit from bankruptcy protection. However, AbitibiBowater wants the fees for borrowing the $1.35 billion kept confidential. The arranging banks are JPMorgan Chase, Barclays ... Read more...
Gatineau convinces AbitibiBowater to rethink mill closure?
08 Août 2010 21:50AbitibiBowater has agreed to the City of Gatineau's proposal to conduct a $100,000 feasibility study of its Gatineau mill closure. AbitibiBowater closed the 80 year old mill in May and 300 jobs were ... Read more...
Ainsworth posts net loss of $17.3 million
08 Août 2010 10:20Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has posted a net quarterly loss of $17.3 million compared to a net income of $29.8 million in the second quarter of 2009. Ainsworth President and CEO Rick Huff ... Read more...
PRT reports net earnings of $181K
07 Août 2010 18:39PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund (the "Fund") has announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010. For the six month period ending June 30, 2010, the Fund reported net earnings of $181,000 ($0.02 per ... Read more...
NewPage reports net quarterly loss of $174 million
05 Août 2010 12:54NewPage Corporation has reported a net quarterly loss of $174 million, compared to a net loss of $6 million a year ago. Net sales were $890 million in the second quarter of 2010 compared ... Read more...
Superior Fine Papers vandalized
05 Août 2010 07:32Vandals have caused tens of thousands of dollars of damage at the idled Superior Fine Papers (formerly known as Thunder Bay Fine Papers). A security guard reported the break and ... Read more...
USW struggling for a deal with Aspen Planers
04 Août 2010 10:32United Steelworkers Local I-417 is trying to negotiate a deal with Aspen Planers to get their workers back to work in Lillooet and Savona, British Columbia. The members of the ... Read more...
Why is the B.C. budget so small for firefighting?
04 Août 2010 08:49Last year, the province of British Columbia budgeted $60 million for fighting forest fires, but ended up spending $400 million. This year, the province lowered its firefighting budget to $52 million, however it ... Read more...
Miramichi woodlot owners want mill sale to be salvaged
04 Août 2010 07:38Woodlot owners in the Miramichi region of New Brunswick want the provincial government to step in to stop a mill sale deal from falling apart. For a year now, Weyerhaeuser ... Read more...
Canfor shuts down Clear Lake lumber plant
04 Août 2010 07:22On August 12, Canfor is closing its Clear Lake Sawmill south of Prince George, British Columbia. 15 employees will be affected. Some of the employees will be moved over to the sawmill ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber posts quarterly profit of $63 million
03 Août 2010 20:18West Fraser Timber posted a profit of $63 million in its last quarter, compared to a loss of $39 million a year ago. Sales were up in all segments and came in ... Read more...
Yukon recalls its fire crews from British Columbia
03 Août 2010 20:07The Yukon territory has recalled all their firefighters and air tankers from British Columbia where they were helping the province battle wildfires. Forest fire danger ratings in the Yukon have ... Read more...
Western Forest Products posts net quarterly income of $9.5 million
03 Août 2010 19:58Western Forest Products Inc. has announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. The company reported EBITDA of $20.9 million for the second quarter of 2010 compared to EBITDA of $8.0 million in ... Read more...
Smurfit-Stone posts second quarter results
03 Août 2010 19:16Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation has reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $1.41 billion for the second quarter of 2010, compared with a net loss of ($91) million in the first quarter of 2010, ... Read more...
Driving through a forest fire
03 Août 2010 19:04Four Russian men volunteered to help their neighbours protect their homes from an approaching forest fire in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region. As this video shows, the men had a close ... Read more...
Devastating forest fires in Russia made worse by new law
03 Août 2010 18:41Russia is currently experiencing large devastating forest fires. Now there is talk that Russia's fire situation has been made way worse due to a new law passed 4 years ago by ... Read more...
Northern Pulp proceeds with plan to reduce odour
03 Août 2010 17:57Northern Pulp of Abercrombie Point, Nova Scotia, is proceeding with its plan to reduce its odour emissions. The detailed engineering phase of the project is set to move ahead in ... Read more...
NewPage elects George F. Martin as their new President and CEO
03 Août 2010 14:34NewPage Corporation has announced the election of George F. Martin to the Board of Directors and as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. "George has 27 years of proven leadership ... Read more...
Pilots of water bomber identified
02 Août 2010 19:22The pilots of the water bomber that crashed on Saturday have been identified. Pilot - Tim Whiting, 58, Langley, B.C. Co-Pilot - Brian Tilley, 36, Edmonton, Alberta Minister of Forests and ... Read more...
Government of Canada Launches Investments in Forest Industry Transformation Program
02 Août 2010 18:44The Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program was launched today by the Government of Canada. The $100-million program will help to expand opportunities for Canada’s forestry sector through ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater to solicit creditor approval for its plans of reorganization
02 Août 2010 14:56AbitibiBowater has announced that in connection with the company's ongoing creditor protection proceedings, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved on August 2, 2010 the company's solicitation materials ... Read more...
Two water bomber pilots died in crash
02 Août 2010 07:24The two pilots that were flying the water bomber when it crashed south of Lytton, British Columbia on Saturday night were killed in the crash. The plane was badly damaged ... Read more...
Water bomber crashes in B.C.
01 Août 2010 06:07A water bomber has crashed in B.C., south of Lytton, in the Fraser Canyon. The crash occurred last night, just before 9pm. The fate of the two crew members ... Read more...
British Columbia is on fire
31 Juillet 2010 19:19Forest fires are a big concern this weekend in British Columbia. Just on Wednesday and Thursday, more than 240 fires ignited in the province. There is no end in sight to ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper makes changes to its board
31 Juillet 2010 19:05Catalyst Paper has announced several changes to its board of directors. Assuming the role of chairman is Benjamin Duster IV, former chairman of Algoma Steel. Mr. Duster joined the Catalyst ... Read more...
Louisiana-Pacific posts quarterly profit of $22 million
31 Juillet 2010 07:43Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (LP) has posted a quarterly net income of $22 million in its second quarter, improving from its $29 million loss a year ago. The company posted net sales of $447 million ... Read more...
Domtar posts net quarterly earnings of $31 million
30 Juillet 2010 09:55Domtar Corporation has reported net earnings of $31 million for the second quarter of 2010 compared to net earnings of $58 million for the first quarter of 2010 and net earnings of $48 million for ... Read more...
Plan to burn trees for power in Nova Scotia put on hold
30 Juillet 2010 09:23A regulatory board hearing has been underway in Nova Scotia this week concerning a plan by NewPage and Nova Scotia Power to build a $208 million biomass energy plant. Nova Scotia ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper records net quarterly loss of $368.4 million
30 Juillet 2010 07:26Catalyst Paper has recorded a net loss of $368.4 million on sales of $299.4 million for the second quarter of 2010. Results were significantly impacted by after-tax impairment and closure costs of $302.0 million ... Read more...
Fairfax has a great quarter, posting earnings of $325.2 million
29 Juillet 2010 19:17Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has reported quarterly earnings of $325.2 million (U.S.) compared to a profit of $275.4 million a year ago. Revenue for the quarter amounted to $1.81 billion, up from $1.74 ... Read more...
Firefighting chopper crashes in B.C.
29 Juillet 2010 18:57A firefighting helicopter has crashed near Lillooet, British Columbia. Fortunately both men aboard have survived the crash. The pilot was taken to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops with pain in ... Read more...
TimberWest curtails harvesting operations due to fire risk
29 Juillet 2010 18:21TimberWest Forest Corp. has just taken extra steps to reduce the risk of wildfire on its private managed forest lands in British Columbia. "Much of our land base is in ... Read more...
Canfor posts quarterly net income of $40.4 million
29 Juillet 2010 18:05Canfor Corporation has reported total net income of $40.4 million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to $32.5 million for the first quarter of 2010 and $12.1 million for the second quarter of 2009. The ... Read more...
Tembec posts quarterly profit of $59 million
29 Juillet 2010 12:34Tembec has posted a third quarter profit of $59 million (Cdn), or 59 Canadian cents a share, compared with a net loss of $38 million, or 38 Canadian cents a share a year earlier. ... Read more...
TimberWest posts strongest quarterly results in 3 years
29 Juillet 2010 09:16TimberWest Forest Corp. posted its strongest normalized quarterly results in three years generating positive EBITDA of $9.7 million and positive distributable cash of $4.0 million in Q2, 2010. This compares to an EBITDA ... Read more...
Works resumes at Tolko Industries' Armstrong plywood operation
28 Juillet 2010 10:13After a month long curtailment, workers are back at their jobs at Tolko Industries' Armstrong plywood operation in British Columbia. “We’ve been able to focus on speciality products,” said ... Read more...
AV Group receives $36.3 million
28 Juillet 2010 10:01The AV Group, who runs the AV Nackawic mill and the AV Cell mill in New Brunswick, are receiving $36.3 million from Natural Resources Canada's Pulp and Paper Green Transformation program. ... Read more...
AV Nackawic Pulp Mill receives $2.37 million
28 Juillet 2010 10:01The Government of Canada is investing in two capital improvement projects that will support clean energy production and environmental improvements at the AV Nackawic pulp mill in Nackawic, New Brunswick, ... Read more...
International Paper posts net quarterly earnings of $93 million
28 Juillet 2010 07:15International Paper has posted a preliminary second-quarter 2010 net earnings totaling $93 million compared with a net loss of $162 million in the first quarter of 2010 and net earnings of $136 million in the ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp has a good day in court
27 Juillet 2010 19:06Terrace Bay Pulp is one step closer to reopening this summer. Today the company announced that their Plan of Arrangement has been sanctioned by the Ontario Superior Court, clearing the ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater has paid off $166 million of its DIP loan
27 Juillet 2010 08:28On July 21, AbitibiBowater repaid $166 million of its debtor-in-possession (DIP) loan, leaving $40 million remaining. AbitibiBowater has said it was able to make the payment due to an improvement in market conditions ... Read more...
Western Forest Products plans to restart its Ladysmith sawmill
27 Juillet 2010 07:53Western Forest Products will be restarting its Ladysmith sawmill on or around September 7, 2010. The Ladysmith sawmill was closed indefinitely on April 26, 2008 due to poor market conditions. The operation will now ... Read more...
Western Forest Products reaches tentative agreement with workers
27 Juillet 2010 07:48Western Forest Products has reached a tentative 4-year labour agreement with the United Steelworkers Union. The contract, which covers the vast majority of Western's unionized hourly workforce, includes USW Locals 1... Read more...
Will the gutting of the B.C. Forest Service lead to privatization?
26 Juillet 2010 20:33An article published by Focus Online is exposing the current emaciated state of the British Columbia Forest Service and questions if the gutting of the Forest Service has been plotted ... Read more...
Tembec's Temiscaming workers agree to concessions
26 Juillet 2010 19:39Workers at Tembec's Temiscaming pulp mill in Quebec have agreed to concession in order for Tembec to invest in mill upgrades. Instead of accept the 10% wage concessions that are part ... Read more...
Should Nova Scotia burn trees for power generation? Hearings begin today
26 Juillet 2010 07:22Hearings begin today by the Nova Scotia regulatory agency over a biomass-fueled power generation proposal. NewPage Port Hawkesbury Corp. and Nova Scotia Power (a subsidiary of Emera Inc.) have a ... Read more...
Ear Falls concessions and a stable wood supply may be key to restart sawmill
23 Juillet 2010 10:24President of EACOM Timber, Rick Doman, has said that the costs need to be reduced at the Ear Falls and Sault Ste. Marie sawmills in Ontario before they will be ... Read more...
Interfor posts net loss of $2.6 million
23 Juillet 2010 07:48International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) reported a net loss of $2.6 million or $0.06 per share in the second quarter of 2010. The loss for the quarter includes a tax valuation allowance of $1.3 ... Read more...
Workers vote in favour of strike action at Ainsworth OSB mill in Barwick
23 Juillet 2010 07:26Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) Local 324-99 of the Ainsworth Engineered LP facility in Barwick, Ontario have rejected their employer's final offer, and have voted in favour ... Read more...
Canfor Pulp Income Fund posts quarterly net income of $22.1 million
22 Juillet 2010 09:48The Canfor Pulp Income Fund (the Fund) has posted their second quarter results. The Fund has a 49.8% ownership in the Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership (the Partnership). The Partnership has posted ... Read more...
New mill starts ups in Ontario are still waiting for a wood supply
21 Juillet 2010 14:24Atikokan Renewable Fuels feels their plan to restart the defunct Fibratech plant to produce wood pellets has been severely hampered by Ontario's competitive wood supply process. Ontario created a competition ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp is ordering supplies
21 Juillet 2010 07:55The mill workers in Terrace Bay, Ontario are a little more hopeful this week that the plans to reopen Terrace Bay Pulp may actually come to fruition. Yesterday, Terrace Bay ... Read more...
Lockout of Port of Montreal workers may lead to AbitibiBowater layoffs
20 Juillet 2010 20:10Exporters, like AbitibiBowater, may have to lay off workers if the lockout of the Port of Montreal workers continues. 850 port workers were locked out on July 18 over a wage dispute. ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper didn't pay its full 2010 tax bill to North Cowichan
20 Juillet 2010 08:20Catalyst Paper sent out their tax payments last week and North Cowichan, British Columbia is feeling a sense of déjà vu. North Cowichan received two cheques last week. One ... Read more...
SGF extends a $79 million loan to Fibrek
19 Juillet 2010 13:25Société générale de financement du Québec (SGF) has announced a contribution of $78 million dollars as part of a global refinancing agreement totaling approximately $190 M for Fibrek ... Read more...
Fraser Papers posts net loss of $13.1 million
17 Juillet 2010 14:06Fraser Papers Inc.Fraser Papers has posted a net loss of $13.1 million in its first quarter. As a result of the sale of Fraser Papers' specialty papers assets to Twin ... Read more...
Howe Sound Pulp and Paper purchased by Paper Excellence
16 Juillet 2010 18:07Howe Sound Pulp and Paper has been sold by its owners (Canfor and Oji Paper Co. Ltd. of Japan) to Paper Excellence B.V. Paper Excellence B.V. is based ... Read more...
Domtar and FPInnovations join forces to develop innovative fiber-based nanotechnologies
16 Juillet 2010 14:13Domtar Corporation and FPInnovations today announced that they have formed a new joint venture company to build the world's first one metric ton per day commercial-scale nanocrystalline cellulose demonstration plant ... Read more...
British Columbia's forestry job numbers
15 Juillet 2010 23:13It seems that forestry employment numbers bottomed out last year in British Columbia and may now be making a rebound. Here are some forestry job stats from British Columbia: 2005 – 79,700 2006 – 81,617 2007 – 84,275 2008 – 64,917 2009 – 51,958 2010 (Jan ... Read more...
Still hurdles in the way for Terrace Bay Pulp to restart
14 Juillet 2010 20:37Terrace Bay Pulp executives submitted their creditor payment plan to Ontario's Superior Court in Toronto yesterday. That plan will see Terrace Bay Pulp pay $35 million to about 170 creditors. The court ... Read more...
Tolko's Armstrong sawmill undamaged by fire
13 Juillet 2010 20:12Crews continue to mop up spot fires at Tolko Industries Ltd.’s Armstrong Division. The fire, which began Sunday afternoon, was contained to the hog pile and log yard. Pat ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater's Fort Frances mill fined for workplace accident
13 Juillet 2010 20:06In 2008, two electricians and a student received first, second, and third degree burns after making contact with a live conductor at the AbitibiBowater mill in Fort Frances, Ontario. As a ... Read more...
Fire at Tolko in Armstrong, B.C.
12 Juillet 2010 08:17At least 100 homes were evacuated yesterday when a pile of sawdust caught on fire at the Armstrong Tolko Industries plant in British Columbia. The fire started in hog fuel and ... Read more...
How B.C. sawmills are targeting the Chinese market
12 Juillet 2010 08:03There was an informative article in the Globe and Mail over the weekend detailing efforts in British Columbia to establish a market for their lumber in China. Did you know ... Read more...
EACOM Timber Corporation Announces Board Changes
11 Juillet 2010 10:58EACOM Timber Corporation is pleased to announce that following its recently announced acquisition of the Forest Products business of Domtar Corporation, it has undertaken a number of changes to its ... Read more...
Corner Brook Pulp & Paper workers are not rushing to negotiate
11 Juillet 2010 10:53The unionized workers at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper in Newfoundland are not rushing to negotiate a new contract. The workers have been without a collective agreement for over a ... Read more...
Tolko extends its curtailment in Spallumcheen
11 Juillet 2010 10:19The curtailment that began at Tolko Industries's plywood operation in Spallumcheen, British Columbia on July 5th, will be extended for an additional week. 140 employees are affected by the temporary curtailment. ... Read more...
Another executive leaves NewPage
09 Juillet 2010 17:02On July 2, 2010, the boards of directors of NewPage Holding Corporation and NewPage Corporation accepted the resignation of Michael L. Marziale as senior vice president, marketing, strategy and general management, effective ... Read more...
Port Alberni could be heated from Catalyst's steam
09 Juillet 2010 07:30The waste steam from a Catalyst Paper paper mill may be used some day to heat large buildings in Port Alberti. For this to happen, heat lines would be located ... Read more...
Peace River Pulp Division receives $40.57 million
09 Juillet 2010 07:25The Government of Canada’s investment of $40.57 million in Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd. (DMI) is improving the company’s environmental performance and helping drive the evolution of Canada’s forest sector, ... Read more...
Could the ash from Corner Brook Pulp and Paper be reused?
09 Juillet 2010 07:21Researchers are studying the ash produced by burning at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper in Newfoundland, and are investigating if the ash could be reused for agricultural, horticultural, and forestry ... Read more...
Extension of Fraser Paper's creditor protection period
09 Juillet 2010 07:15Fraser Papers Inc. has announced that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) has granted a further extension of the initial Order under which Fraser Papers, together with its ... Read more...
Grand Falls-Windsor lost its main employer, but has somehow thrived
08 Juillet 2010 07:15When AbitibiBowater closed the mill in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland, most people assumed the economy of the central Newfoundland town would tank. But the opposite has happened. Last year by this ... Read more...
Alberta's cold winter did knock back the mountain pine beetles
08 Juillet 2010 07:08Scientists are now saying last winter's cold temperatures in Alberta were cold enough to knock back the population of mountain pine beetles. Bark samples from 1,266 pine trees at 229 sites show ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper is permanently closing Elk Falls paper mill & Coquitlam recycling operation
07 Juillet 2010 07:30Catalyst Paper has decided to permanently close its Elk Falls paper mill near Campbell River, British Columbia and its paper recycling operation in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The Elk Falls mill ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater hopes to be free of court protection on October 1
06 Juillet 2010 08:16AbitibiBowater hopes its restructuring plan wins the support of its creditors in late August so the company can escape from bankruptcy court protection on October 1st. The restructuring plan aims ... Read more...
Update from Tembec regarding fire at Chetwynd mill
05 Juillet 2010 09:43Tembec has provided an update regarding a fire at the its high yield pulp mill in Chetwynd, British Columbia. The fire started on Wednesday, June 30, in the late afternoon. Emergency ... Read more...
Fire at Tembec's Chetwynd pulp mill
03 Juillet 2010 09:23A fire broke out on Wednesday at Tembec's Chetwynd pulp mill in British Columbia. The fire began in the mill but quickly spread through the mill to the outside chip ... Read more...
Fire at Ligni Bel sawmill in Scotsburn, Nova Scotia
02 Juillet 2010 07:36The Ligni Bel sawmill in Scotsburn, Nova Scotia suffered significant damage in a fire yesterday. Several firefighters were injured when a flashover occurred in the boiler house due to the ... Read more...
West Fraser closes Northstar Lumber permanently
02 Juillet 2010 07:13West Fraser Timber has decided to permanently close Northstar Lumber in Quesnel, British Columbia. The mill was idled in December 2008 putting 127 people out of work. The mill had been producing ... Read more...
Domtar completes sale of its Forest Products Business to EACOM
01 Juillet 2010 18:10Domtar Corporation has announced the closing of its previously announced transaction to sell its Forest Products Business to EACOM Timber Corporation. EACOM acquired the business for CDN$80 million plus elements ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper will be paying their full tax bill in 3 British Columbia communities
30 Juin 2010 20:49Catalyst Paper will pay its full municipal property tax bill in three of the four municipalities that host its B.C. paper mills, but is seeking leave from the Supreme ... Read more...
