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Strathlorne forest nursery lays off 4
Mar 26, 2010 | In Tree Nursery/Greenhouse | Send feedback »
Four 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 has just 21 seasonal employees now, and 5 permanent employees. When the nu… more »
PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund announces receipt of insurance cash settlement
Feb 4, 2010 | In Tree Nursery/Greenhouse | Send feedback »
PRT 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 reported by the Fund.
The greenh… more »
PRT Announces Nursery Closure and Site Consolidation
Nov 25, 2009 | In Tree Nursery/Greenhouse | Send feedback »
Pacific 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 improve. It also announced th… more »
Rising dollar is not good news for our Christmas tree growers
Oct 19, 2009 | In Tree Nursery/Greenhouse | Send feedback »
The 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 Christmas trees in Florenceville, New Brunswick, and sells them in the United Stat… more »
Tree nursery workers vote to strike in B.C.
Jul 17, 2009 | In Labour Negotiations, Tree Nursery/Greenhouse | Send feedback »
Pacific Regeneration Technologies Inc. (PRT) wants deep concessions from its tree nursery workers in British Columbia. As a result, the workers have voted in favour of strike action.
"Our members who grow seedlings for reforestation in B.C.'s forestr… more »
Nova Scotia tree nursery receives funding from the province
Apr 17, 2009 | In Funding Announcements, Tree Nursery/Greenhouse | Send feedback »
The provincial forest nursery facility at Strathlorne, Inverness County, will be able to explore long-term opportunities, invest in necessary upgrades and develop a program to employ seasonal workers, with $1,140,000 in funding over two years from the No… more »
PRT closes Pelton seedling nursery
Oct 2, 2008 | In Tree Nursery/Greenhouse | Send feedback »
Pacific Regeneration Technologies (PRT) is closing PRT Pelton, its seedlings facility in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
The closure will take place in phases over the next few months and will result in the eventual layoff of approximately 60 employees… more »
PRT Announces Temporary Closure of Nursery Site
Mar 4, 2008 | In Tree Nursery/Greenhouse | 1 feedback »
PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund today announced its intention to temporarily discontinue production at its Coldstream, BC nursery site as a result of lower market demand in 2008.
The Coldstream nursery is one of PRT's smallest facilities, at appro… more »
