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Campbell: Auditor General’s report raises concerns over Hydro and slipping forestry standards

Campbell: Auditor General’s report raises concerns over Hydro and slipping forestry standards

By Ally Dunham Following the release of the Auditor General’s 2011 report, Kenora-Rainy River District MPP, Sarah Campbell has expressed some concern regarding multiple recommendations by the Auditor General (AG). “I wanted to really talk about [...]

OFIA: Forestry cutbacks will harm small contractors

The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry (MNDMF) have announced a cut in funding for the Provincial Roads Funding Program which currently offers $76 million in funding for the share of the costs of building [...]

‘What growth plan?”: The province’s vision for Northern Ontario inspires derision from opposition

The Province of Ontario’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry have released the long awaited Growth Plan for Northern Ontario on March 4, 2011. The Growth Plan aims to strengthen the [...]

No wood for local biomass project

The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forests has rejected a local proposal by Bryan Tardiff and Louie Ricci for a biomass project in the Ontario Wood Supply competition. “We’re obviously very disappointed by the decision [...]

Winter roads receive extra funding in 2010/11

With the provincial government investing over $4.5 million in the winter roads connections for the 2010/11 year, the far north First Nations communities will see the financial ease of importing goods such as food, fuel and [...]

Waiting for wood

The province put out a wood supply competition last winter to attract applications to apply for wood rights in their respective communities.  Applications came with a spring deadline, and were to be reviewed and awarded by [...]

Tenure proposal sparks controversy

With meeting number two complete in Dryden, there seems to be a lot of controversy over the proposed changes in the tenure system for wood rights. Louie Ricci, President and owner of Ricci Trucking and Raleigh [...]

Changes coming to tenure procedures

With the forestry industry going through some potential changes right now, there is some confusion as to the future of wood rights for existing operations.  The changes include the tenure and pricing of wood supplies, which [...]