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Wood council wants to go ever higher

Wood council wants to go ever higher

The Canadian Wood Council wants Ontario wood used in the framing of mid-rise buildings.
Dryden pellet developer miffed over wood supply competition

Dryden pellet developer miffed over wood supply competition

Bryan Tardiff had high hopes that his company's biomass wood pellet plant would create hundreds of wood harvesting and manufacturing jobs in northwestern Ontario.
Toronto wood pellet maker eyes former Marathon pulp mill

Toronto wood pellet maker eyes former Marathon pulp mill

A Toronto biofuel company has innovative plans to use Northern Ontario woody biomass to make a specialty pellet that European power producers may be eager to snap up.
New Ontario biomass energy group to lobby for better incentives

New Ontario biomass energy group to lobby for better incentives

Some small forestry-related companies are banding together to make a case to the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) to offer greater incentives to get the bio-economy off the ground.
Hearst builds its green tech brand

Hearst builds its green tech brand

The foundation has been laid for the Town of Hearst to attract clean technology companies and expand the community’s forest-reliant economic base.
Marathon mayor wants faster results in wood supply competition

Marathon mayor wants faster results in wood supply competition

The mayor of Marathon is calling out Queen's Park over its glacial bureaucratic pace in awarding unused Crown fibre to Northern Ontario communities and companies.
Top Five Newsmakers of 2010: Northern communities, companies wait for wood tenure

Top Five Newsmakers of 2010: Northern communities, companies wait for wood tenure

When Northern Development, Mines and Forestry Minister Michael Gravelle said he wanted to put Ontario’s wood back to work, nobody disagreed with him.
Feds invest in environmental upgrades at Domtar's Espanola site

Feds invest in environmental upgrades at Domtar's Espanola site

The federal government is investing $700,000 in Domtar's Espanola mill in northeastern Ontario to improve the pulp and paper maker's environmental performance.
Terrace Bay Pulp resumes operations

Terrace Bay Pulp resumes operations

A sense of relief and satisfaction washed over council members and the people of Terrace Bay following a Sept. 16 announcement that the local kraft mill would officially resume operations. Owned by the Buchanan Group, Terrace Bay Pulp Inc.
Northeast forestry group pursues non-timber forest products

Northeast forestry group pursues non-timber forest products

Clara Lauziere admits she had little faith that non-timber forest products could be the salvation for the forestry industry.