Forestry

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.

The Canadian Lumbermen's Association (CLA) and the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) have joined forces under one roof, creating a “one-stop shop” for the forestry industry, says the organization's new president.

Domtar Corp. posted a profit of $48 million ($1.12 per share) in its second quarter earnings statement released Aug. 4.

Tembec announced July 10 that there will be a temporary shutdown of its newsprint and sawmill operations in Kapuskasing. The work stoppage runs from July 24 to Aug.

The tough economic times have taken their toll on yet another Northern Ontario icon as Earlton-based Grant Forest Products is now reorganizing the financial affairs of its Canadian operations under bankruptcy protection.