Could we prevent Dutch elm disease by cloning resistant trees?
30 Juin 2010 09:02Praveen Saxena, a University of Guelph researcher, is searching for elm trees that have proven to be high resistant or highly tolerant to Dutch elm disease. If resistant trees can ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp receives positive vote to continue with its payment plan
30 Juin 2010 08:48Terrace Bay Pulp received a nearly unanimous vote to continue with its plan to pay off creditors and move forward towards reopening the mill this summer. 165 of the company's 168 creditors ... Read more...
German company is unable to take over Grand Falls-Windsor pulp mill
29 Juin 2010 07:37Lott Paper, from Germany, is in no position to follow through with their plans to take over the idled, former AbitibiBowater pulp mill in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland. Lott Paper filed ... Read more...
Northern Pulp creates Nova Scotia Forest Research Program
28 Juin 2010 07:30Northern Pulp Nova Scotia is creating a new Forest Research Program in the province. Northern Pulp’s initiative and $1 million investment over five years will drive research to study the ... Read more...
U.S. Courts Approve AbitibiBowater's Backstop Commitment Agreement
25 Juin 2010 17:56AbitibiBowater Inc. today announced that, in connection with its creditor protection proceedings and exit financing efforts, the Company has obtained approval of a backstop commitment agreement by the U.S. ... Read more...
Tolko curtails Armstrong division for 1 week
25 Juin 2010 07:21Tolko Industries is curtailing its Armstrong, British Columbia division for a minimum of 1 week. The curtailment, scheduled for market re-adjustment, will begin on July 5th. 150 employees will be affected. Tolko ... Read more...
Germany's Lott Paper wants former Grand Falls-Windsor paper mill in Newfoundland
25 Juin 2010 07:15German company Lott Paper wants to reopen the former AbitibiBowater paper mill in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland. Lott Paper wants to fill the market void left in Germany since AbitibiBowater idled ... Read more...
Canfor tenatively plans to restart Vavenby
22 Juin 2010 21:01Tentative plans are being made by Canfor to upgrade its Vavenby mill in British Columbia The plans call for a $30 million modernization project at the mill that would put at ... Read more...
Weyerhaeuser shrinks its debt
22 Juin 2010 20:55Weyerhaeuser is in the news this week for taking steps to actively shrink its debt. Weyerhaeuser recently offered to repurchase all of its outstanding 6.750% notes that are due on March 15, 2010. ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp has lost its funding provider
22 Juin 2010 20:44Terrace Bay Pulp has lost its funding provider of $40 million. This is the latest dark cloud greying the company's delayed restart plan. Terrace Bay Pulp does have a $25 million loan ... Read more...
Tembec's outlook improves
21 Juin 2010 14:19Tembec has announced that its operational earnings are expected to increase in its third quarter - by at least 42%. Tembec said its EBITDA (arnings before non-recurring items, interest, income taxes, ... Read more...
Smurfit Stone cleared to exit bankruptcy this month
21 Juin 2010 14:09Smurfit Stone Container Corporation has received approval from the court to exit from bankruptcy protection later this month - around June 30. After emerging from bankruptcy, the company will be controlled ... Read more...
What is behind NewPage's resignations?
18 Juin 2010 08:12A lot of buzz followed NewPage's announcement earlier this week. If you missed it, NewPage announced that its President and CEO E. Thomas Curley, Chairman of its board Mark A. ... Read more...
Fire at Irving's mill in Saint John
16 Juin 2010 11:18Last night there was a fire on the roof of Irving's paper mill in Saint John, New Brunswick. The fire started on the roof of the mill's thermal mechanical pulping ... Read more...
NewPage resignations
15 Juin 2010 08:12NewPage Corporation announced today that E. Thomas Curley has resigned as president and chief executive officer and as a director of NewPage and its affiliates. In addition, NewPage announced that ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater's sawmill workers in Quebec reject contract proposal
15 Juin 2010 06:49AbitibiBowater's workers at 4 sawmills in Quebec have voted 53% against their latest contract proposal. The 4 sawmills, with a collective total of 500 workers, are Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean in Girardville, Mistassini, The Gold, and St. ... Read more...
Tembec announces its scheduled summer downtime
14 Juin 2010 11:54Tembec has announced scheduled downtime for this summer: Summer Shutdowns: Cochrane, Ontario - 5 weeks - beginning June 28 Senneterre, Quebec - 5 weeks - beginning June 28 Kapuskasing, Ontario - 2 weeks - beginning ... Read more...
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper pleads guilty
14 Juin 2010 07:41Kruger's Corner Brook Pulp and Paper has changed its plea to guilty in regards to an accidental spill in October 2007. About 7,400 litres of a solution of 50% caustic soda — also known ... Read more...
A green pulp mill that is tree-free?
14 Juin 2010 07:29Prairie Pulp and Paper aims to produce a high-quality, eco-friendly paper from wheat and flax straw in southern Manitoba. The company is backed by a group of investors that includes ... Read more...
Weyerhaeuser announces reopening of Hudson Bay OSB mill in Saskatchewan
11 Juin 2010 20:05Weyerhaeuser is reopening its OSB plant in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan in September. Production at the mill has been curtailed since July of 2008. The majority of Hudson Bay's workforce will be ... Read more...
Elmsdale Lumber receives $3 million from Nova Scotia
11 Juin 2010 10:27Elmsdale Lumber is receiving $3 million in the form of a repayable loan from the Nova Scotia government. The company will use the loan to modernize its manufacturing and production operations ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp fined for pollution
10 Juin 2010 20:45Terrace Bay Pulp has been filed $150,000 after the company plead guilty to fouling the air and contaminating a sewage system in two separate incidents while the plant was still running ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater announces completion of asset sales
08 Juin 2010 09:35AbitibiBowater announced today that its subsidiaries have completed (i) the sale of three idle paper mills located in eastern Canada together with certain related assets and the property on which ... Read more...
Ensyn Technologies Inc. and Tolko Industries Ltd. announce formation of partnership to build world's largest commercial fast pyrolysis plant
07 Juin 2010 14:04Ensyn Technologies Inc. and Tolko Industries Ltd. announced today that they have formed a partnership to build the world's largest commercial fast pyrolysis plant in High Level, Alberta. The partnership, ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater sells golf course to town of Donnacona
07 Juin 2010 07:33AbitibiBowater has sold its company owned golf course, and its surrounding park land to the town of Donnacona, Quebec for $352,000. Some of the park land is zoned for residential development. ... Read more...
Domtar's Espanola mill receives $995,000
06 Juin 2010 16:39Domtar Corporation, North America’s largest integrated manufacturer and marketer of uncoated freesheet paper, is improving its environmental performance and contributing to a more sustainable pulp and paper industry in ... Read more...
Conifex Timber completes acquisition of Mackenzie sawmills
04 Juin 2010 10:46Conifex Timber Inc. ("Conifex"), formerly West Fourth Capital Inc. ("Fourth"), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of certain sawmill and related assets located at or near Mackenzie, British ... Read more...
Union decides not to vote on Catalyst Paper's proposal
04 Juin 2010 09:46Union officials from the CEP have presented a detailed version of Catalyst Paper's proposal to its Elk Falls members on Wednesday night. After examining the details, the union members decided ... Read more...
Howe Sound Pulp and Paper wants to alter its fuel source
04 Juin 2010 09:38Howe Sound Pulp and Paper, of coastal British Columbia, has applied to the B.C. Ministry of the Environment to alter its fuel source. The company wishes to add construction ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater appoints Richard Garneau to its Board of Directors
03 Juin 2010 12:30AbitibiBowater Inc. today announced the appointment of Richard Garneau to serve on its Board of Directors. AbitibiBowater also announced today the departure of Anthony F. Griffiths as a member of ... Read more...
Irving workers fight back against random alcohol tests
03 Juin 2010 08:25An arbitrator has sided with the workers of the Irving Pulp and Paper mill in St. John, New Brunswick after the workers grieved Irving's policy of random alcohol testing. Irving ... Read more...
Tolko Industries receives $810,000
02 Juin 2010 14:00Tolko Industries Ltd. is improving its environmental performance and contributing to a more sustainable pulp and paper industry in Canada with help from an $810,000 investment by the Government of Canada. ... Read more...
Interfor Castlegar sawmill set to reopen in July
01 Juin 2010 21:17Interfor is set to reopen its sawmill in Castlegar, British Columbia in July. Interfor's spokesman, Rick Slaco, has confirmed that between 5 and 60 people have been hired to work in the ... Read more...
Northern Pulp Reaffirms Environmental Stewardship Commitment
31 Mai 2010 21:14Northern Pulp, in Nova Scotia, has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental stewardship by signing an Environmental Stewardship Partners Program (ESPP) agreement with the Pictou Harbour Environment Protection Project (PHEPP), a ... Read more...
Denis Jean appointed Catalyst Paper interim President & CEO
31 Mai 2010 10:51Catalyst Paper has announced the appointment of Denis Jean, a current director of the Board as the company's interim president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. A veteran of the ... Read more...
Video from Wemotaci native reserve as forest fire approaches
30 Mai 2010 11:51Have you ever been near a forest fire? This video from the Wemotaci native reserve in Quebec shows breathtaking video filmed on Friday as a massive forest fire nears the ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper - a bully?
30 Mai 2010 11:16Union officials are accusing Catalyst Paper of trying to bully and intimidate workers and their families in relation to the company's 'fresh start' proposal to restart the Elk Falls mill. ... Read more...
Recent video of Wawa 18 fire in Ontario
30 Mai 2010 10:17Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) videos of the Wawa 18 fire: This fire has exhibited extreme behaviour that resulted in an emergency order being declared yesterday morning. An Emergency Area ... Read more...
Granules LG International Inc. receives $3.3 million in government funding
29 Mai 2010 18:03The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, announced the awarding of $2,560,000 in repayable funding for the startup of Granules LG international Inc., a wood pellet pilot ... Read more...
Forest fire updates
27 Mai 2010 20:50Forest fire season is in full strength across the country with many lightning sparked fires igniting tinder-dry forests. Quebec Lightning has started several forest fires in Quebec this week. 800 firefighters ... Read more...
Should Catalyst Paper move to China?
27 Mai 2010 10:32With word spreading that Catalyst Paper might be making a move to relocate to Yangcheng, China from Vancouver Island, many people are wondering if it is just a ploy by ... Read more...
German company tours Grand Falls-Windsor facilities
26 Mai 2010 07:37An unnamed German pulp and paper company toured the former AbitibiBowater mill in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland. Newfoundland and Labrador Natural Resources Minister Kathy Dunderdale is warning people not to get ... Read more...
Fraser Papers Signs Agreement to Sell New Hampshire Paper Mill
25 Mai 2010 18:48Fraser Papers Inc. announced that its subsidiary Fraser N.H. LLC, has reached an agreement to sell substantially all of its assets to an investment fund managed by MerchantBanc, LLC, ... Read more...
Elk Falls restart dependant on concessions
25 Mai 2010 18:45Workers of Catalyst Paper's Elk Falls mill in British Columbia are being told to accept wage concessions, or their mill will never restart. Elk Falls has been idle for 15 months. ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp back in court on Wednesday
25 Mai 2010 18:27Buchanan Forest Products, parent company of Terrace Bay Pulp, will be back in court tomorrow. The company will be asking for the Ontario Superior Court's approval to have a meeting ... Read more...
Mackenzie mill now scheduled to restart on August 1
25 Mai 2010 09:26The former Pope & Talbot/Worthington pulp mill in Mackenzie, British Columbia has had its restart date bumped up to August 1st - providing a fibre deal is in place. Sinar ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater Files Amended Plans of Reorganization and Disclosure Documents
24 Mai 2010 18:23AbitibiBowater Inc. has announced that certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, currently under creditor protection, have filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ... Read more...
$22.7 million for Domtar's Dryden pulp mill
22 Mai 2010 16:43Domtar is received $22.7 million for its Dryden, Ontario pulp mill under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program (PPGTP). The funding will be used for two capital improvement projects that ... Read more...
Status of Miramichi economy topic of emergency meeting
21 Mai 2010 13:17Miramichi, New Brunswick has suffered from the downturn in the forestry sector, but the city held its hopes high on a new $700 million plant that was to be build at ... Read more...
Have NewPage and Kruger made a deal?
21 Mai 2010 12:25The author of the Dead Tree Edition blog contacted me this morning with some insight to yesterday's announcement by Kruger that they were cutting production of coated paper in Trois-Rivieres, ... Read more...
Kruger cuts production at 2 Quebec mills
19 Mai 2010 19:05Kruger Inc. is cutting production at 2 Quebec mills. 440 employees will be laid off. Kruger is indefinitely ceasing production of coated and supercalendered paper at its Trois-Rivieres mill in south-central Quebec. ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber's Hinton pulp mill receives $15 million
19 Mai 2010 08:08West Fraser Timber will boost its environmental performance and contribute to a more sustainable pulp and paper industry in Canada with help from a significant investment by the Government of ... Read more...
Newfoundland and Labrador's AbitibiBowater appeal rejected
19 Mai 2010 07:22The province of Newfoundland and Labrador wanted to become a secured creditor of AbitibiBowater to ensure the company pays for the environmental cleanup of sites it once owned in the ... Read more...
Wondering about AbitibiBowater's first quarterly results?
18 Mai 2010 19:57Wondering how AbitibiBowater did in their first quarter of 2010? And why you haven't see the results yet? AbitibiBowater filed a Form NT 10-Q today - a filing that is used ... Read more...
Truce declared - Forest industry and environmental groups reach deal
18 Mai 2010 12:11Love it or hate hate, the Canadian forest industry has agreed to a deal with environmentalists. The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement Deal details: logging will be suspended in 29 million ha ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater closes Gatineau mill
17 Mai 2010 18:42AbitibiBowater has announced its intention to indefinitely close its Gatineau, Quebec mill. 500 employees will be out of work. "Workers in Gatineau have been abandoned by their federal government and betrayed ... Read more...
Eastern Canada pulp and paper workers decide pattern for industry bargaining
16 Mai 2010 16:49The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union Eastern Canadian Pulp and Paper caucus has determined the terms of a five-year pattern agreement for the eastern industry that interprets the AbitibiBowater agreement ... Read more...
Loggers and environmentalists - about to declare truce?
14 Mai 2010 08:15Environmentalists want areas of the boreal forest protected from logging. Forest companies want the environmentalists to stop the anti-forestry marketing campaigns against their company. This week both sides come together ... Read more...
Ainsworth posts net earnings of $15.7 million
14 Mai 2010 07:37Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has reported a net income of $15.7 million in its first quarter compared to a net loss of $34.0 million in the first quarter of 2009. Ainsworth President and ... Read more...
Fraser Papers' 2009 Results
13 Mai 2010 16:43Fraser Papers Inc. has reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2009. As a result of the sale of Fraser Papers' specialty papers assets to Twin Rivers Paper Company Inc. ... Read more...
Quarterly results catch-up
13 Mai 2010 07:32Additional recently reported quarterly results: Cascades Inc. - Broke even in its first quarter. Read details Sino-Forest Corporation - Net income rose by 86% in its first quarter to $42.8 million. Read ... Read more...
Swedish FSC SLIMF Standard for Forest Certification approved
12 Mai 2010 09:58The FSC Director General has delivered a positive approval decision for the "Swedish FSC SLIMF Standard for Forest Certification”. The approval of the Swedish SLIMF (Small and Low Intensity Managed ... Read more...
Proposed legislation will protect logging contractors
12 Mai 2010 09:17British Columbia is proposing a new Forestry Service Providers Act to replace the Woodworker Lien Act. In 2007, when Pope & Talbot went under, logging contractors suffered without payment for their services. ... Read more...
Claims against AbitibiBowater now tally $35.5 billion
11 Mai 2010 18:00AbitibiBowater has just released the latest report by its court appointed creditor protection monitor, Ernst & Young Inc. To date, the monitor has tallied 7,423 claims against AbitibiBowater for a total of $35,541,044,692. ... Read more...
Canfor announces restart of Quesnel sawmill
11 Mai 2010 06:59Canfor Corporation has announced that it will be restarting operations at its Quesnel sawmill in June. The decision to restart operations in Quesnel comes as a result of the Canfor's ... Read more...
Half a million acres of Indiana Forest Land become FSC certified
11 Mai 2010 04:29The US State of Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) obtains FSC Forest Management (FM) certification for 528,332 acres of Indiana forests – 10,000 of which are High Conservation Value Forests.... Read more...
Eastern Canada workers vote 63% in favour of AbitibiBowater collective agreement
10 Mai 2010 18:05AbitibiBowater's unionized employees in Eastern Canada, represented by the Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP), have voted 63% in favour of their proposed collective agreement. The new agreement carries ... Read more...
World's first FSC certificate for African Blackwood awarded to Hanson Clarinets
10 Mai 2010 09:00The UK's largest clarinet manufacturer Hanson Clarinets is awarded the world's first FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) certificate for African Blackwood. Hanson Clarinets expects to launch the world's first FSC-certified ... Read more...
Canfor sells Uneeda Wood Products
10 Mai 2010 07:02Canfor is selling its Uneeda Wood Products mill to BID Group of Companies. Uneeda Wood Products employs about 100 people in Chilliwack, British Columbia. The mill is excited to return to ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater investigates power generation in Thunder Bay
07 Mai 2010 07:31With $51 million, AbitibiBowater believes it could produce more than 60% of its own power at its Thunder Bay, Ontario mill by installing a condensing turbine, associated generator and cooling tower to ... Read more...
Newfoundland and Labrador appeal AbitibiBowater environmental warning
07 Mai 2010 07:25The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is appealing the recent ruling by Quebec Justice Clement Gascon, who ruled in favour of AbitibiBowater when the province asked for the company to ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper ends tax feud
07 Mai 2010 07:07This week Catalyst Paper abandoned its appeal of the British Columbia Supreme Court decision in which Mr. Justice Voith upheld the legal validity of the City of Port Alberni’s 2009 ... Read more...
Reopening of the Ear Falls sawmill "imminent"
05 Mai 2010 18:50Rick Doman, President and CEO of Eacom Timber Corporation, talked recently with the Dryden Observer about the future of the idled Ear Falls, Ontario sawmill. Eacom Timber recently acquired the ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater Files Framework for Plan of Reorganization
04 Mai 2010 18:55AbitibiBowater Inc. has announced that the Company and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, currently under creditor protection, have filed with courts in Canada and the United States ... Read more...
Cascades Canada pleads guilty to discharging contaminate
03 Mai 2010 20:50In August of 2008, charges were laid against Cascades Canada, owner of the Norampac Paper mill in Trenton, Ontario for discharging a "black particulate". Today Cascades Canada plead guilty to two ... Read more...
Marathon, there are PCBs in the groundwater, but there is no risk to your drinking water
30 Avril 2010 20:31The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has found high levels of PCBs in the groundwater on the old Marathon Pulp mill site. However, officials from the Ministry are saying there ... Read more...
Workshop sets the ground for Ecosystem Services Project
30 Avril 2010 10:27FSC recently initiated the preparatory phase of a new project designed to test FSC forest management certification for ecosystem services, entitled “Expanding FSC certification at the landscape level through ... Read more...
Earth Day founder highlights reliability of FSC standards
30 Avril 2010 09:53Earth Day founder and recognized leader on conservation policy Denis Hayes cautions the U.S. Green Building Council not to let its prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ... Read more...
Dontar posts quarterly net earnings of $58 million
30 Avril 2010 08:01Domtar Corporation has posted their preliminary first quarter results showing net earnings of $58 million compared to net earnings of $124 million for the fourth quarter of 2009 and a net loss of $45 ... Read more...
Domtar posts quarterly net earnings of $58 million
30 Avril 2010 08:01Domtar Corporation has posted their preliminary first quarter results showing net earnings of $58 million compared to net earnings of $124 million for the fourth quarter of 2009 and a net loss of $45 ... Read more...
