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Forestry

Protecting what defines the North

It is confusing as to why governments appear to be lending much needed support to the forest industry on the one hand, yet taking it away with the other. Anyone living in the North knows the forestry sector is in ruin.

Hauling Ontario wood to Quebec competitors

Two northeastern, value-added forest companies are taking issue with the provincial government’s action to sell their wood supply to Quebec competitors.

Forest producer upgrades to survive

As a sign of heightened activity, Manitou Forest Products saw nearly $1 million worth of renovations this spring, doubling the size of its building and bringing new technology and new jobs to Emo Township.

Papermaker gets power rebate

Insolvent St. Marys Paper received some energy relief from Queen’s Park last month with a rebate program aimed at helping Ontario pulp and paper producers.

4 Forest industry spiralling crisis

The full economic impact of the ongoing forestry crisis has yet to hit northwestern Ontario, says a Lakehead University economics professor who anticipates the worst is yet to come for places such as Thunder Bay.

Opasatika assessing fibre supply for a biomass facility

Recent funding from the provincial government is allowing the small township of Opasatika to move forward with its efforts to recover from the devastating blow it was dealt following the closure of the local Tembec mill last June.

Invasive species centre receives second nod

The push to establish a Sault Ste. Marie-based research institute to fight insect pest control problems is receiving encouraging signs from the federal government.

Award winning Lakehead professor valued for his value-added prospective

An award-winning Lakehead University researcher says the forestry sector needs to shift gears into value-added products and better promote itself as something more than a “sunset industry.” Dr. Mathew Leitch was recently given the James M.

Finding opportunities in waste wood

White birch is being opened up for use in the Thunder Bay-Atikokan area, marking what could potentially be a financial windfall for some forestry companies in northwestern, Ontario.

Smooth Rock Falls moves forward on economic recovery

For many small cities across Northern Ontario, the recent rash of forestry-related mill closures has proven to be a devastating blow, although Rejeanne Desmeules refuses to let her town pass as just another statistic.