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NewPage establishes buffer to protect rare lichen discovered in Cape Breton.
Jan 14, 2010 | In Environmental News, Woodlands | Send feedback »
NewPage 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 Research Institute based in Kempt, Queens County, Nova Scotia, f… more »
Nova Scotia decides to buy land from J.D. Irving
Jan 5, 2010 | In Woodlands | Send feedback »
The 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 Holdings Ltd.Last year, Irving put 69,000 hectares of timber land up for sale in so… more »
Thunder Bay meeting to discuss forestry in northern Ontario
Nov 30, 2009 | In Woodlands | Send feedback »
For anyone in the Thunder Bay area, tonight there is a meeting at Lakehead University to discuss a vision for a new forest economy for northern Ontario.
A presentation will be followed by a moderated panel discussion with:
Rick Groves (Abitibi… more »
Saskatchewan government signs logging deals
Nov 27, 2009 | In Woodlands | 1 feedback »
The government of Saskatchewan has signed logging agreements that will allow private companies, communities, and First Nations groups to log two million cubic metres of wood on Crown land in northern Saskatchewan.
The Prince Albert Forest Management A… more »
More people questioning the logic of burning trees for power
Nov 16, 2009 | In Environmental News, Woodlands | Send feedback »
Dan 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? Burning the forest creates ‘green’ energy?
CAN SOMEONE please explain ho… more »
West Fraser keeps Eurocan’s tree farm licenses
Nov 11, 2009 | In Woodlands | Send feedback »
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 Forests and Range, explained to Kitimat's city councillors that these t… more »
2 jobs created in Grand Falls-Windsor to manage crown forests
Nov 6, 2009 | In Woodlands | Send feedback »
Two 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 and a Crown lands management specialist will… more »
NewPage in Nova Scotia just got permission to cut trees for fuel
Nov 3, 2009 | In Woodlands | Send feedback »
The 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 now one step closer to building a multimillion-dollar power plant that burns wood and gener… more »
Silviculture investment continues in Newfoundland's central region
Oct 7, 2009 | In Woodlands | Send feedback »
The 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 Newfoundland region and it is important that… more »
Grassy Narrows First Nation in Superior Court tomorrow
Oct 5, 2009 | In Protest, Woodlands | Send feedback »
The 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 in northwestern Ontario has tried to put a stop to logging o… more »
MNR says they can't allocate fibre to Smooth Rock Falls
Sep 30, 2009 | In Woodlands | Send feedback »
The 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 in the town with the financial backing and sound business plan to re… more »
Domtar sells 4,069 ha of woodlands to SGF
Sep 18, 2009 | In Certification, Woodlands | Send feedback »
Societe 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.
SGF is a Quebec government financing agenc… more »
Hampton Affiliates and Burns Lake Native Development Corporation talk wood supply with B.C.
Sep 9, 2009 | In Woodlands | Send feedback »
Hampton 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 has impacted by the mountain pine beetle and there are c… more »
AbitibiBowater completes sale of 121,000 hectares of Quebec timberlands
Sep 2, 2009 | In Woodlands | 7 feedbacks »
AbitibiBowater 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 from this sale for general co… more »
Ontario's Forests. Ontario's Future.
Sep 1, 2009 | In Woodlands | 23 feedbacks »
The 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 a discussion paper that will guide both online public comme… more »
