By Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative The province’s burn ban has been dropped to a fire restriction between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. in all counties. New Brunswick’s Fire Watch page displays an updated burn map, taking effect Monday evening, with burning permitted from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The province had been under a […]
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Some industry is being allowed to return to Crown lands following a little more than a week of disruption due to tinder dry conditions and ongoing wildfires. “While our top priority continues to be safety, we recognize the need to support the return of operations by industry on Crown lands,” Natural Resources Minister John Herron […]
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Some forestry operations have been restricted as the wildfire officials continue to grapple with dry conditions across New Brunswick. The restrictions are in place for the next four days. “Given the current high-risk situation, we are restricting some forestry operations on both Crown and private land,” said Natural Resources Minister John Herron in a release […]
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Irving Paper is laying off 140 employees as the company shuts down 50 per cent of operations at its Saint John mill. The company blames the province’s uncompetitive industrial electricity as the reason for the permanent shutdown, announced on Monday. Mark Mosher, the vice-president of Irving Pulp & Paper, said the move is “necessary to […]
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J.D. Irving Ltd (JDI) has acquired another U.S.-based sawmill – this time in Masardis, Maine. The Masardis Sawmill was previously owned by Groupe Lebel. A statement from JDI — a Saint John-based company — said the operation has a history of producing random-length spruce and fir lumber. The operation employs 80 people and has the capacity […]
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