New FSC publications available online
30 Avril 2010 06:03FSC has released three new publications to promote understanding of the FSC system. Available online, the publications provide stakeholders with useful resources to work with FSC and highlight the impacts ... Read more...
Government of Canada Supporting Competitive Forest Sector at Home and Abroad
29 Avril 2010 10:19The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Natural Resources, has announced $2.8 million in funding to expand domestic and overseas market initiatives for Quebec’s forest industry. In his keynote speech at ... Read more...
Canfor posts a quarterly net income of $32.5 million
29 Avril 2010 09:01Canfor Corporation has reported total net income of $32.5 million for the first quarter of 2010, compared to a net loss of $9.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2009 and a net loss ... Read more...
Renewable Electricity Plan concerns Forest Industry
28 Avril 2010 09:58Forest Products Association of Nova Scotia (FPANS) has concerns with Nova Scotia's new Renewable Electricity Plan released on Friday (April 23rd) by the provincial government (.pdf). FPANS has long been ... Read more...
Buchanan Forest Products requests more time to restart the Terrace Bay Pulp mill
27 Avril 2010 19:43Buchanan Forest Products is asking the court for a 60 day extension before restarting the Terrace Bay Pulp mill. "Last year we negotiated a term sheet with the province for a $25 ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper to appeal tax ruling to Supreme Court of Canada
27 Avril 2010 07:37Catalyst Paper will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, following dismissal of its appeal concerning the North Cowichan 2009 tax bylaw by the Court of Appeal for ... Read more...
Aerial gypsy moth spay program in Richmond, B.C.
27 Avril 2010 07:28A gypsy moth aerial spray program is beginning in Richmond, British Columbia this week with hopes of killing off a infestation of gypsy moths. Foray 48R will be sprayed from ... Read more...
Aerial gypsy moth spray program in Richmond, B.C.
27 Avril 2010 07:28A gypsy moth aerial spray program is beginning in Richmond, British Columbia this week with hopes of killing off a infestation of gypsy moths. Foray 48R will be sprayed from ... Read more...
Rio Tinto Alcan is interested in AbitibiBowater's former Saguenay mill site
26 Avril 2010 19:31Rio Tinto Alcan, an aluminum company, is interested in AbitibiBowater's former Port Alfred paper mill site in Saguenay, Quebec. AbitibiBowater is seeking approval of the bankruptcy court to sell the ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater's ratification vote begins
26 Avril 2010 19:00Over the next two weeks, more than 4,000 workers in Eastern Canada will have their chance to vote on a tentative deal reached between AbitibiBowater and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers ... Read more...
Clearcutting numbers down in Nova Scotia
26 Avril 2010 17:55A recent study of the numbers by Forest Products Association of Nova Scotia (FPANS) has revealed that clearcutting use in the province’s forest industry is way down. Actually, it ... Read more...
Harmac decides to pay $2 million in back taxes
24 Avril 2010 19:52Nanaimo Forest Products, owner of the Harmac pulp mill, has decided to pay $2 million of its 2009 property taxes to Nanaimo. The board of the company decided that a provincial appeal ... Read more...
Court rejects Catalyst Paper's tax compaint
24 Avril 2010 19:09A British Columbia Court of Appeal has rejected Catalyst Paper's tax rate complaint against the District of North Cowichan. Catalyst Paper feels the corporate tax rate for its Crofton mill ... Read more...
Nanaimo's mayor doesn't like special deals
24 Avril 2010 19:02Nanaimo's mayor, John Ruttan, does not think it is likely the city will charge Harmac's pulp mill a lower municipal tax rate in exchange for access to the mill's plentiful ... Read more...
Interfor posts quarterly loss of $3.4 million - plans to reopen Castlegar
24 Avril 2010 18:47Interfor Forest Products Ltd. may reopen its Castlegar mill on a reduced basis as early as July because of the increases in lumber pricing and demand. Interfor posted a net ... Read more...
West Fraser posts a profit of $19 million
24 Avril 2010 18:39West Fraser Timber has posted a profit of $19 million in its first quarter ($0.45 a share). West Fraser Timber owes its profit to rebounding lumber prices. The company warned that prices ... Read more...
Water bomber crashed in N.B. killing pilot
24 Avril 2010 16:00Pilot Ron Clowes was killed yesterday when the water bomber he was flying crashed shortly after takeoff near the Miramichi, New Brunswick airport. The water bomber, a 60 year old TBM ... Read more...
Newfoundland says it didn't mean to expropriate the paper mill
23 Avril 2010 08:13Newfoundland and Labrador rushed to expropriate AbitibiBowater's assets before the company could hold a pre-bankruptcy fire sale. The province really wanted the timber and water rights back, as well as ... Read more...
ASI welcomes a new staff member
23 Avril 2010 06:25Accreditation Services International (ASI) is pleased to welcome a new staff member to its international team. Etienne Kuzong will further the work of ASI, the independent accreditation body which delivers ... Read more...
Beaupré has court authorization to seize AbitibiBowater mill for unpaid taxes
22 Avril 2010 14:26The town of Beaupré, Quebec has received court authorization to seize and sell the assets of the AbitibiBowater mill in their town, unless AbitibiBowater pays $700,000 in overdue taxes. AbitibiBowater has ... Read more...
New project to demonstrate and evaluate satellite remote sensing technologies for FSC certification
22 Avril 2010 03:55On 1 May 2010 FSC is launching a new project, funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), to assess the value of satellite remote sensing technologies in the FSC certification process. The ... Read more...
Lakehead drop 'Forestry' from its faculty name
21 Avril 2010 07:42Perhaps due to a record low number of Forestry applications last year (see: Guess how many Ontario high school students applied to study Forestry this fall?), Lakehead University has decided ... Read more...
Nearly half of Ontario's forestry sector assistance funding has yet to be designated
20 Avril 2010 19:47Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath wants to know why the Ontario government has yet to distribute forestry assistance funding that was announced five years ago. Through a freedom of information ... Read more...
Fibrestick Manufacturing receives $100,000 in funding
20 Avril 2010 14:45Fibrestick Manufacturing is a small company in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario that manufactures value-added wood products. Today, the provincial government of Ontario has announced funding of $100,000 for Fibrestick Manufacturing through ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater wants to sell 4 idled mills to a scrap metal company
20 Avril 2010 12:15AbitibiBowater is seeking approval from the bankruptcy court to sell 4 paper mills in Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick. AbitibiBowater believes it can recover at least $13.8 million from selling the following ... Read more...
Former Nackawic workers sue the CAW - their former union
20 Avril 2010 12:03Former workers from the St. Anne's Nackawic Pulp Co. Ltd. pulp mill in New Brunswick are suing their former union, Canadian Auto Workers Local 219 and the national CAW body for ... Read more...
Fewer tree planting jobs this year?
19 Avril 2010 19:31The Canadian Press is reporting that tree planting jobs may be scarce this year. In fact, they begin their article with "A summer job for students that has become as ... Read more...
Georgia-Pacific receives approval from Investment Canada to acquire Englehart and Earlton facilities
19 Avril 2010 14:08Georgia-Pacific has received approval from the Minister of Industry for the acquisition of Grant Forest Products' Englehart and Earlton, Ontario facilities. The Minister reviews significant foreign investments in Canada to ... Read more...
Significant Government Investments in Senneterre Power Station
19 Avril 2010 14:05Boralex Power Income Fund is pleased that its Senneterre, Québec power station project will benefit from significant investments by the federal and provincial governments. The $6 million project was developed ... Read more...
Saskatchewan reconsiders Dutch Elm Disease funding
19 Avril 2010 08:52As a follow up to an earlier story, the province of Saskatchewan has reconsidered cutting all Dutch Elm Disease funding. The government has decided to reinstate a portion of the ... Read more...
Howe Sound Pulp and Paper receives $6 million
18 Avril 2010 17:32A $6-million investment by the Government of Canada will enable Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Limited Partnership to improve its environmental performance and contribute to a more sustainable pulp and ... Read more...
Major Brazilian bank Itaú Unibanco prints on FSC certified paper
16 Avril 2010 06:19Itáu Unibanco is the first financial institution in Brazil to achieve FSC Chain of Custody (FSC CoC) certification for its own print unit. With 51 tons of paper used annually, ... Read more...
Timber Retail Coalition launched to curb illegal logging
16 Avril 2010 05:49Leading European retailers Carrefour Group, Kingfisher, Marks & Spencer and IKEA launched the Timber Retail Coalition (TRC) on 6 April 2010 to ensure minimum ethical standards for all timber and wood products sold ... Read more...
New mill manager in Fort Frances and Iroquois Falls
15 Avril 2010 19:16Derrick Lindgren, the new mill manager for AbitibiBowater's Fort Frances mill, will begin his new job on Monday. Derrick Lindgren is leaving his role as the manager at AbitibiBowater's Iroquois ... Read more...
CEP signs deal with Sinar Mas regarding Mackenzie pulp mill
14 Avril 2010 09:49The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) has signed a deal with Sinar Mas (parent company of Asia Pulp and Paper) - the company that is purchasing the ... Read more...
Tetra Pak will supply over 100 million FSC-labeled packages to Carrefour stores in France
14 Avril 2010 04:31Carrefour and Tetra Pak announced on 1 April 2010 that Tetra Pak will supply more than 100 million FSC-labeled carton packages to Carrefour stores across France during 2010. Before the end of 2012, Tetra Pak ... Read more...
B.C. cuts forestry staff
13 Avril 2010 14:34The British Columbia provincial government has issued lay off notices to about 200 staff in the forests ministry. In addition, the forestry ministry field office in Prince Rupert will be closed. ... Read more...
Saskatchewan cuts Dutch Elm Disease control program
12 Avril 2010 20:55The Saskatchewan government has decided to cut its 20 year old, Dutch Elm Disease control program. The cut will save the province $500,000 a year. Dutch elm disease is a fungus spread ... Read more...
Peter Grant's unfinished mansion is for sale
12 Avril 2010 12:41Peter Grant, of Grant Forest Products, has had to put his unfinished house in Haileybury, Ontario on the market as a court-appointed sale. The house was going to be the ... Read more...
Harmac mill in Nanaimo caters to a Chinese market
11 Avril 2010 18:58The Harmac pulp mill in Nanaimo, British Columbia is selling their pulp to Chinese customers - customers who have told them they are prepared to take whatever they can produce. ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper and the city of Powell River reach a tax agreement
09 Avril 2010 20:08Catalyst Paper and the City of Powell River have inked an agreement in principle to achieve the twin objectives of reducing the Class 4 property tax rate paid by the company's ... Read more...
Buchanan wants to open more than just its Hudson mill
09 Avril 2010 06:52The Buchanan Group is indicating it wants to restart 3 of its 9 mills in Northwestern Ontario before the end of May. We had already heard of their plan to restart the ... Read more...
Domtar's Kamloops mill receives $57.6 million for environmental upgrades
09 Avril 2010 06:41Domtar's Kamloops mill is receiving $57.6 million from the federal government under the Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program (PPGTP) for two capital improvement projects. The projects will allow the mill ... Read more...
Softwood lumber tax for western sawmills could drop on May 1st
08 Avril 2010 10:22On May 1st, it is likely that the softwood lumber tax for western Canadian sawmills will drop from 15% to 10%. The tax rate is determined using a formula based on the ... Read more...
$1 million for forest research in New Brunswick
07 Avril 2010 09:28There is a new a forest research partnership at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) called the Collaborative Research Partnership for Sustainable Forest Management, or the Forest Collaborative for short. ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper wants to reduce their labour costs by 25% - 30%
07 Avril 2010 07:23Catalyst Paper wants to roll back the labour costs at their four coastal pulp and paper mills by 25% - 30%. Richard Garneau, Catalyst Paper's president, said if the mills are to ... Read more...
30 years later, Grassy Narrows still suffering from mercury poisoning
06 Avril 2010 20:0130 years after a Dryden paper mill dumped 20,000 pounds of mercury into the Wabigoon River, with the Ontario government's permission, the people of the Grassy Narrows First Nation and Wabaseemoong (Whitedog) ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater's latest numbers
06 Avril 2010 18:04AbitibiBowater's fourth quarter losses in 2009 were $314 million, compared to $1,433 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Sales decreased to $1,126 million from $1,617 in the fourth quarter of 2008. The decrease in sales was ... Read more...
Tembec's sale of its French mills is good news for the company
06 Avril 2010 07:13Tembec will be able to reduce its debt and better ride the current wave of rising global pulp prices by selling two of its pulp mills in France. The sale ... Read more...
Expropriating AbitibiBowater's assets in Newfoundland cost $8 million
06 Avril 2010 07:02The professional and legal fees related to the expropriation of AbitibiBowater's assets in Newfoundland have added up to over $8 million. The costs, covered by the Department of Natural Resources, includes ... Read more...
McKenzie Forest Products restarts in Hudson, Ontario
05 Avril 2010 09:52Good news in Hudson, Ontario! The McKenzie Forest Products mill will reopen on May 31st. The mill has been shut down since October 2008. 75-80 people will be employed when the ... Read more...
Nova Scotia Power and NewPage propose renewable co-generation project
05 Avril 2010 09:34Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NSPI) and NewPage Port Hawkesbury Corp. (NewPage) today announced agreements to develop a new 60 MW biomass co-generation facility. The development entails an NSPI investment of $200 million. ... Read more...
Results of the Eurocan Viability study
05 Avril 2010 07:51The Eurocan Viability Group hired Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting Inc. to study and report on the viability of the Eurocan Pulp and Paper mill in Kitimat, British Columbia. The ... Read more...
SFK Pulp unveils turbogenerator project
02 Avril 2010 20:00SFK Pulp has unveiled a major turbogenerator project for their Saint-Félicien pulp mill in Québec. The project will be funded by the $20.9 million credit allocation from the Government ... Read more...
Tembec is about to sell 2 kraft pulp mills in France
02 Avril 2010 19:43Tembec's European subsidiary, Tembec SAS, is in advanced negotiations with Paper Excellence B.V. for the sale of two Kraft pulp mills located in Tarascon and Saint-Gaudens, France. As currently ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey schedules 5 weeks of downtime
01 Avril 2010 09:44Bowater Mersey in Nova Scotia has scheduled 5 more weeks of downtime. Tentatively scheduled from April 15 to May 19, the shut down is being blamed on market conditions, including the high value ... Read more...
ANOTHER chemical spill in Marathon?
01 Avril 2010 08:19Please let this be an April Fool's Joke. Thunder Bay's Chronicle Journal is reporting that another chemical spill has occurred into Lake Superior from Marathon, Ontario's dormant pulp mill. The ... Read more...
Merger between Summit Forest Products Inc. and Canadian Wood Products - Montreal Inc.
01 Avril 2010 00:00Montreal, March 16th 2010, We are pleased to announce the merger of Summit Forest Products Inc. and Canadian Wood Products – Montreal Inc. effective April 1st 2010. Our companies share similar values: ... Read more...
Fusion entre Summit Forest Products Inc. et Canadian Wood Products - Montréal Inc.
01 Avril 2010 00:00Montréal, 16 Mars 2010, Il nous fait plaisir d'annoncer la fusion entre Summit Forest Products Inc. et Canadian Wood Products – Montréal Inc. et ce, à compter du 1er Avril 2010. ... Read more...
MP tables bill to put pensions first
31 Mars 2010 20:37John Rafferty, Member of Parliament representing the riding of Thunder Bay - Rainy River in northwestern Ontario, tabled a bill that aims to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to ... Read more...
Canadian court approves Georgia-Pacific acquisition of certain Grant Forest Products facilities
31 Mars 2010 20:11Georgia-Pacific learned today that the Canadian court overseeing the Grant Forest Products Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act case has approved Georgia-Pacific's acquisition of Grant's oriented strand board (OSB) facility at Englehart, ... Read more...
Judge dismisses Newfoundland and Labrador's environmental claims against AbitibiBowater
31 Mars 2010 20:07A Quebec Superior Judge dismissed Newfoundland and Labrador's environmental claims against AbitibiBowater. The province wanted AbitibiBowater to clean up five sites that the company owns, or had once owned. The ... Read more...
What do you think of EACOM's purchase of Domtar's wood products division?
31 Mars 2010 14:38Are you a Domtar employee? What do you think of EACOM's purchase of Domtar's wood products division? The community of Ear Falls, Ontario is excited about the news. Their Domtar ... Read more...
Kruger's Corner Brook mill saved by government help
30 Mars 2010 09:18The government of Newfoundland and Labrador revealed in their budget, that they will cover $15.4 million of costs at Kruger's Corner Brook newsprint mill. The costs include replanting and forest management ... Read more...
Catalyst responds to stronger market by restarting 2nd Crofton pulp line
30 Mars 2010 06:15Catalyst Paper has announced that it will restart the second line of pulp production at its Crofton NBSK kraft mill in early May, taking advantage of a stronger market. The ... Read more...
Domtar to sell its forest products business to EACOM
29 Mars 2010 08:43Domtar Corporation has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its forest products business to EACOM Timber Corporation for CDN$80 million plus elements of working capital estimated ... Read more...
Catalyst walks away from talks with the CEP
29 Mars 2010 07:58Catalyst Paper representatives have walked away from talks with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) on Saturday. The CEP had asked Catalyst Paper to meet with them for 3 days ... Read more...
Who's responsible for Marthon's environmental mess? We'll have to wait to find out
28 Mars 2010 19:46An environmental hearing was scheduled to begin in May to determine who is responsible for the environmental clean-up of the dormant pulp mill in Marathon, Ontario. Tembec, who co-owned the ... Read more...
Strathlorne forest nursery lays off 4
26 Mars 2010 13:08Four seasonal workers at the provincial Strathlorne forest nursery in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia had to be laid off recently due to the low sales for tree seedlings. The nursery ... Read more...
Georgia-Pacific one step closer to closing purchase of some Grant Forest Products facilities
26 Mars 2010 11:57Georgia-Pacific moved one step closer to completing its acquisition of Grant Forest Products' oriented strand board (OSB) facility at Englehart, Ontario, the associated facility at Earlton, Ontario, and OSB facilities ... Read more...
Court approves sale of AbitibiBowater's Mackenzie, B.C. assets to Conifex
26 Mars 2010 10:05A Quebec court has approved of the sale of AbitibiBowater's newsprint mill, planer, sawmill, and timber rights in Mackenzie, British Columbia, to Conifex. Some conditions still apply to the sale, ... Read more...
Northern Ontario pulp mills could get energy rebate... if they were still operating...
26 Mars 2010 07:50Yesterday's Ontario provincial budget is providing an energy rebate to large industrial facilities in Northern Ontario. The plan is a three-year program that will provide electricity rebates of $150 million a ... Read more...
Free Offer: Pulp & Paper International
26 Mars 2010 07:42Pulp & Paper International (PPI) is the leading magazine for pulp, paper and paperboard manufacturers in North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. It offers the most ... Read more...
Grant Forest Products puts Timmins OSB mill up for sale
26 Mars 2010 07:28Grant Forest Products has put its Timmins, Ontario oriented strand board (OSB) mill up for sale. Last June, Grant Forest Products applied for creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement ... Read more...
Steelworkers will initiate private prosecution against Weyerhaeuser for the death of a sawmill worker in 2004
25 Mars 2010 08:29The United Steelworkers will be launching a private prosecution in the Westminster Provincial Courthouse in British Columba today, alleging that the Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. was criminally negligent in the death ... Read more...
PRT reports a net loss of $1.8 million in 2009
25 Mars 2010 07:40PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund has reported operating earnings of $2,555,000 and net losses of $1,829,000 ($0.19 per unit) as compared to operating earnings of $4,093,000 and net losses of $23,191,000 ($2.41 per unit) in 2008. Net ... Read more...
Inquest investigates death of skidder operator in B.C.
24 Mars 2010 08:07Most people who log have rolled a skidder sometime in their life, but the skidder roll that claimed the life of logger Francis Tucker in 2007 was no ordinary roll. An ... Read more...
West Fraser Timer granted permission to buy tree farm and forest license
24 Mars 2010 07:31The province of British Columbia has given permission for West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. to purchase a tree farm and forest license in the Kamloops Timber Supply Area. West Fraser ... Read more...
