The province’s forestry industry had been shipping between 35 and 40 per cent of harvested pulpwood – the portions of a tree that can’t be used for lumber – to the now idled Northern Pulp Mill. Continue reading
United Steelworkers Local 1-1937 announced Saturday that its members had ratified the tentative, five-year agreement by 81.9 per cent over two days of voting this week. Continue reading
About 3,000 employees and contractors at Western Forest Products facilities in several Vancouver Island communities have been off the job since July 1. Continue reading
B.C. Labour Minister Harry Bains says the pair will have “additional powers” to recommend a settlement in the eight-month dispute. Continue reading
WFP says the mediators announced the decision in a letter Tuesday, “as they see no basis for a negotiated settlement at this time.” Continue reading
The province says each building will consume between 300 to 2,000 tonnes of wood fuel chips annually. Continue reading
Local governments need greater input in future land use decisions that relate to caribou protection to win broader public support for the recovery strategy, Blair Lekstrom said. Continue reading
The hibernation plan of the Northern Pulp mill, which prepares the facility for its indefinite closure, is on track to be completed by the end of April. Continue reading
When the province announced that the building code will change on the use of wood-framed apartment buildings as high as 12-storeys, it opened the door for a more cost-efficient approach for affordable housing in Edmonton. Continue reading
The closure of Northern Pulp is expected to have a wide-ranging economic impact right across the province and impact workers like Tina Hicks. Continue reading