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Forestry

Sault company's insecticide approved for use

A Sault Ste. Marie forest management company is finally going to market with an environmentally-friendly injectable insecticide to save ash trees in southwestern Ontario.

Northwestern Ontario opinion rosy on Rosehart report

While some voices of dissent emerged from northwestern Ontario following the recent release of Dr. Robert Rosehart’s economic solutions report, the general consensus was one of support.

Stumped by government fees

A Sault Ste. Marie mill operator calls the Ontario government's decision to appeal an Ontario Superior Court judge's ruling "obscene" and accuses Queen's Park of trying to put him out of business.

Northern inventor sells idea and technology

A Wawa entrepreneur who developed an innovative wood pelletizing machine has sold his technology to a southern Ontario manufacturer who is taking his invention to a world market.

Opasatika booming in biomass

Results from the wrapped-up biomass estimation study indicates Opasatika has the potential to be “the biomass capital of Canada.

Thunder Bay mills on the come-back

The long-awaited plan to re-start the shuttered Cascades mill in Thunder Bay under new ownership has been finalized.

Backtracking on forestry standards

A recent Ontario government decision to change its paper procurement policy does little more than threaten an already volatile forestry industry, according to Jamie Lim, president of the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA).

Forestry in crisis - Forestry's deeply rooted challenges

While stories of closures continue, many companies are examining ways to reinvent themselves to be part of the new forestry sector.

Province-wide co-operative wood allocation system in the works

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is currently working to revamp how it allocates Crown land, a process which may end up including communities as a partner in the new model.

FibraTECH filing for creditor protection

Despite a flurry of pre-election announcements that paved the way for a new value-added operation in Atikokan, pieces of the plan began unraveling when the local particleboard mill filed for creditor protection October 10.