http://www.miramichi-river.com/miramichi_blog Information About The Miramichi River Valley, New Brunswick, Canada Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:27:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  At least, it will be, once Newcastle Lumbers multi-million-dollar upgrade is underway, backed in large part by government aid totalling $3 million. An agreement in principal has been reached whereby the N.B. government will provide a $1.5 million loan to the fourth-generation mill owner, to make up part of the $3.5 ... http://www.miramichi-river.com/miramichi_blog/?p=177 On June 29, 2009, Newcastle Lumber Co. Inc., the last operating mill on the Miramichi River, New Brunswick, Canada announced that they have gone into receivership. Newcastle Lumber Co. Inc., a local family-owned sawmill that has been operating in Miramichi since 1894,  has gone into receivership,  company president Dan Anderson announced ... http://www.miramichi-river.com/miramichi_blog/?p=149 Mike Ferguson, speaking to a legislative committee Tuesday, March 24, 2009, said flaws in the system mean royalties do not reflect fair market value. The fundamental problem with the design of the system for determining royalty rates is that the timber market is not truly an open market. Timber royalties are based ... http://www.miramichi-river.com/miramichi_blog/?p=98 On January 30, 2009, the New Brunswick government announced their decision on the direction they planned to take for the management of the crown lands of New Brunswick. Against the recommendations of most of the citizens of New Brunswick who participated in the Public Forum on Forest Management and of ... http://www.miramichi-river.com/miramichi_blog/?p=63 Two task force reports have been commissioned by the Province of New Brunswick to examine the current state of the forestry sector in New Brunswick and its prospects for the future. These two reports have been completed and are being examined by the Province and apparently will be used to decide ... http://www.miramichi-river.com/miramichi_blog/?p=44 Things Have Not Changed In 183 Years On September 10, 2008 the following news appeared in the local newspaper, the Miramichi Leader: UPM STEP CLOSER TO DISMANTLING PAPER MILL by Daniel Martins Finnish forestry giant UPM ­Kymmene has placed ads in pro­vincial newspapers announcing its registration for an environment impact assessment (EIA) so ... http://www.miramichi-river.com/miramichi_blog/?p=40