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US Forest Service announces development of 300,000+ contracts in Northern Arizona
June 2, 2009
The US Forest Service is developing a series of 300,000+ contracts in Northern Arizona. Click the link above if you're interested in developing a production plant/logging operation in the area.
High-Profile Conference Zeroes in on Canada’s Forestry Crisis
April 7, 2009 - Exchange Magazine
The message is clear: Canada’s forests are at risk if we don’t prepare for and adjust our response to the climate changes ahead, say industry experts and organizers of SFM 2009, the upcoming ...
Forestry analysts expect restructured AbitibiBowater will shrink its scale
April 7, 2009 - Canadian Press
Struggling paper producer AbitibiBowater (TSX:ABH) will likely survive its financial challenges, but as a much smaller company, analysts said Tuesday.
Fort St. John Forestry Workers Prevent the Spread of Pine Beetle
April 6, 2009 - 890 CJDC
Through a 300 thousand dollar fund injection, the Community Development Trust has given a helping hand to forest workers and trees in the Fort St.John Area. In collaboration with the job opportunity program, twelve forest workers are being employed ...
AbitibiBowater extends debt swap offer
March 23, 2009 - Business News Network
AbitibiBowater says it's extending the expiration date for its debt swap offer until Wednesday. The forestry company -- America's largest newsprint maker -- says debt holders will now have until 11:59 p.m. ET on...
Canada's largest forestry companies had $1.3 billion in combined losses in Q4
March 19, 2009 - Canadian Press
Thirteen of Canada's largest forest, paper and packaging companies lost a combined $1.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Credits will modernize forestry industry
March 18, 2009 - New Brunswick Business Journal
As the Liberals breathe life into to the province's flagging forestry sector through tax cuts, investment credits and energy rebates announced Tuesday in the 2009-2010 budget, the province is also promising to prop up the province's budding energy hub ...
Forestry group releases revitalization plan
91.5 CKPR
The Ontario Federation of Labour made a Thunder Bay stop Friday to demand the McGuinty Government take action in its upcoming budget to stop Ontario's mounting job losses.
Forestry division warns against outdoor burning
February 24, 2009 - Gainesville.com
The Florida Division of Forestry wants everyone in North Florida to stop outdoor burning and other activities that could start a wildfire. Forestry officials said the area is in a critically dry state that may not improve much until the summer rainy season.
Feds fund two new research networks in Montreal
February 23, 2009 - The Gazette
The federal government today established two new research centres in Montreal aimed at the the forestry and pharmaceutical industries. One is the Canadian Forest Nanoproducts Network (ArboraNano) in Pointe Claire, founded with a $8.9 million federal endowment.
Draft of 2010 Sustainable Forestry Initiative standard available for comment
February 23, 2009 - bdcnetwork.com
On January 30, 2009, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI), Inc. Inc. released the first revised draft of the SFI® 2010-2014 Standard. SFI third-party certification supports responsible forestry practices across North America through a standard based on principles that promote sustainable forest management, including measures to ...
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