Latest News from NorthernOntarioBusiness.com http://www.northernontariobusiness.comThu, 20 Jun 2013 06:51:44 EDT30en-usCopyright 2009, NorthernOntarioBusiness.com A U.S. brownfield redeveloper has been directed by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) to prepare to clean up the former Marathon Pulp mill on the north shore of Lake Superior.In a notice posted on Ontario's Environmental Registry, Green Investment Group Inc. (GIGI) of Alton, Illinois has received a director's order from the MOE to... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/06/MOE-outlines-clean-up-plans-for-Marathon-mill.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/06/MOE-outlines-clean-up-plans-for-Marathon-mill.aspx10 Jun 2013 9:43:12 EDT A new Canadian union is being created by the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) and the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW).The combined union, named Unifor, revealed the name and logo at a Toronto press conference, May 30.“Unifor will be a union for young workers, those struggling to piece together... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/06/New-labour-voice-for-forestry-workers.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/06/New-labour-voice-for-forestry-workers.aspx10 Jun 2013 9:21:30 EDT Environmental groups with the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) have suspended negotiations in northwestern Ontario and Quebec.The three-year-old agreement consists of environmental groups and forest companies working together to protect the environment and threatened species such as woodland caribou, while protecting the forest industry and the communities that depend on it.Over the past several weeks, negotiations... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/05/Environmentalists-suspend-talks-with-Resolute.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/05/Environmentalists-suspend-talks-with-Resolute.aspx2 Jun 2013 11:57:13 EDT The Resolute Forest Product's sawmill in Thunder Bay marked 10 years in operation.The Montreal-based forestry giant said it's a “unique business venture” based on the collaboration between the company and the Fort William First Nation. With an annual capacity of 300 million board feet of stud lumber, Resolute calls the Thunder Bay operation its largest... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/05/Resolute-sawmill-marks-10-year-anniversary.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/05/Resolute-sawmill-marks-10-year-anniversary.aspx17 May 2013 3:00:51 EDT A new model for allocating Crown timber supply along the northeast­ern shore of Lake Superior went into effect in April. In March, Marathon's Daryl Skworchinski was appointed chairman of the Nawiingi­nokiima Forest Management Corporation. Serving with him on the board is Grant Good­win, Donald Fry, Raymond Boudreau, Tina Forsyth, and Gaétan Malette. The provincially-created... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/05/New-era-of-forest-tenure.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/05/New-era-of-forest-tenure.aspx8 May 2013 1:18:30 EDT The California energy company which once touted made-in-Northern Ontario green jet fuel now wants to make wood pellets.Los Angeles-based Rentech has drastically changed the scope of its project in Northern Ontario as it announced, May 2, it is switching gears by acquiring a shuttered Weyerhaeser fibre board mill inWawa and and the Atikokan Renewable Fuels mill... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/05/Rentech-drops-woody-jet-fuel-for-wood-pellets.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/05/Rentech-drops-woody-jet-fuel-for-wood-pellets.aspx3 May 2013 2:26:40 EDT The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is preparing to launch a campaign designed to bring residents from across Ontario into a conversation about the importance of Ontario’s Boreal Forest to Northern communities, Ontario’s economy and the environment. FONOM’s efforts come on the heels of another announcement from the environmental NGO community that threatens the... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/04/FONOM-fights-back-for-forest.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/04/FONOM-fights-back-for-forest.aspx26 Apr 2013 4:42:45 EDT The woodlands division of Resolute Forest Products in Thunder Bay achieved a safety milestone in working 250,000 hours without a recordable injury among its 120 employees.In recognition of the achievement, Resolute presented the operation with a board of directors award, which comes with a $5,000 cheque for the employees’ charity of choice. The employees... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/04/Stellar-safety-record-helps-fund-cancer-care.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/04/Stellar-safety-record-helps-fund-cancer-care.aspx26 Apr 2013 4:09:10 EDT Former Marathon economic development officer Daryl Skworchinski has been appointed chairman of the province's first Local Forest Management Corporation.Joining him on the board of directors to the new Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation (NFMC) are Grant Goodwin, Donald Fry, Raymond Boudreau, Tina Forsyth, and Gaétan Malette.As part of the government's overhaul of the forest tenure system, the... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/03/Forest-management-corporation-activated.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/03/Forest-management-corporation-activated.aspx18 Mar 2013 10:13:27 EDT Forest inventory company Terrafact has expanded, opening locations on the Nipissing First Nation near North Bay and in Valdivia, Chile.Terrafact, based in Sault Ste. Marie, formed a partnership last year with the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve to offer 3D mapping services that detail forestry resources. Through the collaboration, trained First Nation technicians have... http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/03/Forest-inventory-company-expanding.aspx http://www.northernontariobusiness.com/Industry-News/forestry/2013/03/Forest-inventory-company-expanding.aspx13 Mar 2013 1:27:21 EDT