Lumber exports to China grow
23 Mars 2010 07:32British Columbia's lumber exports to China grew at a record pace in 2009. Lumber exports to China hit 1.63 million board feet in 2009, more than twice the volume shipped in 2008. Those exports ... Read more...
Workers closing in on deal to purchase the Pine Falls mill
23 Mars 2010 07:29A group of former workers of the idled Tembec paper mill in Pine Falls, Manitoba are closing in on a deal to take over the mill. Tembec wants a deal ... Read more...
Atlantic Packaging Products closes newsprint recycling plant in Whitby
19 Mars 2010 12:33Atlantic Packaging Products has decided to close its recycled newsprint plant in Whitby, Ontario. The closure is being blamed on a drastic decline in demand in North America, the rising ... Read more...
CEP meeting with Asia Pacific next week about Worthington Mackenzie mill
19 Mars 2010 07:50Jim Britton, the Western Region Vice President of CEP, said his union is meeting with officials from Asia Pacific next week. The two parties are interested in reaching a deal ... Read more...
Kruger's mill managers in Corner Brook refuse bonuses
19 Mars 2010 06:09The mill managers at Kruger's paper mill in Corner Brook, Newfoundland do not want to accept all of their bonuses until the wages of their staff increase. The managers left 60% ... Read more...
Fortress Paper agrees to acquire Thurso mill from Fraser Papers
19 Mars 2010 06:04Fortress Paper has signed an agreement to purchase the Thurso northern bleached hardwood kraft mill from Fraser Papers. Fortress Paper plans to convert the operation into a world class, low ... Read more...
Kapuskasing's town workers freeze their own wages in support of mill workers
18 Mars 2010 19:04The members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in Kapuskasing, Ontario - Local 369 - have preempted their upcoming contract negotiation by voting to freeze their own wages for a ... Read more...
Ainsworth suing 100 Mile House over taxes
18 Mars 2010 09:48Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has filed suit against the District of 100 Mile House as a protest against its taxes. Ainsworth is claiming the tax rates are illegal because they are ... Read more...
Timberwest posts 2009 results
18 Mars 2010 08:02TimberWest is reporting that 2009 was its worst year on record for the company. Sales were $318.4 million in 2007, $163.7 million in 2008, and $150.3 million in 2009. TimberWest is reported a net loss of $55.4 million ... Read more...
Western Forest Products Enters Into Letter of Intent With Capital Regional District
17 Mars 2010 20:22Western Forest Products Inc. has announced that it has entered in a non-binding letter of intent with the Capital Regional District of Victoria, British Columbia for the sale of certain ... Read more...
What we know about the status of St. Marys Paper
17 Mars 2010 09:02Here are the latest facts coming from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario concerning the recent "indefinite shutdown" of St. Marys Paper. The boilers were shut down. The equipment in the mill ... Read more...
Conifex buys AbitibiBowater's sawmill in Mackenzie, B.C.
17 Mars 2010 07:12Opinion 250 News is reporting that Conifex has purchased the AbitibiBowater sawmill and planer mill in Mackenzie, B.C. Since last October, the mill has only been running 1 shift with an ... Read more...
Tolko will now plan to harvest without snow cover in the Brown's Creek Watershed
16 Mars 2010 19:40Tolko had originally planned to log in the Brown's Creek Watershed during the winter, but a road blockade by the Okanagan Indian Band prevented the company from accessing the area ... Read more...
NewPage to Purchase Domtar Coated Groundwood Product Lines
16 Mars 2010 19:26NewPage Corporation (NewPage) today announced that it has reached an agreement with Domtar Corporation to purchase Domtar's coated groundwood paper product lines and book of business. The purchase follows Domtar's ... Read more...
Interfor completes purchase of timber tenure in the Kamloops region
16 Mars 2010 07:05International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a timber tenure in the Kamloops Region from Weyerhaeuser Company Limited following an extended period of ... Read more...
Tentative deal between AbitibiBowater and Quebec Federation of Labour
14 Mars 2010 17:52AbitibiBowater has reached a tentative agreement with the Quebec Federation of Labour. The agreement took 9 days of negotiations to hammer out. The details have not been released, but do include ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater downtime in Iroquois Falls - 2 weeks
12 Mars 2010 11:43AbitibiBowater is shutting down 2 paper machines at its Iroquois Falls, Ontario mill for 2 weeks. Paper machine #1 and #8 will be shut down on March 21st and they are scheduled to be ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper trims loss to just $4.4 million in 2009
12 Mars 2010 08:01Catalyst Paper is saying that their "extraordinary cost reduction measures" allowed them to trim their company's losses for 2009, to just $4.4 million - down from a loss of $220 million in 2008. "We ... Read more...
Concern over AbitibiBowater's plan to sell off Northern Ontario dams
11 Mars 2010 19:43The Ontario NDP Party raised the issue of AbitibiBowater's desire to sell off its dams in Northern Ontario in the legislature today. NDP members told the legislature that the dams ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater indefinitely idles paper machine at Thorold
11 Mars 2010 09:46AbitibiBowater is planning to indefinitely idle one of the two paper machines at its Thorold South facility in Ontario. 100 people will be laid off. The machine will be idled on ... Read more...
United Steelworkers have ratified a 4 year agreeement with Canfor
10 Mars 2010 07:18United Steelworkers (USW) members employed by Canfor in 15 operations in the BC northern and southern interior regions have ratified a four-year collective agreement, retroactive to June 30, 2009. Members in USW Locals 1... Read more...
Catalyst Paper proposes a plan that will see the Elk Falls paper mill restart
10 Mars 2010 07:11Catalyst Paper has announced that it resubmitted a proposal to the union that could allow for the restart of the Elk Falls paper mill at a labour cost, all in, ... Read more...
Western Forest Products mill in Nanaimo may move to Harmac site
09 Mars 2010 10:10Western Forest Products currently leases land from the Nanaimo Port Authority for its downtown mill. The mill has been closed for a year. Talks are now underway that may see ... Read more...
Fraser Papers Announces Name for the New Specialty Papers Business: Twin Rivers Paper Company
09 Mars 2010 09:14Fraser Papers Inc. has announced that the specialty papers business, to emerge from creditor protection under the company's restructuring proposal, will be named "Twin Rivers Paper Company". The new specialty ... Read more...
St. Marys Papers lays off 300, production indefinitely curtailed
08 Mars 2010 18:15St. Marys Paper Corp. plans to curtail production of specialty Supercalendered paper grades on paper machine #5 at its groundwood pulp and paper mill in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario for an ... Read more...
Fraser Papers' workers in Edmundston ratify pension deal
08 Mars 2010 11:18CEP members at Fraser Papers' Edmundston mill have voted 69.3% to ratify an agreement to change the pension plan and complete the conditions required for the company to restructure and emerge ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater and the CEP reach an agreement
07 Mars 2010 12:34After arduous negotiations, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) has agreed to a tentative agreement with AbitibiBowater to renew the collective agreement. This deal fulfills an essential ... Read more...
Prince George Pulp moves into maintenance mode
06 Mars 2010 21:22A leak was discovered in the recovery boiler of the Prince George Pulp and Paper mill recently that has forced the company to immediately begin their maintenance downtime that was ... Read more...
CEP doesn't like today's budget - it does nothing for forest workers or pensioners
04 Mars 2010 18:58"All political parties should vote to bring this government down now," says Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union President Dave Coles in reaction to today's budget. "Yet another budget, filled with ... Read more...
Western Forest Products reports quarterly net loss of $3.1 million
04 Mars 2010 07:23Western Forest Products has posted a net quarterly loss of $3.1 million for its fourth quarter of 2009, on sales of $139.3 million. Over the entire year of 2009, Western Forest Products posted a ... Read more...
Tourism operators pleased Northern Pulp will reduce their stink
03 Mars 2010 07:53Northern Pulp in Nova Scotia has decided to invest $5 million in new equipment that reduce their pulp mill smell from impacting the tourism operators in the town of Pictou. The ... Read more...
Transport Union strike in Finland will close UPM mills
03 Mars 2010 07:33Due to a strike by the Finnish Transport Worker's Union, UPM's paper mills in Finland are expected to close within the week. The strike is preventing the transportation of raw ... Read more...
Will the earthquake in Chile shake up the pulp supply and drive up prices?
03 Mars 2010 07:29The deadly earthquake in Chile over the weekend resulted in the temporary shutdown of about 4.5 million metric tonnes/year of market pulp capacity. Chilean pulp mills have temporary closed due ... Read more...
FSC Market and Policy Analysis - Surveys online until 22nd of March
02 Mars 2010 02:24Starting on February 24th, the FSC Policy and Standards Unit has launched a market and policy analysis by means of online questionnaires for certificate holders and market experts. The purpose ... Read more...
Nova Scotia loans $75 to Northern Pulp to purchase land
01 Mars 2010 10:50Nova Scotia is loaning $75 million to help Northern Pulp purchase 475,000 acres of land. The land will be purchased from Neenah Paper and will ensure a wood supply to the Abercrombie, ... Read more...
Tolko won court order, but will the roadblock come down?
01 Mars 2010 08:13On Friday, the British Columbia Supreme Court issued an order for the Okanagan Indian Band to remove their roadblock. Tolko Industries haven't been able to log in the Brown's Creek ... Read more...
Sap is flowing in Cape Breton already
01 Mars 2010 08:01The mild weather has sap flowing in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia for two weeks already. Paul MacKenzie, of Highland Gold Maple Products, said he knew something was up in January ... Read more...
Ainsworth reports a net loss of $12.4 in their fourth quarter
26 Février 2010 08:43Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has released its 2009 fourth quarter and year end results. In their fourth quarter, Ainsworth recorded a net loss of $12.4 million, compared to a net loss of $156.7 ... Read more...
Peter Grant opens up about the sale of Grant Forest Products
26 Février 2010 08:09Peter Grant, head of Grant Forest Products, spoke to Northern News about the sale of parts of his company to Georgia-Pacific. Grant very much wants Grant Forest Products to retain ... Read more...
Chemical clean up is almost complete in Marathon
26 Février 2010 07:16Tembec officials, as the former operators of the Marathon Pulp mill in Ontario, say their winter contingency plans are reaching their final stages. 1.4 million litres of black liquor have been ... Read more...
Government of Canada Invests $40 Million in Celgar's Green Energy Project
25 Février 2010 14:51A $40-million investment by the Government of Canada will enable one of Canada’s largest and most modern kraft pulp mills to generate clean, green energy from forest biomass. Colin ... Read more...
15 layoffs at Kruger in Corner Brook, Newfoundland
25 Février 2010 14:47Fifteen people have been laid off in Corner Brook at Kruger's paper mill. All 15 are said to have been non-unionized managers. Earlier this month, the unionized workers voted to accept ... Read more...
Tolko curtails Armstrong sawmill due to log shortage
25 Février 2010 10:52The record warm temperatures that have covered British Columbia this winter are forcing unseasonal closures to many harvest areas. This, combined with an ongoing legal dispute with the Okanagan Indian ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater Files NAFTA Notice of Arbitration Seeks C$500 Million Compensation for Expropriation of Assets in Canada
25 Février 2010 09:03AbitibiBowater today filed a Notice of Arbitration under the North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA") with regards to the expropriation of its assets and rights in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... Read more...
White Birch Paper Company to Restructure Debt
24 Février 2010 20:50The White Birch Paper Company and its subsidiaries have announced that they have sought creditor protection in Canada under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act to preserve and maximize the value ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater Receives Court Orders to Call for Employee and Other Creditor Claims
24 Février 2010 11:58AbitibiBowater announced today the Company has received approval for a process to call for employee and other specified creditor claims (the "Second Claims Process") by the Quebec Superior Court in ... Read more...
Restructuring of AbitibiBowater could be hampered by environmental claims in Newfoundland & Labrador
23 Février 2010 21:33The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has issued 5 ministerial environmental claims that order AbitibiBowater to clean several sites. Some of these sites are still owned by AbitibiBowater but are not ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater has prospective buyer for Mackenzie, BC mills
23 Février 2010 20:39AbitibiBowater is in "advanced discussions" with a potential buyer for its two sawmills, and possibly its pulp and paper mill, in Mackenzie, British Columbia. The Mackenzie Pulp and Paper mill ... Read more...
Fire at AbitibiBowater's Dalhousie paper mill
23 Février 2010 20:07There was a fire at the closed AbitibiBowater paper mill in Dalhousie, New Brunswick earlier this week. Thick black smoke could be seen bellowing from the mill on the morning ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp receives extension to creditor protection
23 Février 2010 19:40Terrace Bay Pulp received an extension to its creditor protection today. The company now has protection from its creditors until April 30th, 2010. Today in the Superior Court of Justice, documents ... Read more...
Ball Packaging must help cover costs at Marathon Pulp
22 Février 2010 21:11As a former owner of Marathon Pulp, Ball Packaging is now among the companies that will share responsibility for the environment clean up in Marathon, Ontario. The Ministry of the ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater marks 3 inactive sawmills in Quebec for sale
22 Février 2010 20:35In hopes of someday emerging from bankruptcy protection, AbitibiBowater has put 3 inactive sawmills in Quebec up for sale. The three sawmills are: Roberval Saint-Fulgence Lebel-sur-Quévillon Because AbitibiBowater is operating ... Read more...
Okanagan Band sets up blockade to prevent Tolko's logging
22 Février 2010 20:22The Okanagan Indian Band set up a blockade this morning near the Brown's Creek Watershed to prevent Tolko Industries from moving logging equipment into the area. Chief Fabian Alexis said ... Read more...
United Steelworkers reach tentative deal with Canfor
22 Février 2010 07:22The United Steelworkers are calling their tentative deal with Canfor, 'unprecedented' in the history of collective bargaining in the B.C. forest industry. Bob Matters, Chair of the United Steelworkers ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp update
19 Février 2010 12:07Workers for Terrace Bay Pulp in Ontario have been waiting a year now to see if their mill will be able to reopen. The workers will have to wait at ... Read more...
Maritime Lumber Bureau dismisses U.S. complaint
19 Février 2010 09:21The Maritime Lumber Bureau dismissed a complaint this week from the U.S. Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports concerning aid the New Brunswick government gave to Miramichi Lumber Products. The ... Read more...
NewPage reports net loss of $55 million in its fourth quarter
18 Février 2010 09:21NewPage Corporation has reported a net loss of $55 in its fourth quarter of 2009 on net sales of $857 million. For the full year 2009, net loss attributable to the company was $308 million, ... Read more...
Mackenzie pulp mill attracts interest of Sinar Mas again
18 Février 2010 07:37Sinar Mas, the parent company of Asia Pulp & Paper, is taking a second look at the Mackenzie pulp mill. The mill is now under the control of the Mackenzie Pulp ... Read more...
Okanagan Indian Band off-limits for Tolko's vehicles
17 Février 2010 09:16Tolko Industries has won a court decision to allow the company to log in Browns Creek on the west side of Okanagan Lake. But now Tolko will need to find ... Read more...
Domtar's stock price on an "incredible run"
17 Février 2010 09:07Since reaching a low last March of $7.80, Domtar's stock price has soared to around $54. The stock has lost a little air since topping $62 in December, but its current range ranks ... Read more...
Kenora Forest Products gets grant to look into biomass
16 Février 2010 09:53The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund is giving Kenora Forest Products a grant of $25,000. The company will use the money to conduct a feasibility study to look at the idea of ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber posts quarterly net loss of $20 million
14 Février 2010 10:26West Fraser Timber has posted a net loss of $20 million in its fourth quarter on sales of $647 million. 2010 is expected to be another challenging year for West Fraser's lumber and ... Read more...
New staff members join the FSC team
12 Février 2010 11:35FSC is pleased to announce that three new staff members have joined its growing international team. Mr. Richard Robertson and Mr. Gregory Jean joined the Policy & Standards Unit on 18 January 2010 ... Read more...
Fraser Papers, Brookfield meet union on pensions
12 Février 2010 10:05At this hour, Fraser Papers, Brookfield Asset Management, and the Government of New Brunswick are meeting with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada in Toronto. The meeting follows ... Read more...
Interfor's results continue to improve, but still post net loss of $5 million
12 Février 2010 08:18Interfor, International Forest Products Limited, have posted a net loss of $5.0 million in its fourth quarter of 2009. These results can be compared to a net loss of $7.5 milliion in Interfor's ... Read more...
New Advice Note clarifies conditions and benefits of contract work provided by FSC certified CoC contractors
11 Février 2010 03:37The FSC Policy and Standards Unit has released a new Advice Note (FSC-ADV-40-017) that details the benefits and implications of contract work being provided by FSC certified Chain of ... Read more...
Canfor posts net quarterly loss of $17 million
10 Février 2010 20:09Canfor has reported a net loss of $17 million in their fourth quarter of 2009. The loss can be compared to a net loss of $5.2 million for the third quarter of 2009 and ... Read more...
Tembec restructuring in Temiscaming
10 Février 2010 09:26Tembec is restructuring its operations at its Temiscaming mill in an effort to save money and remain competitive. "It is no secret that the forest products industry is in a ... Read more...
Lakehead University seeks $36 million for forest research facility
10 Février 2010 07:24Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario is seeking $36 million from Ontario's provincial government to build a new forest research facility. The new facility would be called, "Biofor". It would be ... Read more...
Fraser Papers workers agree to pay cut
09 Février 2010 15:04Fraser Paper's unionized workers at the Madawaska paper mill in Maine have agreed to a 8.5% wage cut. The new three-year labour agreement was ratified by United Steelworkers Locals 291, 365 and 1247. "The ... Read more...
Collaboration strengthened between FSC and China
09 Février 2010 10:54The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Accreditation Services International (ASI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNCA).... Read more...
Weaver elected to Louisiana-Pacific's Board of Directors
09 Février 2010 07:27John W. Weaver, former executive chairman of AbitibiBowater, has been elected to Louisiana-Pacific's board of directors. Weaver is the former executive chairman of AbitiBowater Inc. He served as president and ... Read more...
Chemicals have congealed at Marathon Pulp
06 Février 2010 08:12The clean-up at Marathon Pulp in Ontario will now have to wait until the spring. 1.4 million litres have been trucked to AbitibiBowater's mill in Fort Frances, and to the Clean ... Read more...
Corner Brook workers agree to wage deferral
05 Février 2010 12:48All 8 of the unions at Corner Book Pulp and Paper in Newfoundland have voted in favour of a wage deferral request from Kruger Inc. Kruger asked the unionized workers to ... Read more...
Closed Grand Falls-Windsor mill now in provincial custody
05 Février 2010 12:37The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador has assumed custody and management of the former pulp and paper mill and property in Grand Falls-Windsor, as well as Grand Falls House ... Read more...
Tolko president steps down
05 Février 2010 07:40Tolko president, Al Thorlakson, stepped down yesterday. Thorlakson is one of the richest lumberman in the country. Thorlakson took over as president from his father who formed the company over 50 ... Read more...
Pine Falls workers refuse to support former employee's bid for the mill
05 Février 2010 07:32The workers of the idled Tembec newsprint mill in Pine Falls, Manitoba have refused to support a former employee's bid to buy the mill. On January 14th, J.P. Bradette, ... Read more...
FSC welcomes Mayor of Bonn at the FSC International Center
05 Février 2010 04:09Mayor of Bonn Mr. Jürgen Nimptsch visited the FSC International Center in Bonn, Germany on 29 January 2009. The visit provided an opportunity for the recently-elected Mayor to learn about responsible ... Read more...
PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund announces receipt of insurance cash settlement
04 Février 2010 18:47PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund today announced receipt of $4.6 million in insurance proceeds as cash settlement for damages to greenhouses resulting from an unusually heavy snowfall in December 2008, as previously ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey is back to full capacity
04 Février 2010 13:39The Bowater Mersey paper mill in Queens County, Nova Scotia, has returned to full capacity. Dave Coles, president of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada that represents 258 workers ... Read more...
Domtar reports quarterly net earnings of $124 million
04 Février 2010 08:51Domtar is reporting a quarterly net profit of $124 million in its 4th quarter of 2009. In comparison, Domtar reported a net loss of $676 million in its 4th quarter of 2008. In the 4... Read more...
