There’s now a way to plant trees with every single payment you make, thanks to a new debit card called TreeCard. Backed by Ecosia, the search engine that plants trees, TreeCard is the world’s first wooden debit card – and it redirects 80% of its profits to forest restoration projects across the world. 

PRINCE GEORGE – An employee of a contractor working on a site at Northwood Pulp Mill has tested positive for COVID-19.

A made-in-Canada, single-use, biodegradable face mask, used to slow the spread of COVID-19, is on the way but its delivery date will be no sooner than late spring 2021.

Tolko Industries isn’t saying what the plans are for the Kelowna lumber mill that was closed last winter but it likely isn't going to be reopening as a mill because contractors have been working for months removing equipment, and buildings are starting to be demolished.

Hanover, PA – Ox Industries has announced it is opening a new converting operation in Sturgis Michigan.  The new plant will expand Ox’s geographic reach for converted products in the Midwest.  

A third layoff since July at the Jay paper mill previously crippled by an industrial explosion has put 67 more employees out of work.

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Oct. 28, 2020 -- ND Paper, a leading North American producer of pulp, paper, and paper-based packaging, is implementing a series of transformations at its Rumford Division to further expand into packaging grades.

October 26, 2020 - Ottawa, ON - The Government of Canada is committed to improving road safety in Canada by taking measures to reduce commercial driver fatigue, which is why it has mandated the use of electronic logging devices.

Recycling paper may only be helpful to the climate if it is powered by renewable energy, according to a new modelling study by researchers at UCL and Yale.

FORT MILL, S.C.– Oct. 28, 2020 – Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) today announced it has signed an agreement with Voith to provide equipment and technical services to convert the paper machine at its Kingsport, Tennessee, mill to produce recycled containerboard including high-performance lightweight packaging grades, as well as industry standard grades.

RIEGELWOOD, N.C., October 27, 2020 - On Sept. 25, the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina (the Food Bank) named International Paper a 2020 Essential Supporter in recognition of the company’s commitment to identifying sustainable solutions in the fight to end hunger.

A new study conducted by BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) found that in 2019, COFI member companies purchased $7 billion worth of goods and services from nearly 9,900 B.C.–based companies and Indigenous suppliers located in every region of the province.

BRAMPTON, ON, Oct. 8, 2020 - The Canadian Corrugated and Containerboard Association welcomes the announcement this week from Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson about the initial list of banned plastic products, the federal government's next steps towards achieving its zero plastic waste by 2030 plan.

Through improved design, the sustainable packaging leader is supporting its customers to reduce emissions in their supply chains

Huron Central Railway has given notice to its employees that their positions will be terminated should the railway cease operations in December.  The notice was issued to all 43 employees last Thursday. 

A dark coloured substance bubbling up on the Wabigoon River near the Domtar Mill has caused some concern in the community, but provincial officials say it’s not an issue.

City of Powell River has adopted a revitalization tax exemption bylaw that will fix Catalyst Paper Corporation’s annual property tax bill at $3.2 million for the next three years.

Eau Claire, Wis. – Cascades Tissue Group, a paper manufacturer in northwestern Wisconsin, was selected by FOCUS ON ENERGY^® to receive one of its 2020 Energy Efficiency Excellence Awards for its outstanding efforts to incorporate energy efficiency into its facility.

WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New Source Review (NSR) project emissions accounting (PEA) rule, which was finalized today.

NEKOOSA – Domtar will draw down the Wisconsin River above the Nekoosa dam beginning at approximately 6  a.m. on Oct. 26, to complete required maintenance and repairs to the structure.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Together Task Force met by conference call on Oct. 21 and learned that the Verso Corporation suspended their active search for a buyer for the Wisconsin Rapids mill.