Forestry

There are few forestry companies in Northern Ontario that have not changed hands, said Bob Fleet, vice-president of woodland operations for Earlton-based Grant Forest Products.

Correction: The original story posted stated Domtar had a mill in Red Rock, Ont. However, the mill is no longer in the company's possession. Northern Ontario Business apologizes for the error.

The Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) has come out swinging against Queen's Park for declaring parts of Algonquin Park off-limits to logging.

Jim Boniferro has taken his share of hits since acquiring a former Domtar hardwood sawmill in Sault Ste. Marie six years ago. While other North American operations have closed shop, his Boniferro Mill Works on People’s Road has been a survivor.

Going down the wood pellet path has caused some anxious moments for the folks at Powassan's Quality Hardwoods.

It's been a whirlwind two weeks for Robert Corriveau, chairman of the Mattawa Bonfield Economic Development Corporation, ever since news emerged of their acquisition of a shuttered Tembec sawmill for the bargain price of $1.

Making reforms to Ontario's forest tenure and pricing system will be the hot topic of discussion in a series of public meetings next month in Northern and Central Ontario.

The Aug. 5 shutdown of two paper machines at Thunder Bay's AbitibiBowater mill sent shockwaves through this already battered northwestern Ontario city.

Staff in Premier Dalton McGuinty's office in Queen's Park received an unexpected “gift” Aug. 11 courtesy of a northwestern Ontario tree nursery owner.

The anticipated autumn surge of orders for catalogue-quality paper has St. Marys Paper returning back to full capacity this summer. The Sault Ste.