World's first FSC certified African Blackwood generates new income for Tanzanian community
04 Février 2010 05:40Kikole village in Tanzania has sold the world's first harvest of FSC certified African Blackwood, intended for woodwind instruments in the UK. FSC certification has enabled the community to realize ... Read more...
SIG completes FSC certification for all packaging sites
04 Février 2010 05:30The carton pack manufacturer SIG Combibloc has achieved FSC certification for all of its production sites and sales organizations worldwide. The company can now offer its international customers carton packs ... Read more...
Registered Professional Foresters Association of Nova Scotia files complaint
03 Février 2010 10:25Jamie Simpson, forestry program coordinator at the Ecology Action Centre has been an outspoken critic of the some controversial biomass harvesting methods carried out in Nova Scotia. Simpson's photograph of ... Read more...
International Paper reports net loss of $101 million in their 4th quarter
03 Février 2010 07:16International Paper has reported their preliminary full year, 2009 net earnings, along with their 4th quarter results. 2009 - net earning of $663 million 2008 - net loss of $1.3 billion In the fourth quarter ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater subsidiary files for bankruptcy in the UK
02 Février 2010 19:41AbitibiBowater's UK subsidiary, Bridgewater Paper Co Ltd (BPCL), has filed for administration (a form of bankruptcy in the UK, similar to a Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act filing in Canada or ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater restarts #5 in Thunder Bay
01 Février 2010 19:33AbitibiBowater is restarting its #5 paper machine in Thunder Bay, Ontario this week. The paper machine has been down for 6 months. The restart has brought 177 people back to work. The first ... Read more...
Future of Forestry lies in diversification
01 Février 2010 12:02The Forest Products Association of Canada released a report today that looks at the future of forestry in Canada. Avrim Lazar, president of the association, said the forest industry needs ... Read more...
Chinese company buys into Port Alice's Neucel Specialty Cellulose
31 Janvier 2010 13:23Zhejian Fulida Ltd., China's largest producer of rayon fibre, has bought an ownership stake in Port Alice's Neucel Specialty Cellulose. The deal will inject new capital and ownership into the ... Read more...
Kapuskasing workers accept a 10% wage reduction
31 Janvier 2010 11:29The unions at Tembec's Kapuskasing mill have voted to accept a 10% reduction in wages. In the release, Coalition Leader Bob Pellow stated that the deal, which the press release called ... Read more...
Norbord posts quarterly loss of $11 million
29 Janvier 2010 14:41Norbord Inc. has posted a quarterly result of $11 million. The loss in the final three months of the year was 63 per cent below the US$30 million loss reported in the ... Read more...
Meeting in Bangkok advances FSC's exploration of forest carbon
29 Janvier 2010 11:41On 19-21 January 2010, the FSC Forest Carbon Working Group met in Bangkok to discuss upcoming priorities and provide input to the ongoing review of the FSC Principles and Criteria. The ... Read more...
FSC extends consultation period for draft Congo Basin Standard
29 Janvier 2010 03:32FSC has extended the consultation period for the draft Congo Basin Sub-Regional Standard and invites all interested stakeholders to submit their comments before 15 March 2010. ... Read more...
Kruger is extending the shutdown of PM#3 in Trois-Rivieres
28 Janvier 2010 10:36Kruger Inc. is extending the shutdown of the #3 paper machine at its Wayagamack Mill in Trois-Rivières, Quebec for a period of five weeks starting February 23rd. The machine was ... Read more...
Tembec reports net loss of $9 million
28 Janvier 2010 09:42Tembec has reported a net loss of $9 million in its latest quarter on consolidated sales of $412 million. Sales were down this quarter - from $511 million in the comparable period of ... Read more...
Half of UK timber and panel market now FSC certified
28 Janvier 2010 09:39The proportion of all timber and panel products produced in and imported to the UK that is FSC certified surpassed the 50% mark in 2008, according to a recent report by the ... Read more...
Fraser Papers Proceeds With Finalizing Sale of Specialty Papers Business
28 Janvier 2010 08:02Fraser Papers Inc. has announced that, following the extended deadline of January 26, 2010, it had received no additional offers to purchase the Company's specialty papers business under the court supervised sale ... Read more...
Catalyst announces departure of Chief Executive Officer
26 Janvier 2010 07:18Catalyst Paper has announced that Richard Garneau, the company's chief executive officer, will be leaving the company on April 28, 2010, following the company's annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Garneau advised the ... Read more...
Voting begins today at Kruger in Corner Brook
25 Janvier 2010 10:57Today the unionized workers at Kruger's newsprint mill in Corner Brook, Newfoundland will vote on a proposed deal that could see employees accept a 10% cut in pay and possible other ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater & CEP will resume negotiations in March
24 Janvier 2010 18:09Last week negotiations between the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) and AbitibiBowater temporarily adjourned until resume March 1. The adjournment comes after five days of union deliberations over ... Read more...
Global Sticks hoping for a spring start-up
24 Janvier 2010 17:34Thanks to a pleasant winter in Thunder Bay, Ontario, construction on the Global Sticks new factory is progressing on schedule. "We really have to thank our weather gods for providing ... Read more...
Tolko is confident sawmill in The Pas will reopen some day
23 Janvier 2010 08:43Tolko is confident its sawmill in The Pas, Manitoba will reopen some day, although it likely won't be in 2010. It's been a year since Tolko stopped producing lumber in The ... Read more...
Fort Frances mill restarts operations
23 Janvier 2010 08:13AbitibiBowater was able to resume operations at its Fort Frances, Ontario mill this weekend after the problems with the effluent system was corrected. The mill was shut down indefinitely on ... Read more...
Chemical plume spotted on Lake Superior
22 Janvier 2010 09:23A 50 metre long plume was spotted on Lake Superior near Marathon, Ontario - close to where pump and chemical trucks have been cleaning up after black liquor leaked from a ... Read more...
Brazilian daily prints on FSC certified paper
22 Janvier 2010 04:11São Paulo's daily newspaper Metro is printed on FSC paper. With a circulation of over 150,000, Metro's decision to print on FSC certified paper is an achievement for the world's ... Read more...
First book printed on FSC certified paper in China
22 Janvier 2010 03:48Picture book “The Great Paper Caper” by illustrator Oliver Jeffers is printed on FSC certified paper in China. Published by HarperCollins, the book has become a common sight in ... Read more...
New 5 year agreement for Tembec's Chetwynd workers
21 Janvier 2010 09:54Tembec today announced that negotiations for a new collective agreement with CEP local 448 representing workers at its Chetwynd, B.C. high yield pulp mill have been successfully concluded. The new ... Read more...
Catalyst idles Crofton paper machine, Coquitlam de-inking plant
21 Janvier 2010 09:28Catalyst Paper has announced that its Crofton No. 1 paper machine will be curtailed indefinitely due to weak newsprint and directory paper demand. The machine, which produces 140,000 tonnes of commodity grades ... Read more...
Old Smurfit-Stone mill sold in Bathurst
20 Janvier 2010 10:49The Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. closed their corrugated paper mill in Bathurst, New Brunswick in August of 2005 putting 270 people out of work. Since then, the mill has sat vacant in the ... Read more...
How did the vote go in Kapuskasing?
20 Janvier 2010 10:43On Sunday the unionized workers from the Tembec mill in Kapuskasing, Ontario were called to a meeting at the request of the company. Last week, the exact details of the ... Read more...
MP Charlie Angus insists Grant Forest Products sale is not a done deal
20 Janvier 2010 10:27Charlie Angus, MP for Timmins-James Bay, is insisting that the purchase of Grant Forest Products assets by Georgia Pacific is not a done deal. Angus is not pleased that Georgia ... Read more...
Layoff notices on their way to Pine Falls workers
20 Janvier 2010 10:19Now that the lock out has been declared over at Tembec's Pine Falls paper mill, layoff notices are on their way to the workers this week. Once a worker receives ... Read more...
New trademark standard brings greater benefits to FSC Certificate Holders
20 Janvier 2010 09:24FSC has approved a new trademark standard that will ensure a greater consistency in the use of the trademarks in line with today's market needs. The standard will make it ... Read more...
Wish you were a CEO?
20 Janvier 2010 08:05NewPage accepted the resignation of its president and chief executive officer (CEO), Richard D. Willett, Jr. this week. Willett will receive a severance payout equal to two times his current ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater in Fort Frances shut down indefinitely due to effluent problem
19 Janvier 2010 14:24The AbitibiBowater mill in Fort Frances, Ontario was shut down indefinitely this morning due to a problem with the mill's effluent treatment system. Jean-Philippe Cote, spokesman from AbitibiBowater, said the ... Read more...
NewPage President And CEO Rick Willett Resigns
19 Janvier 2010 11:10NewPage Corporation today announced that Richard D. Willett, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, has resigned from NewPage effective January 18, 2010, and will remain with the company as a consultant through ... Read more...
President of the B.C. Truck Loggers Association steps down
19 Janvier 2010 10:53Thomas Olsen has stepped down from his position of president for the British Columbia Truck Loggers Association. Olsen has also stepped down as an executive and director of Triumph Timber, ... Read more...
White River Forest Products are eager to start up in 2010
19 Janvier 2010 06:33White River Forest Products is eager to start up the former Domtar sawmill in White River, Ontario in 2010. White River Forest Products is a three-way partnership between the Town of ... Read more...
Another set back in the Marathon Pulp cleanup
17 Janvier 2010 15:50The chemical clean-up crews in Marathon, Ontario hit another snag this week when a leak was found in the seam on an indoor holding tank containing the black liquor. The ... Read more...
Protest at Brookfield Energy in Gatineau
15 Janvier 2010 12:32About 30 pensioners from the closed Fraser Papers' Thurso pulp mill protested today at a Brookfield Energy office in Gatineau. The pensioners are upset that they could lose up to 40% of ... Read more...
3 parties interested in purchasing Pine Falls
15 Janvier 2010 07:33There are at least 3 parties now interested in purchasing the Pine Falls paper mill from Tembec. The potential buyers are: J.P. Bradette, former Tembec vice-president Sagkeeng First Nation Tembec ... Read more...
NewPage establishes buffer to protect rare lichen discovered in Cape Breton.
14 Janvier 2010 07:55NewPage Port Hawkesbury has established buffer zones in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia to protect a large quantity of rare and endangered lichen. Tom Neily, a botanist with the Mersey Tobeatic ... Read more...
Court ruling will allow Tolko to continue logging
13 Janvier 2010 19:51The British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled against the Okanagan Nation's bid to prevent Tolko from logging on the west side of Okanagan Lake. “We are pleased with the court’... Read more...
Manitoba Labour Board orders end to Tembec's lockout in Pine Falls
13 Janvier 2010 19:17The Manitoba Labour Board has ordered an end to the 4.5 month lock out of the workers at the Tembec newsprint mill in Pine Falls, Manitoba. The workers were locked out ... Read more...
Tembec workers in Kapuskasing are invited to vote on Sunday
13 Janvier 2010 19:03The unions representing the workers of Tembec in Kapuskasing, Ontario have been asked to a meeting on Sunday at the request of the company. The exact details of the request ... Read more...
Fraser Papers/Brookfield scheme to shirk pension obligations
13 Janvier 2010 12:42Canada's largest forestry union says Fraser Papers restructuring plan is a deceptive scheme to get out of its financial obligations to pensioners. Dave Coles, President of the Communications, Energy and ... Read more...
Emergency situation in Marathon - Yet another chemical spill
12 Janvier 2010 17:20A third chemical spill since December occured in Marathon, Ontario on Sunday, and is continuing to leak at the rate of 1,200 litres per hour. The pipeline being used to transfer ... Read more...
Georgia-Pacific to purchase Grant Forest Products OSB mills in Englehart and Earlton
11 Janvier 2010 13:58Georgia-Pacific Corp. has agreed to purchase two Canadian plants from Grant Forest Products Inc. along with two of Grant Forest Products' U.S. facilities in a deal worth about $400 million. ... Read more...
Fire at AbitibiBowater's Fort Frances mill
11 Janvier 2010 12:27The AbitibiBowater mill in Fort Frances was the scene of a fire on Friday night. Fire fighters spent nearly 12 hours fighting the fire that started in the kraft mill. Heavy ... Read more...
Two tree ID apps for your iPhone
11 Janvier 2010 10:44Does anyone have an iPhone? I just read about two tree identification applications for your iPhone. The Sarafax TreeBook is leaf based and developed for students unfamiliar with tree identification. ... Read more...
With parliament prorogued, pension petitions wait
11 Janvier 2010 08:45The former mill employees of AbitibiBowater in Newfoundland met recently to present their petition in relation to pension issues to Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor MP Scott Simms for him to bring back ... Read more...
Tolko extends downtime at Armstrong and Soda Creek
07 Janvier 2010 08:37Tolko scheduled two weeks of downtime as a holiday curtailment at its Armstrong and Soda Creek mills in British Columbia. Tolko has decided to extend that downtime for at least ... Read more...
Dispute over chemical cleanup in Marathon continues
07 Janvier 2010 07:26In Marathon, the former owner of the bankrupt Marathon Pulp mill, Tembec, was ordered to clean up the chemicals left in the mill. The order, issued on Dec. 17, deals with ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater sells recycling facilities in Texas
06 Janvier 2010 08:28AbitibiBowater announced today the closing of the sale of its Recycling Division's material recycling facilities located in Arlington, Houston and San Antonio, Texas to Waste Management Recycle America for $12 million. ... Read more...
Canfor to close the Quesnel sawmill next week
06 Janvier 2010 07:27Canfor Corp. is closing its sawmill in Quesnel by the end of next week. 180 workers will be out of work. The length of the closure is not known, but will ... Read more...
Nova Scotia decides to buy land from J.D. Irving
05 Janvier 2010 13:22The province of Nova Scotia has decided to spend up to $40 million to buy land in southwest Nova Scotia and Cumberland County from J.D. Irving Ltd. and Rothesay Paper ... Read more...
Alexandre Lemay & Sons sawmill destroyed by fire
05 Janvier 2010 09:52The Alexandre Lemay & Sons sawmill in St-Bernard, Quebec was destroyed by fire on Sunday. Firefighters fought the blaze for hours but the building was completely destroyed. A propane-powered generator is ... Read more...
Demolition of Domtar's mill is a big tax hit to Prince Albert
04 Janvier 2010 05:56The Domtar mill in Prince Albert used to mean $1.8 million in tax revenue for the city, but now that the mill is about to be demolished, the city is bracing ... Read more...
Court upholds TimberWest's petition of Campbell River tax bylaws aimed at its Managed Forest Lands
02 Janvier 2010 20:36TimberWest's petition in the BC Supreme Court to have the City of Campbell River's 2009 tax rates bylaw (as it relates to managed forest lands) set aside has succeeded. In the ... Read more...
Acadian Timber Income Fund converts to a Corporation
01 Janvier 2010 14:48Acadian Timber Corp. has announced the completion of the conversion of Acadian Timber Income Fund to a corporation named Acadian Timber Corp., pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the ... Read more...
Details of the contract settlements in Chetwynd
28 Décembre 2009 18:02A few more details of the labour contracts in Chetwynd are now public. Canfor and Tembec are both planning to restart their mills in Chetwynd, British Colubmia soon following successful ... Read more...
Zellstoff Celgar pulp starts paying taxes
24 Décembre 2009 08:24$470,000 will be immediately paid to Castlegar, British Columbia from its number one employer. The Zellstoff Celgar pulp mill had engaged in a tax standoff with the city. The company has ... Read more...
Lax Kw'alaams band wants the former Skeena Cellulose pulp mill
24 Décembre 2009 07:37The Lax Kw'alaams band is one of the 6 parties bidding on the former Skeena Cellulose pulp mill site on Watson Island, British Columbia. The Skeena Cellulose pulp mill closed in 2001. ... Read more...
Tembec Denies Pine Falls Workers Severance, EI and Workplace Rights
23 Décembre 2009 16:22Locked-out members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 3 - 1375, at the Tembec Manitoba Newsprint operations in Powerview-Pine Falls, unanimously rejected a company proposal Tuesday to change the lockout to a layoff ... Read more...
FSC closed for the holidays
23 Décembre 2009 11:14The FSC offices in Bonn will be closed for the holidays starting 24 December 2009. Normal business hours will resume on 4 January 2010. Happy Holidays from all of the staff at FSC.... Read more...
Executive Update from Andre de Freitas - December 2009
23 Décembre 2009 08:29Dear FSC members and other stakeholders, This month's executive update brings you an overview of FSC's development in 2009. It is by no means comprehensive, but I hope you will find ... Read more...
Mill towns can set their own industry tax rate
22 Décembre 2009 08:56The British Columbia Supreme Court has reinforced the right for a mill town to set their own industrial tax rate. Yesterday, the B.C. Supreme Court Justice Peter Voith dismissed ... Read more...
Congo Basin Sub-Regional Standard consultation launched
16 Décembre 2009 11:15On 9 November 2009 at a meeting in Yaounde, Cameroon, on the future of FSC certification in the Congo Basin, FSC Executive Director Andre de Freitas announced the launch of the latest ... Read more...
FSC Germany receives ‘Oscar for sustainability' – the Utopia Award 2009
16 Décembre 2009 04:14On 28 November 2009, FSC Germany received the Utopia Award 2009 for its outstanding work in promoting responsible forest management. ... Read more...
Regional Council of FSC National Initiatives in the Congo Basin and West Africa meets for the first time
15 Décembre 2009 10:44FSC National Initiatives (NI) from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, The Democratic Republic of Congo, The Republic of Congo and The Ivory Coast attended the first meeting of the Regional ... Read more...
Luxury packaging follows fashion industry trend toward FSC certified paper
11 Décembre 2009 03:45The US luxury packaging company PAK 2000 has pledged to release a new paper policy that will give preference to FSC certified and recycled products. The move follows a growing trend ... Read more...
FSC Denmark showcases its ‘Home Green Home' in Copenhagen
11 Décembre 2009 03:11On 3-6 December 2009, FSC Denmark showcased their “Home Green Home” project at the Copenhagen Climate Exchange in the run up to the UN COP-15. Covering 200 square foot, the house ... Read more...
FSC Netherlands celebrates 10th anniversary
09 Décembre 2009 03:28FSC Netherlands celebrated the 10th anniversary of their foundation with close to 200 representatives from NGOs, businesses and government at an event in The Hague on 26 November 2009. ... Read more...
Join FSC at COP15 in Copenhagen
04 Décembre 2009 05:29Please join the Forest Stewardship Council, the Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas de Guatemala and the Rainforest Alliance for a side event at COP 15 in Copenhagen.... Read more...
Dutch newspaper printed on FSC certified paper
03 Décembre 2009 06:32Dutch newspaper “Het Financieele Dagblad” (FD) is one the first daily newspapers in the world printed on FSC certified paper. With 2.5 million kilos of paper used every year, FD's ... Read more...
FSC's René Ngongo awarded ‘Alternative Nobel Prize'
27 Novembre 2009 14:11On 4 December 2009, Mr. René Ngongo, FSC's Contact Person in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), will receive the Right Livelihood Award for his outstanding vision and work in the Congo ... Read more...
Taiga Building Products Ltd. Announces Leadership Succession Plan
27 Novembre 2009 14:11The Board of Directors of Taiga Building Products Ltd. announced today that they have appointed the next generation of Taiga's Executive Vice Presidents, effective January 1, 2010. Trent Balog will step into ... Read more...
PRT Announces Nursery Closure and Site Consolidation
27 Novembre 2009 14:11Pacific Regeneration Technologies Inc. ("PRT") announced today that it will discontinue seedling production at PRT Kirkland Lake, its nursery facility in Northeastern Ontario, for an indefinite period until market conditions ... Read more...
Tembec wants to sell its two kraft mills in Europe
27 Novembre 2009 14:11Tembec Inc. today confirmed that Tembec SAS, its European subsidiary, has retained the services of investment bankers Houlihan Lokey to review strategic options for the two Kraft pulp mills held ... Read more...
Tolko closing High Level sawmill in Alberta
27 Novembre 2009 14:11Tolko has decided to indefinitely close its High Level mill in Alberta due to the poor lumber market. 290 employees will be out of work. Another 300 woodlands contractors and their employees ... Read more...
