Forestry

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.

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.

Environmental groups with the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) have suspended negotiations in northwestern Ontario and Quebec.

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.

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 .

The California energy company which once touted made-in-Northern Ontario green jet fuel now wants to make wood pellets.

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

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.

After sitting idle for two years, GR Truss is back in operation, heading into its second full year of production with an optimistic view of the housing market.

Former Marathon economic development officer Daryl Skworchinski has been appointed chairman of the province's first Local Forest Management Corporation.