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Forestry

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.

Big bucks in boreal

Hard-hit forestry communities now have a practical how-to guide to diversify the industry by going beyond the traditional harvesting of trees into lumber. Three Sault Ste.

Manufacturing Dubreuilville’s wood wastes

Value-added is on the lips of community leaders in many forestry-dependent towns. The town of Dubreuilville in northeastern Ontario is no different with a study underway to determine whether a wood-plastic composite manufacturing facility will work.

Finding forestry’s balance

I had occasion to take a phone call recently from Kelly Louisieze, who is the managing editor with the Northern Ontario Business publication.

Lower enrolment for forestry students

Each year, the Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF) presents silver rings to post-secondary forestry students as a way of welcoming them into the profession. The ring is regarded as a ‘national bond’ among forestry graduates.

Domtar and Weyerhaeuser merge

Two forestry giants have come together in a $3.3 billion US deal that will find Domtar Inc. merging with the fine paper arm of Weyerhaeuser Co. to form the second-largest manufacturer and marketer of uncoated freesheet paper in the world.

Budworm infestation closely watched

A management plan to curb an outbreak of the jack pine budworm on trees covering almost 90,000 hectares in the Rainy River district is being welcomed by forest licensers.

Softwood deal still being negotiated

A resolution on the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber issue is far from being reached due to some core issues that must be worked out, says Free Trade Lumber Council executive vice-president Carl Grenier.

First Nations working on 300-job project

Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) and Wood Tech Group from Finland are nearing the advanced stages of a business plan that could bring up to 300 value-added industry jobs to the northwest region.

Ethanol plant builder teams with Wells Fargo

Convergence Ethanol Inc., the future builder of a Hearst biomass-to-ethanol refinery, is teaming with financial giant Wells Fargo to place $300,000 in securities for the $150 million US project.