Not your typical pile of wood: Massive stack of Muskrat Falls timber sold to Chinese buyer
Some of the earliest work on the Muskrat Falls project in Labrador was cutting timber to make way for the site of the future hydroelectric station. That felled wood has been sitting idle ever since, but now will soon be on its way to China.
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JP Forestry had planed to chip the timber for biofuel until they found a buyer for whole logs
Posted: May 03, 2021 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: May 3
Greg Penney, Dean Joyce, and Innu Nation Grand Chief Etienne Rich are optimistic about the new timber deal. (Submitted by Greg Penney)
Chinese company to buy wood felled from Labrador hydroelectric station site
May 3, 2021
Timber cut to make way for a new hydroelectric station in Labrador is heading to China. The wood has been sitting idle for the past six or more years at the Muskrat Falls project site.
The original plan was for JP Forestry, in an agreement with the Innu Nation, to ship the leftover wood to Europe, but a deal has been reached with a Chinese company to purchase the whole logs.
The felled wood was initially planned to be chipped for biofuel. The logs will be trimmed to size before shipping. JP Forestry CEO Greg Penney tells
Posted: Apr 28, 2021 4:39 PM NT | Last Updated: April 28
Innu Nation elder Sebastien Penunsi, right, and former MP Peter Penashue sit together at the Muskrat Falls inquiry, where Penunsi gave an oral history of the Innu s links to Churchill River and Lake Melville.(Terry Roberts/CBC)
Innu in Labrador are paying their respects to a renowned elder, Sebastien Penunsi, who bridged eras of dramatic change while gathering knowledge that was critical to land claim negotiations.
Penunsi, 91, died late last week.
Born in 1930, Penunsi lived much of his life on the land, and was perhaps the last nomadic Innu to have followed the caribou herds as they traveled vast distances across Labrador.
Vancouver, British Columbia (Newsfile Corp. - April 26, 2021) - Go Metals Corp. Go Metals or the Company ) is pleased to report an agreement with Flow Metals Corp. on the Ashuanipi gold project in eastern Quebec near the Labrador border in the traditional territory of both the Innu Nation of Matimekush-Lac John and the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach.
Go Metals will earn in on the project through funding exploration. The terms are as follows: $200,000 exploration dollars will earn 40% $200,000 exploration dollars will earn an additional 20% Flow Metals has the option to create a Joint Venture or Go Metals may spend an additional $400,000 to earn a final 20%
Vancouver, British Columbia (Newsfile Corp. - April 26, 2021) - Flow Metals Corp. Flow Metals or the Company ) is pleased to report an agreement with Go Metals Corp. on the Ashuanipi gold project in eastern Quebec near the Labrador border in the traditional territory of both the Innu Nation of Matimekush-Lac John and the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach.
Go Metals will earn in on the project through funding exploration. The terms are as follows: $200,000 exploration dollars will earn 40% $200,000 exploration dollars will earn an additional 20% Flow Metals has the option to create a Joint Venture or Go Metals may spend an additional $400,000 to earn a final 20%