74-year-old Cree-Métis land-user Teresa Laliberte said if any forestry company plans to cut on her family’s trapline without consulting them in person first they will set up blockades and stop them.
Paper Excellence announces new scholarship for Métis students
[Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence is pleased to announce the creation of a new scholarship for Métis students who live in the communities where we operate.
PPWC and Unifor stand united in upcoming pulp and paper talks
PRINCE GEORGE-Two of the country’s largest pulp and paper unions, Unifor and the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC), have agreed to continue to work together in the next round of pulp and paper bargaining for members across Western Canada.
Resolute Tissue Honored for Excellence in Customer Service
Earlier today, Resolute was named an organization of the year (large company) in the Business Intelligence Group’s (BIG) 2021 Excellence in Customer Service Awards for product innovation and customer service in our tissue business.
Tolko said plan to harvest near Duteau Creek can be done safely and will be a benefit to the area
Officials with Vernon-based Tolko appreciates concerns over planned logging near the Duteau Creek watershed, but said it can be done safely and within required guidelines.
AF&PA Responds to President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate
WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate held virtually today and tomorrow with world leaders:
Celebrating Earth Day by Being Part of the Change!
Earth Day is a global day of action to protect and restore our environment.
Carbon Balanced Paper launches in North America to help organizations reduce the carbon impact of their paper and print communications
Since 2008, the Carbon Balanced Paper initiative has been responsible for balancing 190,000 tonnes of CO2 and preserving 19,000 acres of high conservation value land.
EACOM’s Elk Lake Sawmill to Get New Continuous Dry Kiln
Montreal, April 15, 2021 – EACOM Timber Corporation is pleased to announce an investment of $8.9M to equip its Elk Lake sawmill with a new, state-of-the art continuous dry kiln (CDK).
Indigenous Forestry Scholarship Program Welcomes Three New Industry Partners
(April 20, 2021) VANCOUVER, BC – The First Nations Forestry Council has announced three new partnerships with Mosaic Forest Management, Tolko Industries Ltd. (Tolko), and Western Forest Products Inc. through the Indigenous Forestry Scholarship Program (IFSP).
GreenFirst to Acquire Forest and Paper Products Assets in Ontario and Québec
GreenFirst to Acquire Forest and Paper Products Assets in Ontario and Québec with expectation to become top-ten lumber producer in Canada and Announces proposed Debt and Equity Financings
Two Sides Responds to Misleading Claims about the Sustainability of Paper Products in Popular Science
An article titled “Modern paper use is wildly unsustainable” recently appeared in Popular Science. Two Sides responded to the publication to set the record straight.
Wood has never been so valuable, so why aren't New Brunswick trees worth more?
New Brunswick is receiving no extra royalties from forestry companies for trees cut on crown land this year, even though prices for lumber made from those trees are at record highs.
Cascades to Hold Its Annual General Meeting on May 6
KINGSEY FALLS, QC, April 16, 2021 - Cascades (CAS: TSX), a recovery, green packaging and hygiene solutions leader, invites you to its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, to be held in virtual form on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 2 p.m.
A strategy for forests that benefits all British Columbians
Across British Columbia, important discussions are happening about the future of our provincial forest sector.
Canada's top toilet paper maker eyes bamboo for future products
Canada’s biggest toilet paper manufacturer aims to make some of its tissue from bamboo as an environmentally sustainable option for consumers.
Mackenzie mill termination brings closure after lengthy curtailment
The closure of the Paper Excellence pulp mill in Mackenzie comes as a disappointing, but not entirely unexpected, blow to the forestry dependent community.
Domtar Pulp Mill in Kamloops receives $194,000 from province’s Supply Chain Resiliency grant
KAMLOOPS — One of 24 projects who received funding from the B.C. government’s Supply Chain Resiliency Grant program is centred in Kamloops.
Media Advisory: Domtar Corporation First Quarter 2021 Financial Results
FORT MILL, S.C. – Apr. 13, 2021 – Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) will release its first quarter 2021 financial results before markets open on Thursday, May 6th, 2021.
Paper Excellence announces the permanent closure of Mackenzie Pulp; restarting of its Powell River mill and investments on Vancouver Island
[Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence announced today the permanent closure of the Mackenzie Pulp Mill located in Mackenzie, BC. Production at the mill was originally curtailed in June 2020 due to market impacts caused by COVID-19 and lack of local economic fibre.
Horgan says B.C. logging licences to be bought back, redistributed
The B.C. government’s plan to break up large forest harvest licences and share the resource with secondary manufacturers and Indigenous communities hasn’t worked, so Crown timber rights will be redistributed by the government, Premier John Horgan has warned industry executives.
Extraordinarily low spring runoff means Corner Brook mill must draw power from Nalcor
At this time of the year, rivers and ponds in western Newfoundland are usually awash with the spring runoff, meaning high water levels and steady power generation for the Deer Lake hydroelectric station.