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Can wood float for value-added forestry?

Can wood float for value-added forestry?

Northwestern Ont. First Nations scope out marine, mill possibilities
Biomass North up for an award

Biomass North up for an award

The North Bay non-profit organization is nominated for its work in biomass advocacy.
Former Hearst student recognized for wood research

Former Hearst student recognized for wood research

Daniel Lacroix is the recipient of the 2016 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarship for his doctoral work studying wood at the University of Ottawa.
Biomass project gets government funds

Biomass project gets government funds

The money will be used to implement the Northern Ontario Bioeconomy Strategy developed in 2015.
Battling the shipping bottleneck

Battling the shipping bottleneck

Forest industries group cheers Ottawa’s commitment to improve transportation network
A new green purpose for discarded ash

A new green purpose for discarded ash

Kirkland Lake wood ash recycler sees future in mining, environmental remediation
Jumpstarting the bioeconomy

Jumpstarting the bioeconomy

Bioeconomy group wants home-grown, wood-sourced heating solutions
Forest industry waits as softwood lumber deadline passes

Forest industry waits as softwood lumber deadline passes

Oct. 12 was the deadline for a new Softwood Lumber Agreement between Canada and the U.S., and Northern Ontario stakeholders are anticipating tariffs will be levied, impacting the Canadian market.
Forest industry waits as softwood lumber deadline looms

Forest industry waits as softwood lumber deadline looms

As the deadline approaches to settle a new Softwood Lumber Agreement between Canada and the U.S., Northern Ontario stakeholders are weighing in on what could happen to the industry if a new agreement isn’t secured by the cutoff date. On Oct.
New hope for Hornepayne

New hope for Hornepayne

Frank Dottori knows he’s sticking his neck out a bit in picking up an idled and bankrupt Hornepayne lumber mill. With so much uncertainty looming this fall over the outcome of the Canada-U.S.