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Wawa wood pellet mill subject of major acquisition

A Wawa wood pelletizing mill has struck a mega-million dollar deal with a Mississauga hardwood flooring company to expand their business and distribute their technology across North America and possibly even internationally.

Responsible forestry companies aren’t being recognized: UBC prof

When it comes to sustainable forest management there are Canadian stakeholders who should take a bow for their efforts, but instead they go unnoticed.

First Nations must be involved early on: expert

If one predominant theme passed the lips of presenters at both the Forest Leadership conference and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s annual convention and trade show in Toronto in March, it was First Nations’ inclusion.

Top 5 Companies To Watch

Our editorial team uncovered five companies leading by example in this, one of the most challenging and rewarding economic environments in Canada.

Abitibi’s foreign fibre sale worries local leaders

Near Thunder Bay – The sale of large tracts of private forest land to a United States forest management company has unions, mayors and community leaders worried about the economic and environmental well-being of Canadian forests and their regions.

Costs killing resource-based towns

As the sawdust settles it is going to be an “absolute challenge” for forestry-dependent communities like Dryden to remain in existence, says Mayor Anne Krassilowsky. Her comment comes on the heels of Weyerhaeuser Co.

Town may convert mothballed mill

Wood waste may quickly become a valued commodity across northeastern Ontario with a Quebec company proposing a wood chip processing plant inside a vacated Tembec sawmill.

A new hope in Atikokan

An Atikokan native son who returned home to resurrect a shuttered particle board mill is ready to embark on a major expansion project with a value-added veneer lumber mill. The news of Fibratech Manufacturing Inc.

Byrd on its way out the window

American lumber producers are appealing the United States Commerce Department’s decision to drop the Canadian softwood lumber penalties and repeal the contentious Byrd Amendment. The Commerce Dept.

Boreal probes North’s value-added potential

The towns of Hearst and Kapuskasing are drawing up economic development road maps to attract new investment and diversify their forestry-dependent economies.