Forestry

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.

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.

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.

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

In an attempt to revitalize the forestry sector, a government-supported initiative has decided to do battle in a different way – one person at a time.

Tembec Inc.’s president Frank Dottori is trumpeting the federal government’s support package for the ailing forestry sector, saying it could not have come at a more crucial time. The five-year, $1.

Peter Moore and Trevor Laing are determined to leave no stone unturned in finding ways to grow and diversify their business.

As Northern Ontario experiences some of the hottest temperatures on record, forest companies have their ears peeled to the regional weather reports from Environment Canada, hoping for rain.

It’s all forest fires and tough talk in the region’s lumber industry these days.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE LongLac-Companies interested in finding solutions to the looming labour shortage should look no further than the industry giants for direction. Buchanan Forest Products has made significant strides in First Nations partnerships.