Prince George and Mackenzie benefit from Job Opportunities Program
27 Novembre 2009 14:11The Job Opportunities Program is investing $1.56 million in job creation for Prince George and Mackenzie, British Columbia. The Program targets job creation for pine beetle mitigation, hazard tree management, seed ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater gets court approval to switch ocean shippers
27 Novembre 2009 14:11A Quebec judge has given AbitibiBowater approval to switch ocean shippers carrying its paper to offshore markets. The switch will save $12.1 million over five years. “We’re trying to save ... Read more...
Sale of AbitibiBowater's Belgo mill approved
27 Novembre 2009 14:11A judge has approved the sale of AbitibiBowater's Belgo pulp and paper mill in Shawinigan, Quebec to Recyclabe Arctic Beluga Inc. The mill has been idle since February 2008. Although the ... Read more...
Ontario launches wood supply competition
27 Novembre 2009 14:11Ontario is searching for innovative ways to use logs, branches and other wood in Crown forests for manufacturing or other commercial purposes. This will help create green jobs and new ... Read more...
FSC welcomes two new staff members
24 Novembre 2009 15:41FSC is pleased to welcome two new staff members to its international team. Mr. Thomas Colonna has joined FSC as a Communications Officer since 16 September 2009 and Ms. Britta Garfield will ... Read more...
New Managing Director of Accreditation Services International
24 Novembre 2009 15:41FSC is pleased to announce that Sam B Ponder has been leading Accreditation Services International (ASI) as Managing Director since 1 November 2009. ASI is the independent accreditation body which delivers accreditation ... Read more...
New FSC report highlights strengths of FSC Controlled Wood standards
24 Novembre 2009 15:41A recently released FSC report reveals the outcomes of an analysis between the schemes, systems and standards of FSC, PEFC, and the PEFC-endorsed schemes PEFC Germany and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (... Read more...
WFC meeting brings FSC forward in Latin America
24 Novembre 2009 15:4118 October 2008 – FSC representatives met with the Minister of the Environment of Costa Rica (MINAET), Jorge Rodriguez, and other representative of Latin American organizations at the World Forestry Congress to ... Read more...
Director of FSC Czech Republic leaves after nine extraordinary years
24 Novembre 2009 15:41Mr. Michal Rezek has resigned from the position of Director of the Czech FSC National Initiative after nine years of working at the organization. Mr. Rezek will leave office before ... Read more...
FSC National Initiatives in Latin America set priorities towards network
24 Novembre 2009 15:41The World Forestry Congress (WFC) gave opportunity for FSC National Initiatives (NIs) from Latin America to gather for a strategic meeting. With support from GTZ in relation to the FSC/... Read more...
Domtar sells millionth ton of FSC certified paper
24 Novembre 2009 15:41Domtar Corporation in the US has reached a significant milestone with the sale of its millionth ton of FSC certified paper. This achievement is a direct result of the commitment ... Read more...
Forest Carbon Working Group issues report of first meeting
24 Novembre 2009 15:41The Forest Carbon Working Group (FCWG) has issued a report of their first meeting. Representatives from economic, social and environmental organizations in the North and South participated in the meeting ... Read more...
FSC US announces winners of Designing & Building with FSC Awards 2009
24 Novembre 2009 15:41On 12 November 2009, FSC US announced the winners of the 5th annual Designing & Building with FSC Awards at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Phoenix, US, the world's largest green ... Read more...
FSC launches revised Dispute Resolution System
24 Novembre 2009 15:41FSC has launched a new Disputes Resolution System that will enable a consistent and timely evaluation of complaints and appeals raised by stakeholders against decisions, performances or any other issues ... Read more...
Howard Hampton questions Ontario's $25 million loan to Terrace Bay Pulp
24 Novembre 2009 15:41Howard Hampton, MPP of Kenora, had serious questions for Forestry Minister Michael Gravelle regarding the provincial government's $25 million loan to Terrace Bay Pulp. Hampton wanted to know what the government ... Read more...
Kenora and Rainy River Districts warned of severe fire risk
24 Novembre 2009 15:41The risk for a large forest fire remains in the Kenora and Rainy River districts of northwestern Ontario. Back in May, Aviation and Forest Fire Program Officer Terry Popowich said ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater trying to avoid big tax bill
24 Novembre 2009 15:41AbitibiBowater is juggling its corporate structure to avoid a big tax bill. Unless AbitibiBowater is able to repay a $250 million loan between its Canadian and U.S. subsidiaries, the company ... Read more...
Ever wonder how gravity affects the formation of wood?
24 Novembre 2009 15:41If so, soon you may have your answer! 24 willow saplings from derived from clones of trees in Fredericton, New Brunswick and Truro, Nova Scotia are now in space!! The saplings ... Read more...
Catalyst and Island Co-gen reach arbitration settlement
24 Novembre 2009 15:41Catalyst Paper has announced that it has settled the arbitration proceeding relating to its 20-year Energy Services Agreement with Island Cogeneration # 2. Inc. (Cogen). This arbitration was a result of Catalyst's ... Read more...
In addition to the $25 million, Terrace Bay receives an extension to its creditor protection
24 Novembre 2009 15:41Terrace Bay Pulp received more good news this week, in addition to the $25 million loan from the province of Ontario, they also received an extension of 90 days for their court-ordered ... Read more...
Jim Flaherty will meet with AbitibiBowater and the CEP
24 Novembre 2009 15:41Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has agreed to meet with the management of AbitibiBowater and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) concerning the company's pension shortfall. Flaherty encouraged the two ... Read more...
Nova Scotia restoring forests damaged by the spruce bark beetle
24 Novembre 2009 15:41The provincial government of Nova Scotia is restoring forests in Cape Breton's Mabou Highlands ravaged by the spruce bark beetle. The Department of Natural Resources has authorized the harvesting of ... Read more...
Financials - Abitibi Consolidated vs. Bowater
20 Novembre 2009 07:19AbitibiBowater has released separate financial numbers for its subsidiaries: Bowater Inc. and Bowater Newsprint South LLC Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and AbitibiBowater US Holding LLC Here are some of the numbers for ... Read more...
Ontario will give Terrace Bay Pulp $25 million
19 Novembre 2009 18:33Yves Fricot, legal counsel for the Buchanan Group of Companies, has told the media that the provincial government of Ontario is about to give Terrace Bay Pulp a $25 million loan. ... Read more...
CEP's pension plan for AbitibiBowater continues to draw mixed reactions
19 Novembre 2009 07:13Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union (CEP) has been visiting with AbitibiBowater's mill communities to discuss their idea of replacing the existing pension fund pool for mill workers with a new ... Read more...
Tolko closing most of its central B.C. operations for Christmas
19 Novembre 2009 07:03Tolko Forest Industries has scheduled two weeks of downtime for its central British Columbia operations over Christmas (December 18 - January 4). Other companies, including Canfor, have planned a similar schedule of ... Read more...
Nova Scotia gives NewPage a $5 million loan
18 Novembre 2009 14:39The province of Nova Scotia is assisting a major paper producing facility and an important employer for Cape Breton with working capital for its Port Hawkesbury mill. A $5-million, interest-bearing ... Read more...
Tembec reports quarterly net loss of $17 million
18 Novembre 2009 10:03Tembec has reported a net loss of $17 million or $0.17 per share of its last quarter, compared to a net loss of $4 million or $0.04 per share in the September 2008 quarter. For ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater - Latest Financial Information
17 Novembre 2009 14:20AbitibiBowater is reporting a net quarterly loss of $511 million. Excerpts from AbitibiBowater's Financial Filings: Sales decreased $639 million, or 36.9%, from $1,730 million in the third quarter of 2008 to $1,091 million in the third ... Read more...
Stella-Jones reports quarterly net earnings of $8.3 million
16 Novembre 2009 20:52Stella-Jones has reported net quarterly earnings of $8.3 million, up 21.5% from last year. Sales in the third quarter reached $104.7 million, a decrease of $7.2 million, or 6.4% from last year's sales of $111.8 million, ... Read more...
More people questioning the logic of burning trees for power
16 Novembre 2009 20:34Dan Leger, director of news content for The Chronicle Herald, published a column today about NewPage's plan to burn trees to produce power to sell to Nova Scotia Power. What? ... Read more...
Cascades faces 2 more pollution charges
16 Novembre 2009 19:44Cascades Canada Inc. is facing 2 more pollution related charges involving an incident in 2007 at its Trenton Norampac pulp and paper mill. The Ontario Ministry of the Environment alleges the company ... Read more...
Nova Scotia sends one tree to Boston a year. This year it's a white spruce.
16 Novembre 2009 13:19Nova Scotia continued its annual tradition of thanking the people of Boston for their help during the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion. Every year since 1971, a Christmas tree is chosen ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber may sell its Kitimat mill
14 Novembre 2009 12:58West Fraser Timber recently closed their Eurocan mill in Kitimat, British Columbia. An unnamed Chinese company is already interested in the mill. West Fraser has agreed to open the mill's ... Read more...
Paper machine #6 in Fort Frances is still operating
14 Novembre 2009 12:45There has been good news in Fort Frances, Ontario. AbitibiBowater's paper machine #6 has been operating longer than expected to due to more customer orders. “When we started up right after ... Read more...
Buchanan Forest Products is officially bankrupt
14 Novembre 2009 12:24Buchanan Forest Products, of Thunder Bay, Ontario, has officially gone bankrupt. The company has declared: Total Liabilities of $43,024,883 Total Assets of $15,194,789 Yves Fricot, legal counsel for Buchanan, said the company ... Read more...
Superior Fine Papers appeals environmental work order
12 Novembre 2009 19:10In July, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) notified Superior Fine Papers, and the former owners of their facility: Thunder Bay Fine Papers and Cascades, that they were required ... Read more...
Nova Scotia helps Ligni Bel lumber mill to reopen
12 Novembre 2009 13:55The province of Nova Scotia is contributing to the reopening of Ligni Bel, a lumber mill in Scotsburn, Pictou County. A $3 million loan guarantee, through the Industrial Expansion Fund, will ... Read more...
Will Fraser Papers pensioners lose up to 40% of their pension benefits?
12 Novembre 2009 13:43More than 1,000 retired paperworkers could lose up to 40% of their pension benefits as another major pulp and paper company - Fraser Papers - seeks to cut its debt on the ... Read more...
11 Novembre 2009 10:04
Even though West Fraser Timber has closed its Eurocan mill in Kitimat, the company will hold on to Eurocan's tree farm licenses. Barry Dobbin, district manager for the Ministry of ... Read more...
Canadian wood rebuilds school destroyed by earthquake
10 Novembre 2009 14:32Federal and provincial officials today unveiled a plaque commemorating the opening of Xiang’e Primary School in China’s Sichuan Province. The event celebrated Canada and B.C.’s contributions ... Read more...
NewPage posts quarterly loss of $138 million
10 Novembre 2009 08:43NewPage Corporation has announced its results of operations for the third quarter of 2009. Net sales were $791 million in the third quarter of 2009 compared to $1,126 million in the third quarter of 2008, ... Read more...
Ontario announces silviculture job stimulus program
09 Novembre 2009 18:01The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry has announced $6 million forest renewal program. Through the Forestry Futures Trust committee, the provincial government is inviting Sustainable Forest License Holders ... Read more...
Stella-Jones Advises of Minor Interruption at Its New Westminster, B.C. Facility Due to Fire
09 Novembre 2009 08:40Stella-Jones Inc. has advised that its New Westminster, British Columbia, facility was the scene of a fire on Friday, November 6 which has resulted in a temporary shutdown of two wood ... Read more...
Fraser Papers Completes Modernization Project Announces Restart at Plaster Rock Lumbermill
06 Novembre 2009 18:52Fraser Papers Inc. announced today that its lumbermill in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick is scheduled to restart operations on November 16, 2009. Approximately 175 employees have been recalled to work. The Plaster Rock ... Read more...
06 Novembre 2009 07:35
The Government of Canada is investing in new commercial opportunities for Canada’s forest sector to ensure a competitive future for the industry, creating jobs and stimulating the economy. Today, ... Read more...
Cascades posts net earnings of $34 million
06 Novembre 2009 07:31Cascades has posted results for its 6th consecutive quarter of improved results. Net earnings of $0.35 per share ($34 million) were posted compared to a net loss of $0.07 per share ($7 million) in ... Read more...
Talks break down in Pine Falls after just one day
06 Novembre 2009 07:23Talks between Tembec and the United Steelworkers Union regarding the 260 locked out workers at the Pine Falls, Manitoba mill broke down after just 1 day. "We were scheduled to meet in ... Read more...
2 jobs created in Grand Falls-Windsor to manage crown forests
06 Novembre 2009 07:13Two new positions have been established in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland to help the province manage the crown land that was previously managed by AbitibiBowater. The new Crown lands management officer ... Read more...
Ainsworth Lumber reports quarterly net earnings of $21.6 million
06 Novembre 2009 07:05Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. During the third quarter of 2009, Ainsworth's three active OSB mills operated at capacity, taking no ... Read more...
Logging dispute continues near Vernon, B.C.
05 Novembre 2009 08:54Tolko really wants to log the trees damaged by the mountain pine beetle in the Browns Creek Watershed near Vernon, B.C. The Okanagan First Nations believes the area is ... Read more...
PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund posts net loss of $1.4 million
05 Novembre 2009 07:26PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund has announced results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009. For the nine month period, the Fund reported operating earnings of $1,271,000 and Cash Available for Distribution ... Read more...
West Fraser Timber posts loss of $198 million in their third quarter
05 Novembre 2009 07:07West Fraser Timber has posted a loss of $198 million in its third quarter. A large portion of the loss is related to the closure of the Kitimat paper mill in ... Read more...
U.S. may stop black liquor tax credits to pay for health care
04 Novembre 2009 06:54U.S. House members are looking to stop the black liquor tax credits received by American pulp and paper companies at the end of the year. Legislation introduced this week ... Read more...
Electrical fire at Decker Lake Forest Products
04 Novembre 2009 06:44Decker Lake Forest Products, owned by Hampton Affiliates, suffered a recent electrical fire at their lumber mill in British Columbia. "The fire occurred in a control box in the cut ... Read more...
NewPage in Nova Scotia just got permission to cut trees for fuel
03 Novembre 2009 19:37The new NDP government in Nova Scotia has just granted permission for NewPage to cut down trees on Crown land to use for fuel rather than for fibre. NewPage is ... Read more...
CEP pension info sessions in Kenora and Fort Frances
03 Novembre 2009 18:58Leaders of Canada’s largest forestry union and senior officials of Canada’s largest forest company, AbitibiBowater, met yesterday with Ontario Forest Minister Mike Gravelle and finance department officials to ... Read more...
Auction of AbitibiBowater Iroquois Falls Woodlands equipment
03 Novembre 2009 18:48This Thursday, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will have the complete dispersal of AbitibiBowater's Iroquois Falls Woodlands up for auction. The auction will include mobile construction and forestry equipment, a large quantity ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper posts quarterly net earnings of $13.2 million
03 Novembre 2009 15:06Catalyst Paper has recorded net earnings of $13.2 million ($0.03 per common share) on sales of $263.4 million for the third quarter of 2009 compared to a net loss of $1.9 million ($0.01 per common share) ... Read more...
Mackenzie Pulp Mill Development Corp. takes over mill
03 Novembre 2009 14:55A new company, Mackenzie Pulp Mill Development Corp., has reached an agreement to take possession of the Worthington Mackenzie pulp mill for the next 6 months. Mackenzie Pulp Mill Development Corp. ... Read more...
CEP union officials have a plan to wipe out AbitibiBowater's pension deficit
03 Novembre 2009 14:34CEP union officials have a plan to wipe out AbitibiBowater's pension shortfall, but the plan requires new government legislation. Marvin Pupeza, national representative for the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union, ... Read more...
Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute receives $150,000 from Nova Scotia
03 Novembre 2009 12:36The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources has announced funding of $150,000 for the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute. The Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute is a non-profit co-operative based in Kempt, Nova ... Read more...
Western Forest Products reports quarterly net loss of $16.6 million
03 Novembre 2009 06:54Western Forest Products Inc. has announced results for their third quarter ended September 30, 2009. Western Forest Products reported a net loss for the third quarter of 2009 amounting to $16.6 million ($0.04 per share), ... Read more...
Record low fire season in Northwestern Ontario
02 Novembre 2009 19:39Northwestern Ontario saw a record low number of forest fires year with only 194 fires. Last year the region saw 218 forest fires - a number still considered as very moderate. Although ... Read more...
Fraser Papers posts net quarterly loss of $65.1 million
02 Novembre 2009 18:55Fraser Papers Inc. has just reported financial results for the third quarter ended October 3, 2009. The net loss in the third quarter totaled $65.1 million or $1.30 per share compared to a loss ... Read more...
02 Novembre 2009 17:55
Clément Gignac, Quebec's economic development minister, said the province may consider investing in AbitibiBowater, if the company and its unions would make "sacrifices" and cut costs by $50 to $75 U.... Read more...
Forestry union leaders meet with governments to protect pensions
02 Novembre 2009 12:27Leaders of Canada's largest forestry union (the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union) and senior officials of Canada's largest forest company, AbitibiBowater, are meeting today at 1pm with Ontario Forest Minister ... Read more...
Production at Tembec's Canal Flats, BC sawmill affected by small fire
02 Novembre 2009 11:58Tembec today confirmed that a fire occurred at its sawmill in Canal Flats, British Columbia. The fire was discovered at 10:30 Saturday evening and was quickly contained. Damage was restricted to ... Read more...
John Weaver resigns from AbitibiBowater's Board of Directors
02 Novembre 2009 11:45AbitibiBowater announced today the resignation, for personal reasons, of John W. Weaver from the Company's Board of Directors. This departure was formally accepted and took effect on October 31, 2009. "John was ... Read more...
40% wage cut likely not enough to reopen Ainsworth Savona and Lillooet mills
01 Novembre 2009 14:39Ainsworth Lumber officials recently met in British Columbia with representatives of United Steelworkers Local 1-417 to discuss the possibility of getting the specialty mill at Savona and a feeder mill ... Read more...
Fraser Papers' Edmundston mill may have brighter future with NB's power deal
01 Novembre 2009 14:14Peter Gordon, CEO of Fraser Papers Inc. believes that the Edmundston mill will benefit from the province's decision to sell NB Power's assets to Hydro-Québec. The deal will see ... Read more...
CEP Press Conference in Thunder Bay on Monday
01 Novembre 2009 14:00The Communication Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) have scheduled a news conference for Monday regarding Thunder Bay's AbitibiBowater operations. The news conference is expected to touch on a number of ... Read more...
Canfor posts net loss of $5.2 million
30 Octobre 2009 09:27Canfor Corporation has reported its results for the third quarter of 2009. The ongoing downturn in the U.S. housing market continued to significantly impact Canfor’s financial performance in the ... Read more...
Domtar reports net earnings of $183 million
30 Octobre 2009 07:41Domtar Corporation has reported net earnings of $183 million ($4.24 per share) for the third quarter of 2009 compared to net earnings of $48 million ($1.12 per share) for the second quarter of 2009 and net ... Read more...
Norbord posts quarterly loss of $7 million
30 Octobre 2009 07:29Norbord Inc. has reported a loss of $7 million or $0.16 per share in the third quarter of 2009. Norbord recorded losses of $18 million or $0.42 per share in the prior quarter and $18 million ... Read more...
Negotiations with AbitibiBowater suspended over pensions
30 Octobre 2009 07:24The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) and AbitibiBowater have agreed to suspend negotiations for a new collective agreement in order to secure commitments from government that pensioners will be ... Read more...
Columbia Forest Products wants its Hearst mill to survive
29 Octobre 2009 08:59Columbia Forest Products is continuing to invest in its Hearst, Ontario facility, to better its chances of survival. The company has invested more than $500,000 to upgrade equipment at the mill, ... Read more...
Newsprint price to increase
29 Octobre 2009 08:43The RISI forest products information service also reports that AbitibiBowater, White Birch, Kruger, and Tembec are seeking to boost newsprint in two $25/metric ton installments on Nov. 1 and Dec. 1. Catalyst ... Read more...
