Nova Scotia’s forestry industry in ‘crisis mode,’ says Colchester County wood lot owner
By Jesse Thomas Digital Broadcast Journalist
Northern Pulp will shut down its paper mill at the end of January Continue reading
Forestry Sector
Western Forest Products says contract talks with striking union have stalled
By Gord Macdonald News Anchor
Nearly 3,000 employees and contracted workers at six Vancouver Island manufacturing plants and timberlands around the coast have been on strike since July 1. Continue reading
B.C. forestry giant Canfor agrees to go private in deal with billionaire Jim Pattison
By Simon Little Online Journalist
The deal, which still needs to be ratified by shareholders, would see Pattison’s Great Pacific Capital Corp. offer up $16 per share. Continue reading
Hundreds of jobs on the line amid latest blow to B.C. forestry sector
Surrey-headquartered company Teal Jones said Tuesday that it was halting all coastal logging operations in the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island. Continue reading
Public, private dollars going to develop N.S. forestry sector
Energy giant Emera and several government agencies are injecting $1.67 million into finding new uses for Nova Scotia’s forests. Continue reading