MONTREAL - Forestry rivals are watching closely as Tembec Inc. (TSX:TMB) bucks a long-established practice in the industry by imposing another surcharge on its customers instead of simply hiking product prices to reflect the rising cost of energy, chemicals and shipping.

Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press July 30, 2008 - 5:42 p.m.

Canada’s forestry sector is facing what one industry lobby group has called the worst times in its history but might be able to find a way out of the crisis by marketing its products as more environmentally responsible than those of its global competitors.

After two years of layoffs and uncertainty, the prospect of a new company, and new jobs, has some Red Rock locals thinking there may be hope for their quiet forestry town, after all.

Mitch Hanson has been promoted to forestry foreman for the Aberdeen forestry department….

Kentucky authorities are looking for a man who escaped from a Department of Corrections forestry camp in Pineville, Kentucky.

The Arkansas Forestry Commission informs residents that half the state of Arkansas is in a moderate to high fire danger. With temperatures nearing 100 degrees and little, significant rainfall in sight, Arkansas residents living in forested areas should begin taking measures to protect their homes from wildfire.

Police have issued a warning after they say a potentially dangerous fugitive escaped from the Bell County Forestry Camp.

The Indiana County 4-H program was well represented at the recent state wildlife and forestry contests and field days, with two members qualifying for the national forestry contest.

An award is presented in memory of the former director of the Forestry Commission in Wales who died suddenly last year.