West Fraser closes Kitimat mill
29 Octobre 2009 08:37West Fraser Timber is closing its Eurocan paper mill in Kitimat, British Columbia on January 31st, 2010. 535 people will lose their job. After years of cost cuts and reviews of Eurocan's ... Read more...
Brown spruce longhorn beetle spreads, despite quarantine
28 Octobre 2009 08:30The brown spruce longhorn beetle is spreading in Nova Scotia despite the efforts of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and their quarantine efforts. "It attacks spruce, but it prefers ... Read more...
Babine Forest Products announces downtime
28 Octobre 2009 06:20Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake, British Columbia has announced downtime. The closure schedule is as follows: First 2 weeks of November Last 3 weeks of December The curtailment will include sawmill, ... Read more...
FSC approves HCVF-Controlled Wood Risk Assessment for Swiss Alpine forests
27 Octobre 2009 12:14On 1 October 2009, FSC approved a national risk assessment to help companies avoid sourcing FSC Controlled Wood from areas of high conservation value in the Swiss Alpine forests. FSC Switzerland has ... Read more...
Northeastern Ontario worries about fate of Grant Forest Products
26 Octobre 2009 14:00Many people from Northeastern Ontario are worried that a foreign company will take over the ownership of Grant Forest Products and their large OSB mill in Englehart. Grant Forest Products ... Read more...
26 Octobre 2009 12:29
FSC is pleased to announce that Ms. Sarah Banda will start as Membership Officer starting from 1 November 2009.... Read more...
Canfor Pulp Income Fund reports net income of $8.5 million
26 Octobre 2009 07:17Canfor Pulp Income Fund (the Fund) announced today its third quarter 2009 results as well as the results of Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership (the Partnership) in which the Fund has a 49.8% ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater and the CEP Union scheduled talks start next week
23 Octobre 2009 21:06AbitibiBowater and the Communications, Energy, and Paperworkers (CEP) Union are meeting next week to begin 17 days of scheduled talks. The union represents 5,000 current and 13,000 retired AbitibiBowater employees in Ontario, Quebec ... Read more...
Timberwest quarterly results are modestly better
23 Octobre 2009 09:00TimberWest generated modestly better earnings and distributable cash this quarter as compared to last quarter despite extremely weak business conditions. While log prices are not showing any improvement yet, and ... Read more...
Okanagan First Nations move to block logging by Tolko
23 Octobre 2009 08:35Okanagan First Nations does not want Tolko to log an area that they feel is culturally significant. Tolko Industries, based in Vernon, B.C., plans to begin harvesting timber at ... Read more...
Ear Falls sawmill scheduled to close next week, planer will follow in December
23 Octobre 2009 08:17In August, Domtar announced its intention to close the Ear Falls, Ontario sawmill indefinitely. Operations will wind down at the sawmill next week. The planer mill will close next - ... Read more...
Free Offer: Chemical Engineering Magazine
23 Octobre 2009 07:39Chemical Engineering serves chemical engineering professionals in the chemical process industry including manufacturing, engineering, government, academia, financial institutions and others allied to the field serving the global chemical process industry. ... Read more...
Interfor's results improve with earnings of $9.7 million
23 Octobre 2009 07:28Interfor has posted net earnings of $9.7 million for the third quarter of 2009. These earnings significantly improve upon last quarter's reported net loss of $15.0 million. Included in the results for the ... Read more...
Fraser Papers receives extension to creditor protection period
22 Octobre 2009 21:05Fraser Papers received an extension to their creditor protection from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice under the CCAA (Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act). This extension is through December 4, 2009 and was ... Read more...
New Policy Manager of FSC Forest Carbon and Climate Change program
22 Octobre 2009 10:06FSC is pleased to announce that Stefan Salvador assumes the role of Policy Manager of FSC's new work program "Forest Carbon and Climate Change" starting from October 2009.... Read more...
Should Canada be worried about the new U.S. green energy subsidy?
21 Octobre 2009 12:59There is significant concern that the newly proposed U.S. green energy subsidy could be used by American forest companies to give them a final and overwhelming advantage in the ... Read more...
Talks break down between Tembec and its Union in Pine Falls
21 Octobre 2009 08:03250 workers at the Tembec mill in Pine Falls, Manitoba have been locked out since September 1st. Mediation talks have broken off again between Tembec and the United Steelworkers union. The ... Read more...
Paragon Wood Products reopens Lumby mill
21 Octobre 2009 07:57Paragon Wood Products has reopened its Lumby sawmill in British Columbia. The mill on Shuswap Avenue had been closed for 1 year. Before the mill was focused on cedar, but now ... Read more...
Mayor of Buenos Aires commits to FSC certified wood and paper by 2010
21 Octobre 2009 07:04... Read more...
Newfoundland and Labrador ask the court to see AbitibiBowater's financial information
20 Octobre 2009 21:26The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has asked the Quebec Superior Court for access to AbitibiBowater's data room in order to keep tabs on its financial health as a creditor. ... Read more...
FSC celebrates two major milestones at the World Forestry Congress
20 Octobre 2009 13:51... Read more...
AbitibiBowater starts shift at Mackenzie planer mill
19 Octobre 2009 14:57AbitibiBowater has started up a shift at its planer mill in Mackenzie, British Columbia today. In addition, the company hopes to have one of its sawmills up and running in ... Read more...
Rising dollar is not good news for our Christmas tree growers
19 Octobre 2009 13:07The sharp rise in the Canadian dollar in recent days is not welcome news to our Christmas tree growers who export their product to the United States. Bill Kilfoil grows ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper loses court battle over tax bill in North Cowichan
19 Octobre 2009 11:59Catalyst Paper has lost its lawsuit against the community of North Cowichan, British Columbia. Catalyst Paper did not want to pay its tax bill, arguing that they were being overcharged ... Read more...
Clermont, Quebec newsprint machine gets 10 week reprieve
19 Octobre 2009 11:52A 10 week reprieve for the Clermont, Quebec newsprint machine has delayed unemployment for about 120 employees. AbitibiBowater had scheduled the indefinite idling of of two machines in Clermont, Quebec for this ... Read more...
Tolko curtails veneer production in Kelowna
18 Octobre 2009 20:22Tolko has curtailed the production of veneer at its operations in Kelowna, British Columbia. The curtailment was effective October 15th. The operating stance of the mill will be revisited on ... Read more...
18 Octobre 2009 20:01
AbitibiBowater has agreed to keep the heat on at the recently closed Beaupré mill near Quebec City if the local group of union leaders and politicians requesting the heat agrees ... Read more...
Louisiana-Pacific schedules 3 months of downtime in Dawson Creek
18 Octobre 2009 19:28Louisiana-Pacific has announced 3 months of downtime at its OSB mill in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The mill will be closed for December, January, and February. The scheduled downtime is adjustable ... Read more...
Worthington Mackenzie mill taken over by consortium
18 Octobre 2009 15:22The province of British Columbia is no longer maintaining the Worthington-Mackenzie pulp mill in Mackenzie, B.C. The province has made the site safe by disposing of the most toxic ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp receives another extension
16 Octobre 2009 22:24Terrace Bay Pulp in Ontario has received another extension to their creditor protection period. Yves Fricot is the legal counsel for the Buchanan Forest Products, the mill's owners. He said ... Read more...
Port Mellon - 100 years of paper making
14 Octobre 2009 21:12One hundred years ago today the machines rumbled into life at the isolated little community of Port Mellon and produced the first paper in BC made from wood. A century ... Read more...
Belgian Aid Agency awards FSC Belgium as the best organization for sustainable trade
14 Octobre 2009 03:47... Read more...
Revised Spanish FSC forest management standard approved
14 Octobre 2009 03:37FSC has approved a revised version of the Spanish forest management standard following a rigorous assessment process. With improvements to the requirements for plantations in Spain, the revised standard is ... Read more...
Paper Machine #6 gets short reprieve in Fort Frances
13 Octobre 2009 19:48AbitibiBowater is running its Paper Machine #6 in Fort Frances, Ontario for a short time. PM#6 will be operational until mid-November to meet orders. The machine had been down since early ... Read more...
Reminder: FSC invites participation in 2009 Market Survey
13 Octobre 2009 09:00FSC is calling for FSC certified enterprises as well as non-certificate holders to participate in the 2009 Market Survey before 19 October 2009. The online survey is available in seven languages.... Read more...
The Breakdown: Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program
12 Octobre 2009 21:32Twenty-four companies, representing 38 pulp and paper mills across Canada, have qualified for credits under the Government of Canada’s Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. Company Name Credits Abitibi-Bowater - ... Read more...
FSC GEF project brings new resources to smallholders in the tropics
12 Octobre 2009 03:30At a sub-regional workshop in Cameroon, FSC presented the outcomes of the GEF project and offered valuable input to the FSC standard-development process currently in motion in the Congo Basin. ... Read more...
24 mills qualified for Canada's black liquor program
09 Octobre 2009 13:36Twenty-four pulp and paper mills have qualified for Canada's version of the United States' black liquor program. Unlike the U.S. program, Canada requires the qualifying mills use the money ... Read more...
It is getting cold. Will someone please heat our idled mills?
09 Octobre 2009 08:41It is a concern shared by several communities across our country - will anyone heat our idled/shuttered mills or will the valuable mill equipment be destroyed by our cold ... Read more...
Will AbitibiBowater emerge from creditor protection?
08 Octobre 2009 12:53The possibility that AbitibiBowater may not be able to emerge from creditor protection has been whispered between us all for months. Now that possibility is appearing more often in the ... Read more...
FSC Russia launches its first awareness campaign
08 Octobre 2009 05:43The FSC Russia National Office in collaboration with WWF Russia and several other partners have launched a campaign to increase recognition of FSC in Russia. The campaign is the first ... Read more...
08 Octobre 2009 05:34
FSC invites stakeholders in the US and around the world to comment on a revised draft of the Forest Certification Benchmark published by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). Interested ... Read more...
FSC Executive Update - October 2009
08 Octobre 2009 04:21Dear FSC members, This is the FSC Director update for the month of October 2009. The highlights of this past month are: FSC Policy and Standards: The month of September was ... Read more...
Enligna is expanding its wood pellet mill in Nova Scotia
07 Octobre 2009 12:50Enligna Canada, a wood pellet manufacturer, is expanding its production capabilities in Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia to meet international demands. The province, through Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI), is supporting ... Read more...
New Managing Director of FSC Global Development
07 Octobre 2009 10:00FSC is pleased to announce that Zoltan Paksy will lead FSC Global Development (FSC GD) as Managing Director starting 1 October 2009. ... Read more...
Silviculture investment continues in Newfoundland's central region
07 Octobre 2009 08:09The provincial government of Newfoundland is investing in the future forests of central Newfoundland by funding site preparation and tree planting. “The forest industry is extremely important to the central ... Read more...
Smooth Rock Falls rallies to save mill site
06 Octobre 2009 21:55As demolition continues at the Tembec mill site in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario, the residents of the community decided to express their anger and frustration yesterday by blocking the entrance ... Read more...
Grassy Narrows First Nation in Superior Court tomorrow
05 Octobre 2009 20:55The Grassy Narrows First Nation finally will have their case heard in the Ontario Supreme Court starting tomorrow. For years the Grassy Narrows First Nation, located 80km northeast of Kenora ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater and United Steelworkers reach agreement. Mackenzie sawmill to restart
05 Octobre 2009 19:56AbitibiBowater and the United Steelworkers have reached an agreement allowing 60 workers to go back to work at the sawmill in Mackenzie, British Columbia for 3-4 months. One sawmill and one ... Read more...
Boralex and AbitibiBowater reach agreement over the Dolbeau power station
03 Octobre 2009 08:37The Boralex Power Income Fund has come to an agreement in principle with AbitibiBowater on the temporary operation of the Dolbeau power station, conditional on the agreement of the controller ... Read more...
Will Canfor Pulp reduce the odour it produces in Prince George?
02 Octobre 2009 08:44Canfor Pulp Ltd. Partnership has a plan for reducing the odour that is produced from its mills in Prince George, British Columbia, but they have not yet decided if they ... Read more...
New Brunswick pulp mills are waiting for Ottawa's pockets to open
02 Octobre 2009 08:25Back in June Ottawa announced a Canadian green funding program for pulp and paper producers to off-set the advantage U.S. mills were experiencing from the U.S. black liquor ... Read more...
Tolko's Creekside planer mill is running again - for 3-4 weeks
30 Septembre 2009 11:56Tolko has restarted its Creekside planer this week putting 20 previously laid-off workers back to work. The planer will operate for the next 3-4 weeks. The mill had been curtailed in ... Read more...
MNR says they can't allocate fibre to Smooth Rock Falls
30 Septembre 2009 11:42The town of Smooth Rock Falls in northeastern Ontario is trying to recreate its economic base after Tembec has closed the mill in town in 2006. A co-operative initiative was underway ... Read more...
New accreditation standards to strengthen FSC certification system
29 Septembre 2009 14:54FSC has approved a set of accreditation standards that will raise the quality of the FSC certification process to a higher level. The standards will ensure a greater consistency in ... Read more...
International trade tribunal rules against Canada
28 Septembre 2009 19:06The U.S. can continue to collect collect duties on lumber imports from certain provinces. That is according to an international trade tribunal ruling today in London, England. The tribunal ... Read more...
Christopher Parlow has been found
28 Septembre 2009 18:11Christopher Parlow, president of the United Steelworkers Local 1-324 from The Pas, Manitoba has been found alive and well in Kingston, Ontario. Parlow has been missing for 3 weeks. A public ... Read more...
Kruger closing Corner Brook mill for 2 weeks
28 Septembre 2009 07:44Kruger is closing its newsprint mill in Corner Brook, Newfoundland for 2 weeks starting on October 12th. The move reflects weak markets and the impact of a high Canadian dollar on ... Read more...
Global Sticks Inc. opening in Thunder Bay
25 Septembre 2009 14:16New Canadian company Global Sticks Inc. will build a state-of-the-art factory in Thunder Bay, Ontario to manufacture Ontario wood and create sticks used for ice cream bars, popsicles, corn dogs, ... Read more...
Tembec's sale of Temrex complete
25 Septembre 2009 13:01Tembec has concluded the sale of its 50% equity interest in Temrex Forest Products LP (“Temrex”) to subsidiaries of Société générale de financement du Québec (“SGF”) for $11.6 ... Read more...
Have the beetles won in Alberta too?
25 Septembre 2009 12:51The mountain pine beetles have moved into northeastern Alberta. Officials are surveying the devastation in the northeast. Ted Morton, Alberta's sustainable resource minister, recently said, "We are doing a good ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater wants to sell its mill in Lufkin, TX
24 Septembre 2009 13:44AbitibiBowater wants to sell its plant in Lufkin, Texas that was permanently idled in December 2007. AbitibiBowater is seeking court approval to sell the mill to CIT Partners LLC. The plant ... Read more...
Fire in St. John at Irving Pulp and Paper
24 Septembre 2009 07:25There was a fire in Irving Pulp and Paper's sulphur tank yesterday in St. John, New Brunswick. The Saint John Fire Department said there were concerns that a cloud of ... Read more...
Catalyst Paper's plan to reopen mill hits snag with union local
24 Septembre 2009 06:50Catalyst Paper's plan to reopen the Elk Fall's mill has been rejected by one of the mill's union locals. The other local is expected to respond to the proposal within ... Read more...
Domtar wants to sell assets
24 Septembre 2009 06:38Domtar wants to sell $150 million worth of assets, including its forest products business, to reduce its debt and to focus on its core business. Domtar president John Williams said that ... Read more...
Did the beetles win?
22 Septembre 2009 13:32"The mountain pine beetle epidemic is largely over. The bad news is that it's because they don't have any food left to eat. The vast majority of our pine stands ... Read more...
Nova Scotia invests in Bowater Mersey
22 Septembre 2009 12:04The province is investing in the sustainability of a major employer and exporter in Nova Scotia's paper products industry. Bowater Mersey Paper Company Ltd. is receiving $2.5 million to support the ... Read more...
New streamlined FSC standards bring greater benefits to Group Certification
22 Septembre 2009 06:40... Read more...
Happy National Forest Week
21 Septembre 2009 20:31National Forest Week is an opportunity for all Canadians to reflect on the natural beauty of our forests and their vital contribution to our prosperity and well-being. Today, the Honourable ... Read more...
B&Q to source only FSC certified tropical hardwood plywood
21 Septembre 2009 05:13... Read more...
Town of Pine Falls show support for locked out mill workers
18 Septembre 2009 13:08The people of Pine Falls, Manitoba are showing their support for the close to 300 locked out workers of their Tembec mill today. The townspeople are joining the locked-out workers for ... Read more...
Domtar sells 4,069 ha of woodlands to SGF
18 Septembre 2009 12:57Societe generale de financement du Quebec (SGF) has purchased 4,069 hectares of woodlands from Domtar, for $8.5 million. The woodlands are located near Grande Vallee in the Gaspe Peninsula of eastern Quebec. ... Read more...
Please vote for FSC as CSO representative for the UN-REDD Programme Policy Board
18 Septembre 2009 11:56Dear members, The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has submitted its application as Civil Society Organisation from a developed country to serve on the Policy Board of the UN-REDD Programme [i]. ... Read more...
Mediator appointed to address dispute at Tembec's Pine Falls mill
18 Septembre 2009 07:20The Manitoba Government has appointed Michael Werier as a mediator to address the labour dispute at Tembec's Pine Falls newsprint mill that resulted in the locking out of 270 employees for ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater suspends production at 5 plants
17 Septembre 2009 18:02AbitibiBowater has just announced its intent to suspend production at the following plants: Beaupre, Quebec's digital printing paper plant - will completely shut down - 340 jobs lost Clermont, Quebec - ... Read more...
WWF study reveals importance of FSC certification in survival of great apes
17 Septembre 2009 09:14... Read more...
New Brunswick's paper mill power subsidy over budget
16 Septembre 2009 19:46The power subsidy the New Brunswick government put in place for paper mills has gone over budget by $1.3 million over the last 2 years. The subsidy gives the province's paper mills ... Read more...
Christopher Parlow is missing
16 Septembre 2009 19:28Christopher Parlow, president of the United Steelworkers Local at the Tolko Industries sawmill in The Pas, Manitoba has not been in contact with family, friends or co-workers since Sept. 9, according ... Read more...
Will Prince Rupert take over ownership of the old Skeena-Cellulose mill?
16 Septembre 2009 07:50The old Skeena-Cellulose mill, now owned by SunWave Forest Products, owes between seven and eight million dollars in taxes, penalties and interest to the city of Prince Rupert. SunWave Forest ... Read more...
Worthington Mackenzie mill deal is dead
15 Septembre 2009 14:31The proposed deal for China's United Petroleum Group to purchase the Worthington Mackenzie mill has fallen apart. The deal has apparently fell apart over an estimated $20 million in outstanding costs ... Read more...
15 Septembre 2009 03:56
FSC has facilitated the last of five regional meetings with representatives of indigenous and traditional peoples worldwide as part of the consultation process on the FSC Principles and Criteria (P&... Read more...
Talks resume between the USW and CONIFER today
14 Septembre 2009 13:22The United Steelworkers (USW) and the Council on Northern Interior Forest Employment Relations (CONIFER) are back at the bargaining table today. Today is the first round of talks since CONIFER ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater's unionized woodland workers in Thunder Bay finalize cost cutting agreement
14 Septembre 2009 12:58The United Steel Workers (USW), who represents the unionized woodland workers at AbitibiBowater's mill in Thunder Bay, Ontario have announced that their workers have voted 72% in favour of a deal ... Read more...
14 Septembre 2009 07:33
FSC would like to remind its members to vote for three candidates running for the FSC Board of Directors. FSC has extended the election deadline and requests members who have ... Read more...
Worthington Mackenzie pulp mill may soon have a new Chinese owner
13 Septembre 2009 12:35The United Petroleum Group of China, one of China's largest private oil companies, is close to purchasing the idled Worthington Mackenzie pulp mill for a rumoured $20 million. Worthington Mackenzie purchased ... Read more...
Terrace Bay Pulp's creditors await decision
12 Septembre 2009 20:45The creditors of Buchanan Forest Products' Terrace Bay Pulp were in court in Thunder Bay, Ontario this past week making their cases known to the judge. The pulp mill filed ... Read more...
