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Spotlight
It's been a long and tough summer for the forest
industry in northwestern Ontario, with no shortage of temporary sawmill
closures.
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Maxing uptime in
woods BC contractor Ted LeRoy wants to get maximum uptime from
his logging equipment, and takes the approach of having fairly new iron
in their logging operation. |
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Meadow Lake OSB Starts Up
The $200 million Meadow Lake OSB plant has
started production, and is now making use of what had been an
under-utilized timber resource in Saskatchewan. |
Better forestry tools BC
Software company Terra Cognita is out to create better data gathering
and analysis tools for the forest industry, both in Canada and
Overseas. |
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Ottawa Valley Pioneers
Felhaber Bros Logging, pioneers in mechanical harvesting in the Ottawa
Valley, continue to tweak their equipment strategy. |
Coming back
stronger than ever
Saskatchewan sawmill L& M Wood Products is coming back stronger than
ever, rebuilding with a $5-million investment following a fire. |
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New Air Power take on forest fires
New Brunswick's Forest Protection Limited has
invested in six new air tanker units for fighting forest fires and
aerial spraying. |
Bucking uncertain times
New Brunswick contractor Lloyd Spencer made the
leap into purchasing a new Tigercat buncher - despite the uncertain
times in the forest industry- and hasn't looked back since. |
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Finding those Niche Markets
The people at Canfor Houston and their
contractors have been busy creating the world's largest sawmill, with
annual production of 600 million board feet.
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Guest Column
Canadian Senator Pat Carney, former Minister of International trade, who
is very familiar with the softwood lumber file, gives her take on the
current softwood lumber situation with the United States. |
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A taste toward Aspen
A change in wood tastes-towards lighter colours-may open the door to
greater use of aspen. |
Tech Update: Auctioneers and
Appraisers |
