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Cascades Honours the Achievements in Sustainable Development of Two of its Suppliers

Mon, 06/02/2012 - 21:07
KINGSEY FALLS, QC, Feb. 6, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Cascades (TSX: CAS) disclosed last week the names of the winners of the 3rd edition of the Sustainable Supplier Award, a contest that aims to acknowledge the commitment

Fibrek receives independent formal valuation and provides update on strategic alternatives review process

Mon, 06/02/2012 - 13:45
Fibrek Board of Directors Reaffirms its Recommendation that Shareholders REJECT the Abitibi Insider Bid

Resolute Forest Products to Host Management Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and 2011 Annual Results

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 22:30
MONTREAL, Feb. 3, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - AbitibiBowater Inc. (NYSE: ABH) (TSX: ABH), doing business as Resolute Forest Products, plans to issue its annual financial results on February 9, 2012, in a press release to

Governments should seize Caterpillar assets

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 21:28
OTTAWA, Feb. 3, 2012 /CNW/ - The decision announced today that US Caterpillar Corporation will close its Electro-Motive plant in London instead of negotiating with the Canadian Autoworkers Union requires an

Forestry union applauds N.B. aid package

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 20:36
MIRAMICHI, NB, Feb. 3, 2012 /CNW/ - The union representing forestry workers in New Brunswick says the provincial government's financial package for Arbec Forest Products is a welcome sign of confidence in

Update on Fibrek's Ongoing Strategic Alternatives Review Process

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 19:18
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Montreal Chamber Orchestra's Domtar Laureate Series: Third Concert Featuring Maarten Jansen Being Held on Monday, February 6

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 18:11
MONTREAL, Feb. 3, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Domtar is proud to be the Montreal Chamber Orchestra's Season Partner for the 2011-2012 Laureate Concert Series. Please join us for the third of five concerts in this series.

Corner Brook Pulp and Paper initiates rightsizing plan

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 19:32
CORNER BROOK, NL, Feb. 2, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - As previously announced, Corner Brook Pulp and Paper started implementing a rightsizing plan as part of its strategy to improve its competitiveness. Throughout the day

Gateway pipeline unsustainable, energy union tells NEB

Wed, 01/02/2012 - 17:54
OTTAWA, Feb. 1, 2012 /CNW/ - In its submission to the National Energy Board, Canada's largest energy union says the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline is being built to export more bitumen than we could even

Sino-Forest Releases Final Report of the Independent Committee

Wed, 01/02/2012 - 04:45
TORONTO, Jan. 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Sino-Forest Corporation ("Sino-Forest" or the "Company") (TSX: TRE) today announced that it is publicly releasing the Final Report of the Independent Committee of the Company's Board of

Catalyst Paper announces initial order under CCAA

Wed, 01/02/2012 - 04:37
RICHMOND, BC, Jan. 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Catalyst Paper Corporation (TSX:CTL) announced today that the company and certain of its subsidiaries have obtained an Initial Order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia

The Seigneurie de Beaupré wind farms win an international prize for their financing

Tue, 31/01/2012 - 20:56
MONTREAL, Jan. 31, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - On January 25, at the 2011 Project Finance International (PFI) Awards in London, England, representatives of Boralex Inc. (Boralex), Gaz Métro Limited

Catalyst announcement makes industrial forest strategy more urgent than ever

Tue, 31/01/2012 - 19:06
OTTAWA AND VANCOUVER, Jan. 31, 2012 /CNW/ - The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada says today's application for bankruptcy protection by Catalyst Paper shows that the paper industry

Catalyst Paper to file for creditor protection

Tue, 31/01/2012 - 13:45
RICHMOND, BC, Jan. 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Catalyst Paper Corporation (TSX:CTL) announced today that to facilitate an orderly restructuring of its business and operations, the board of directors of the company has

Catalyst Paper announces Crofton unions voting results

Mon, 30/01/2012 - 06:31
RICHMOND, BC, Jan. 29, 2012 /CNW/ - Catalyst Paper Corporation (TSX: CTL) advised today that at votes taken this weekend, one union local at the Crofton mill voted down a new labour agreement while the other

Catalyst Paper gains additional support for recapitalization - extends early consent date

Mon, 30/01/2012 - 06:17
RICHMOND, BC, Jan. 29, 2012 /CNW/ - Catalyst Paper Corporation (TSX: CTL) announced that it has gained additional support for the proposed recapitalization transaction and now has the support of holders of

Norbord Reports 2011 Results

Fri, 27/01/2012 - 12:00
Note:  Financial references in US dollars unless otherwise indicated.  All prior period comparative figures have been restated for IFRS.