Harmac's second line will be operating at full capacity by Monday
11 Septembre 2009 19:50Nanaimo Forest Product's Harmac pulp mill's second production line is up and running and is expected to be operating at full capacity by Monday. President Levi Sampson said almost all ... Read more...
FSC approves Controlled Wood Risk Assessment for Chilean plantations
11 Septembre 2009 05:38On the 18 August 2009, FSC approved the national risk assessment for sourcing FSC Controlled Wood from plantations in Chile. The risk assessment is mandatory for all companies sourcing FSC Controlled Wood ... Read more...
Larger forest holdings qualify for FSC SLIMF certification in Honduras
11 Septembre 2009 04:31... Read more...
FSC invites comments on final report from review of conversion policy
10 Septembre 2009 09:51A team of experts focused on the issue of conversion in the FSC Plantations Review has released a final report for consultation. FSC invites all interested stakeholders to comment on ... Read more...
Hampton Affiliates and Burns Lake Native Development Corporation talk wood supply with B.C.
09 Septembre 2009 08:02Hampton Affiliates and the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation met recently with the District Manager of Forests and Range to discuss the Lakes Timber Supply Area (LTSA). The timber supply ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater Receives Court Orders to Call for Creditor Claims
08 Septembre 2009 14:44AbitibiBowater has received approval for a process to call for creditor claims (the "Claims Process") by the Quebec Superior Court in Canada and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater finalizes sale of Quebec hydro asset - for $615 million
04 Septembre 2009 14:50AbitibiBowater has finalized a deal to sell its Manicouagan power plant for $615 million to a newly created joint venture formed by Hydro-Quebec and Alcoa Inc., the aluminum company. This transaction ... Read more...
Details of Ontario's shift of Forestry from the MNR to the MNDMF
03 Septembre 2009 20:50Wondering how the shift of the Forestry from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry will work? Now we have details: From ... Read more...
Tembec will sell 50% of Temrex Forest Products
03 Septembre 2009 17:51Tembec today concluded an agreement to sell its 50% equity interest in Temrex Forest Products LP and its general partner Gestion PFT Inc., (collectively “Temrex”) to Société générale ... Read more...
Kitwanga Lumber has been purchased by Pacific BioEnergy
03 Septembre 2009 13:10Pacific BioEnergy Corporation (PBEC) has hopes of expanding its wood pellet and biomass energy business by purchasing the assets of Kitwanga Lumber Company (KLC). The Kitwanga Lumber Company stopped operating ... Read more...
Forced liquidations possible now that Forest & Marine is in receivership
02 Septembre 2009 12:09Now that the Forest & Marine Group has gone into receivership, the loans of up to 35 contract loggers on B.C.'s coast will be called in. “There’s going ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater completes sale of 121,000 hectares of Quebec timberlands
02 Septembre 2009 11:52AbitibiBowater announced today that it has completed the sale of approximately 121,000 hectares (300,000 acres) of private timberlands in Quebec, Canada, for C$53 million in cash. AbitibiBowater plans to use the proceeds ... Read more...
New survey targets FSC demand from smallholders in Europe
02 Septembre 2009 08:42In addition to the current Market Survey 2009, FSC has launched a focused short survey that aims to collect data on the demand for FSC certified material from small holders in ... Read more...
FSC Forest Carbon Working Group to set upcoming priorities
02 Septembre 2009 03:34... Read more...
Ontario's Forests. Ontario's Future.
01 Septembre 2009 14:27The public will play a key role in helping Ontario’s forest industry balance economic success with sustainable practices. Released on August 27th, 2009, Ontario’s Forests, Ontario’s Future is ... Read more...
Canada's forest and paper sector losses slowed in Q2 of 2009: PricewaterhouseCoopers
01 Septembre 2009 11:54Canada's forest, paper & packaging (FPP) sector continued to be negatively impacted by the global economic downturn during the second quarter of 2009. According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) quarterly net earnings ... Read more...
Tembec has sold its Mattawa sawmill for $1
01 Septembre 2009 11:00Tembec's permanently closed sawmill in Mattawa, Ontario, along with its 55 hectare site, has been sold to the Mattawa Bonfield Economic Development Corp. for $1. The Development Corporation plans to advertise the ... Read more...
Tembec locks out employees at Pine Falls
01 Septembre 2009 08:40Tembec today confirmed that it has locked out employees at its Pine Falls newsprint mill following a failure to reach a new collective agreement. Site management and mill employees worked ... Read more...
Two union locals voted in favour of AbitibiBowater's agreement in Thunder Bay
31 Août 2009 17:36CEP Locals 257 and 39 voted in favour of AbitibiBowater's new proposed agreement on Saturday. The agreement outlined provisions, including recall, should the No.5 paper machine restart in Thunder Bay. "If the ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater wants to reduce energy costs in Thunder Bay
31 Août 2009 14:21AbitibiBowater's company officials are talking to the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) about the possibility of a co-generation plant. AbitibiBowater has a green-energy application filed with the OPA that would, if ... Read more...
Newfoundland and Labrador invests in sawmill industry
31 Août 2009 09:28The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has recently invested in two sawmill companies: Holson Forest Products and Burton’s Cove Logging and Lumber Limited. Holson Forest Products will receive $10 million ($7 ... Read more...
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited donates timber rights in Main River area to new provincial park
31 Août 2009 07:43Kruger's Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited has donated the timber rights of 49 km2 to the creation of the new Main River Waterway Provincial Park in Newfoundland. Not only did ... Read more...
Sexton Lumber Company receives provincial loan
29 Août 2009 03:01The Sexton Lumber Company, of Lethbridge, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, will be receiving a $2.25 million loan from the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial government. The interest-free loan will be used by the ... Read more...
Tembec plans to lock out workers at Pine Falls newsprint operations
28 Août 2009 20:00In an all-out effort to take away some 35% in wage and benefit concessions from United Steelworkers and Canadian Office and Professional Employee Union members, Tembec Inc. negotiators have informed the ... Read more...
Silviculture funding announced for Nova Scotia
27 Août 2009 19:43$14 million in silviculture funding was announced today for Nova Scotia by the provincial and federal government. Hundreds of new jobs are expected to be created to thin, tend, and replant ... Read more...
Nova Scotia helps N.R. Kenney Logging with $500,000
27 Août 2009 07:36A commercial logging business in Pictou County, Nova Scotia is getting help from the province to maintain jobs and continue to provide forest products to mills in Nova Scotia and ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater plans to restart paper machine in Fort Frances
27 Août 2009 07:12AbitibiBowater is planning to restart the #6 Paper Machine in Fort Frances, Ontario for 3 weeks of orders. The restart will begin on September 8th. Paper Machine #6 has been down since March 6... Read more...
Globe and Mail specifies FSC in new procurement policy
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AbitibiBowater contract talks will start in late October
26 Août 2009 19:35Officials representing the unionized workers at AbitibiBowater's mill in Thunder Bay, Ontario met with the company today in Ottawa. A CEP spokesperson said the discussion helped establish a timetable for ... Read more...
United Steelworkers Interior Bargaining Committee launches website
26 Août 2009 09:15The United Steelworkers Interior Bargaining Committee has launched a new website - www.dealwithsteel.ca - to support the union's collective bargaining in the BC Interior forest industry. The website ... Read more...
Tembec calls Pine Falls employees back a week early
26 Août 2009 09:12All workers at Tembec's Pine Falls newsprint mill in Manitoba were called back to work a week earlier than expected. "They got some new orders," Cam Sokoloski, president of Local 3... Read more...
Abitibi Consolidated's old sulphite plant comes down in Kenora
26 Août 2009 07:36Abitibi Consolidated's sulphite plant was torn down yesterday in Kenora, Ontario. The old recycling plant and a couple of warehouses are the only other remaining buildings still standing on the ... Read more...
TFT-Fondation Chirac event calls for greater support for FSC
26 Août 2009 07:23The construction industry can play a fundamental role in promoting the use of FSC certified timber, emphasized speakers at a Fondation Chirac and TFT event in the French Quai Branley ... Read more...
Steelworkers Ratify New Agreement With Tolko Industries
25 Août 2009 19:53Today the United Steelworkers Local 1-324 Sawmill, and Woodland workers have ratified a new three year agreement with Tolko Industries retroactive to February 1st, 2009. Included in the new agreement will ... Read more...
Crofton mill will restart 1 production line
25 Août 2009 09:13Catalyst Paper today announced that it will restart one line of pulp production at its Crofton NBSK kraft mill on Vancouver Island, given improved market conditions. The kraft pulp mill ... Read more...
Kenora Forest Products and CEP Local 324 reach settlement
25 Août 2009 09:10Kenora Forest Products and the CEP Local 324 have reached a settlement. The company will be forced to pay severance and termination to its workers. The workers will receive a 40% payment ... Read more...
Sawlog prices near 5-year low globally
25 Août 2009 07:38The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) in the 2Q/09, increased for the first time since late 2007, reaching $68.87/m3. The Index, which is based on conifer sawlog prices in 19 key regions ... Read more...
Fraser Papers mill reopens tomorrow
22 Août 2009 08:26Workers will return to their jobs at Fraser Papers mill in Edmunston, New Brunswick on Monday. After the unionized workers voted to accept concessions to save their mill and jobs, ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater and union still talking
21 Août 2009 11:12About 700 AbitibiBowater workers in Thunder Bay will likely vote on a tentative agreement next week, a day or two after 2 senior union officials meet with AbitibiBowater next week in Ottawa. ... Read more...
FSC Ireland invites comments on draft Irish forest management standard
21 Août 2009 02:45A new draft of the Irish FSC forest stewardship standard is out for public consultation. The draft represents the outcomes of challenging negotiations between economic, environmental and social stakeholders involved ... Read more...
CONIFER Disappointed by USW Blindness to Forest Industry Reality
20 Août 2009 07:50The Council on Northern Interior Forest Employment Relations (CONIFER) has taken a "time out" in its talks with the United Steelworkers of America on a new collective agreement. "We began ... Read more...
Brand recognition of FSC label in Switzerland at continuous growth
20 Août 2009 03:16A study by the Link Institute on behalf of WWF Switzerland has shown that recognition of the FSC label in Switzerland by private consumers has again increased in 2009. The survey, ... Read more...
Does a park's logging ban mean a logging road is also prohibited?
19 Août 2009 19:08There is a logging ban in Manitoba's Grassy River Provincial Park but Tolko wants approval to build a logging road through the park so the company can access the timber ... Read more...
Tentative union agreements reached with AbtibiBowater in Thunder Bay
19 Août 2009 18:40At least one of the unions at AbitibiBowater's mill in Thunder Bay, Ontario has reached a tentative new deal with the company. CEP Local 39 President Gary Bragnalo said Wednesday afternoon ... Read more...
CONIFER has walked away from contract talks with the United Steelworkers
19 Août 2009 16:48Contract talks ended between the United Steelworkers and CONIFER today in British Columbia when CONIFER walked away from the bargaining table. CONIFER, the Council on Northern Interior Forest Employment Relations, ... Read more...
FSC launches 2009 Market Survey
19 Août 2009 09:05FSC has launched the 2009 Market Survey to solicit valuable feedback from certificate holders. The survey is available in several languages and will be open online from now through 19 October 2009.... Read more...
Smurfit-Stone wants to sell 1 million acres to Quebec
18 Août 2009 20:26Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., currently under bankruptcy protection, wants to sell 1 million acres of its woodlands to the province of Quebec for $55.4 million. Smurfit-Stone is seeking approval of the Delaware bankruptcy ... Read more...
Former workers of Marathon Pulp may see deep pension cuts
18 Août 2009 09:57The former workers and retirees of Marathon Pulp in Ontario are now finding out how steep the cuts may be to their pension benefits. The provincial court appointed administrator for ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater continues to buy recycled paper
17 Août 2009 19:44The Columbus Dispatch recently published a story about the 800 recycling bins AbitibiBowater owns throughout Ohio - 800 of the more than 23,000 bins AbitibiBowater has placed across North America. In Ohio, the ... Read more...
Atlas Holdings LLC aquires Trus Joist from Weyerhaeuser
17 Août 2009 19:07Atlas Holding LLC has acquired the Trus Joist® Commercial division from Weyerhaeuser. Atlas will establish the division as an independent business, to be renamed RedBuilt. Its headquarters will be ... Read more...
Domtar is closing its Ear Falls sawmill indefinitely
17 Août 2009 14:27Domtar has decided to close its Ear Falls, Ontario sawmill indefinitely. The sawmill will close in October and 130 employees will be out of work. Domtar based their closure decision on ... Read more...
Ontario passes on St. Marys Paper's cogen proposal
15 Août 2009 22:37St. Marys Paper in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario has said its cogeneration plans were essential to their paper mill's survival. St. Marys Paper proposed a 35 MW multi-million-dollar cogeneration facility when ... Read more...
CEP's collective agreements have all expired in Eastern Canada
15 Août 2009 21:13All the Collective Agreements for the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) workers in Eastern Canada's paper mills have now expired and new agreements aren't expected soon. One of the ... Read more...
Vote for FSC UK in the Optimist World Charity of the Year Awards
14 Août 2009 02:51FSC UK has been invited to take part in the Optimist World Charity of the Year Awards and are appealing to all members of FSC networks to lend their support ... Read more...
Bowater Mersey is closing for 5 weeks - 4th shutdown this year
13 Août 2009 20:03AbitibiBowater is closing its co-owned Bowater Mersey paper mill in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia for 5 weeks beginning on August 29th, until October 4th. This downtime will be the 4th shutdown at ... Read more...
Missing: $1.8 million of timber... And the ship carrying it.
13 Août 2009 12:19The cargo ship, the Arctic Sea, and the $1.8 million of timber that was on-board, has gone missing. The ship was destined for Algeria from Finland, then was briefly hijacked off ... Read more...
NewPage posts net loss of $6 million
13 Août 2009 10:48NewPage Corporation has posted a net quarterly loss of $6 million, compared to a larger net loss of $109 million in this year's first quarter, and $21 million in the second quarter of 2008. ... Read more...
Some of Thunder Bay's woodland workers laid off
13 Août 2009 07:10Some of the woodland workers in Thunder Bay, Ontario received their indefinite lay off notice from AbitibiBowater this week, and harvesting has been halted. There are roughly 400 woodland workers. Union ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater posts net loss of $510 million
12 Août 2009 14:41AbitibiBowater has posted their quarterly results and have reported a net loss of $510 million (or about $8.84 per share) with an operating loss of $285 million. In comparison, in the same quarter ... Read more...
Fraser Paper's workers vote to save their jobs, mill will re-open
12 Août 2009 08:04Fraser Paper's sulphite mill in Edmundston, New Brunswick will re-open after the mill's unionized workers voted last night to accept the company's final offer. More than 200 jobs will be saved. ... Read more...
Kimberly-Clark preferences FSC in revised procurement policy
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AbitibiBowater isn't prepared to post official quarterly result, but estimate large loss
11 Août 2009 12:16AbitibiBowater has announced that they are not prepared to file their quarterly results on time, due to the significant time and effort required to prepare financial statements according to bankruptcy ... Read more...
FSC forum brings indigenous people together for P&C Review consultation
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[CWP] New office in Quebec city - New name - New web site
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Brookfield Asset Management reports increase in profits
10 Août 2009 07:28Brookfield Asset Management, the company that now controls Fraser Papers Inc., wood panel producer Norbord Inc., and Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund, has reported a quarterly net income of $147 million (... Read more...
AbitibiBowater doesn't think the Thunder Bay mill is sustainable, even with just 1 paper machine
07 Août 2009 20:48Dougall Media in Thunder Bay obtained a confidential letter of intent from AbitibiBowater to its 5 unions representing the workers of the Thunder Bay mill. In the letter, it states: "As ... Read more...
Union rejects final offer from Fraser Papers
07 Août 2009 08:00The union of Fraser Paper Inc.'s Edmundston mill have voted to reject the company's final contract offer. As a result, Fraser Papers will keep the sulphite pulp operation closed ... Read more...
Fraser Papers posts net loss of $8 million
06 Août 2009 21:33Fraser Papers Inc. has posted a net quarterly loss of $8 million (US), down from their previous quarter's loss of $15.6 million. Throughout the quarter, the company only operated its lumber mills ... Read more...
Reminder: FSC invites comments on first comprehensive review of Principles and Criteria
06 Août 2009 10:37FSC is calling for FSC members, National Initiatives, certification bodies and all other interested parties to comment on Draft 2-0 of Version 5 of the Principles and Criteria (P&C) before 4 ... Read more...
FSC Australia announces call for nominations - Annual Responsible Forest Management Awards
06 Août 2009 03:30FSC Australia has announced a call for submissions for the second Annual Responsible Forest Management Awards. Organizations are invited to sponsor the prestigious awards which will be presented in Melbourne ... Read more...
The Cheslatta Nation starts paddle business
05 Août 2009 21:38In an excellent example of refocusing to create jobs and income when times are tough, the Cheslatta Nation in British Columbia has started to manufacture wooden canoe paddles. The small ... Read more...
Update on B.C. Interior sawmill negotiations
05 Août 2009 20:39Negotiations are continuing, albeit slowly, in British Columbia's Interior sawmill sector. Another session is scheduled for 3 days next week in Williams Lake between the United Steelworkers and an industry group ... Read more...
Four B.C. companies approved to produce and sell power to BC Hydro
05 Août 2009 20:32Four companies have been approved to generate and sell power to BC Hydro by burning waste wood in pulp mills. The operations are: Domtar's pulp mill in Kamloops Canfor Pulp ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater cuts head office staff by 25%
05 Août 2009 20:22AbitibiBowater believes it can save $100 million (US) a year by cutting its head office staff by 25%. Right now, AbitibiBowater has about 700 employees including 400 in Montreal. 175 of the 700 employees will laid ... Read more...
AbitibiBowater shuts down 2 paper machines in Thunder Bay
05 Août 2009 12:35AbitibiBowater is shutting down the No. 4 and No. 5 paper machine in Thunder Bay, Ontario later this month. The shutdown is indefinite and will affect 360 employees. The high operating costs at ... Read more...
B.C.'s forest fire situation is so severe international assistance is being considered
04 Août 2009 12:11100 new forest fires have started in British Columbia in just the last 24 hours. (9 were human starts and 91 were caused by lightning). 1000 of B.C.'s own provincial firefighters are fighting ... Read more...
Domtar reports net earnings of $48 million
04 Août 2009 08:16Domtar has reported a net earning of $48 million on sales of $1.3 billion in its second quarter. These results can be compared to a net loss of $45 million for the first ... Read more...
Kruger reduces production in Quebec temporarily
31 Juillet 2009 13:31Kruger Inc. is temporarily cutting back production at its Québec paper mills this August and September, by interrupting production for periods of one to three weeks depending on the ... Read more...
ASI-Accreditation Services International (ASI) welcomes two new staff members
31 Juillet 2009 09:46ASI-Accreditation Services International (ASI) is pleased to welcome two new members to its team. Dr. Sasha Bosbeer and Ms. Barbara Hiller will both further the work of ASI-Accreditation Services International (... Read more...
New FSC good practice guide focuses on biodiversity in small-scale and low intensity forest operations (SLIMFs)
31 Juillet 2009 03:33FSC has published a new guide intended to help managers and owners of small-scale and low intensity forest operations maintain or improve the management of biodiversity and High Conservation Values (... Read more...
FSC certified timber specified for 2014 Winter Olympics
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FSC releases literature review on the outcomes and impacts of FSC certification
21 Juillet 2009 08:54FSC has published a compilation of findings on the outcomes and impacts of FSC certification in and beyond the forest, in a literary review of independent research. The report uncovers ... Read more...
Final drafts of FSC complaints procedures out for public consultation
21 Juillet 2009 08:00The final drafts of two FSC procedures, developed to ensure timely, independent and effective resolution of complaints submitted by FSC stakeholders, are out for public consultation. FSC invites all interested ... Read more...
New FSC guide addresses pest management in forests and plantations
21 Juillet 2009 06:16FSC has published a new guide which provides a framework for integrated pest, disease and weed management (IPM) in FSC certified forests and plantations. The guide is one of several ... Read more...
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