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Quality Hardwoods is also a very innovative company, having invested in wood pellet boilers about 10 years ago, to heat the plant and the dry kilns.

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An interesting article but not sure what it has to do with the forest industry?

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Long over due!!! We have got to get away from this "killing trees" mentality.

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The NDP can be blamed for the mountain pine beetle. When the infestation first broke out in Tweedsmuir Park they decided not to log it as they feared they would lose the green vote. They are the ones to blame.

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Congrats WSN Team, Excellence in workplace health and safety, means having a foundation for staff to achieve excellence in body, mind and soul. Great to see some recognition for that, and having it publicized as an example to all workplaces. Keep sustaining and promoting those ideals in your daily activities.

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Wow that was unusual. I just wrote an incredibly long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn't show up. Grrrr... well I'm not writing all that over again. Regardless, just wanted to say wonderful blog!

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Figures. Environmentalists cannot wait for good science to raise the alarm, stretch the truth, or outright lie. Remember the spotted owl on west coast and the chaos to forestry there. Now the studies show they were never really affected by logging operations.

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Not sure why a fishing story is in a Forestry newsletter. But monitoring the fish population does not address the overfishing by the unregulated Native fishery, who can use gill nets and fish out of season, greatly impacting the fishery for all.

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It is with utter amazement that I watch this economic disaster unfold. It should not have taken an economic genius to predict this would happen 15 years ago. The outcome of the mismanagement of the pine beetle problem should not be a surprise to anyone working in the forest industry. Yet mill managers continue to demand a perfect log and throw the rest away and continue to manipulate cutting permits to reduce stumpage rates. Thirty years ago close utilization was enforced. Then in their wisdom the Ministry allowed sawmills to leave all the wood that they did not want out in the bush, as long as they paid for it as waste. This resulted in the mills cutting more wood each year to satisfy the mill's fiber demand. At the same time mills were allowed to pass on much of the "waste billing" onto the contractors. The contractors soon figured out ways to hide the waste to avoid getting huge bills from the companies. This whole process delivered a system that contributed to over cutting at the same time that a looming fiber shortage was coming at us like a freight train. Just what did these people expect? How do we hold those responsible and accountable for this mis-step in resource management instead of giving them a "promotion" or a "nice healthy pension" while the people left behind suffer?????? Yours Truly George Delisle A discussed taxpayer

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Mr. Lindsay is a great Ontarian and a great Canadian. He devoted his life to public service. I really admire him immensely and prepared to volunteer to help him in his new post in any way I can.

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Interesting that the article didn't mention that these trees are planted on private land, mostly in S Ontario. Landowners should be able to afford their own tree planting with the tax incentives they get for a managed forest and the increase in the value of their land.

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You are still burning slash You are also standing in the way of access to fiber left by forest companies You are way behind times Fiber will be developed into high value chemicals etc etc

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Please keep us up dated on the bike ride progress. I would like to see them when they reach Cape Breton Thank you

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Good reporting, story well told exposing the heart tugging falsehoods the irresponsible climate change sensationalists like to promote. Well beneath the dignity and reputation of Sir David Attenborough. Shame on Netflix. Thank you for your coverage.

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Don't be disappointed Fort Frances, Repap left NW, BC in a mess - no payment of debts and an environmental clean-up. Wait for a better deal from an ethical company

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there is no panic on this front......snow accumulations have been fluctuating for eons.....more hysteria for nothing unless you are profiting from this misinformation

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Want to subscribe Tks K Herman

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I foresee in the future an all season Hwy arching similar to Hwy 11 reaching further north. Lets build it,

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love the comment ""far away"" by the premier excellent example how canada is really ten countries good luck

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What exactly is treated effluent? How safe is it? Most Canadian cities are dumping treated sewage effluent into a body of water. Does anyone have any ideas where it can be dumped otherwise?