By John Chilibeck | The Daily Gleaner An instructor in New Brunswick who had accused a forestry college of firing him for his outspoken views about chemical spraying has lost his…
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Top court in B.C. rejects appeal in forestry consultant’s wrongful dismissal case
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a forest technologist who claimed he was wrongfully dismissed from his job at Timberland Consultants after being laid off.…
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Nova Scotia Court of Appeal restores arbitrator’s ruling in contentious fight between UFCW, Sproule Lumber
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has reinstated an arbitrator’s original ruling involving Sproule Lumber and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) after it was overturned by a…
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Former forestry executive loses fight for additional pension funds after termination
A former forestry executive in British Columbia has lost his fight for additional pension funds in the wake of his termination. BR was the president of Canfor Pulp Ltd. and…