Industry News
The AX MEN are back
February 2, 2009 - History Channel
The AX MEN are back, and they’re bigger, badder, and tougher than ever. The first ever non-fiction series about the treacherous life of Pacific Northwest timber cutters, premieres its second season Monday, March 2 at 10pm ET/PT on HISTORY™.
Forestry industry drowns in red ink
October 8, 2008 - Nanaimo Daily News
With a new report suggesting that Canada's forest industry lost more than $1 billion in just the first six months of 2008, foresters in Nanaimo are preparing for the worst and ...
Nothing new for troubled forest sector in Conservative campaign platform
October 7, 2008
The Conservative party's election platform has no new initiatives to help Canada's struggling ...
B.C. companies embark on a new round of forestry shutdowns as U.S. economy falters
September 29, 2008 - BIV Dailey Business News
Richmond-based Catalyst Paper Corp. (TSX:CTL) is cutting approximately 8,000 tonnes of recycled newsprint production for eight days beginning October 20.
Forestry, fuel costs major election issues in Cochrane
September 27, 2008 - Timmins Daily Press
Like many small towns in Northern Ontario, forestry is the lifeblood of Cochrane. While the industry is ailing, other economic factors are having a negative impact on the community.
AbitibiBowater lays off 900 forestry workers
September 26, 2008 - BIV Dailey Business News
Montreal — — Nearly 900 Quebec forestry workers will be laid off next month as AbitibiBowater Inc. [ABH-N] idles four sawmills and woodland operations in the face of dwindling U.S. ...