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The article reports on the debate in Great Britain on whether to use paper or plastic for monetary purposes as of December 19, 2013. The impact that Canada's use of polymer plastics for money has on Great Britain's currency, including in regard to the plastic bank notes used by the British, is discussed.

Speculates on the possible merger of two paper companies in Canada, Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and Donohue Inc. Impact of the reports on the trading of their stocks; Background on the paper industry; Outlook of the merger.

The newsprint manufacturer White Birch Paper Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, citing declining demand for newspapers and the strength of the Canadian dollar. The company's United States unit, the Bear Island Paper Company, filed a Chapter 11 petition in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday. It listed assets of $100 million to $500 million and debt of $500 million to $1 billion in the court documents. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The Canadian government said on Wednesday that it would provide a billion Canadian dollars to its struggling pulp and paper industry, a move seen as an effort to counter a controversial American subsidy. Although billed as an environmental measure, the assistance, about $882 million, appears to be prompted by an American alternative fuels program that has inadvertently become a multibillion-dollar windfall for producers in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the plan of the National Bank of Canada to buy nearly 2 billion Canadian dollars worth of asset-backed commercial paper held by its mutual funds and individual and corporate investors. The bank decided to make the offer rather than be forced to suspend redemptions or book losses in its money-market funds according to chief executive Louis Vachon. The move helped reassure clients and eliminate uncertainty about its asset-backed commercial paper according to analysts.

The article discusses controversy in Canada over polymer-based paper currency that has been introduced since 2011. Some have complained that the bills stick together, don't work well in vending machines, and are prone to melt near heat. Others aren't pleased that the maple leaf appearing on the new 20-dollar bill depicts an invasive Norway maple.

Focuses on the effect of building a paper mill in Grande Praire, Canada. What Grande Prairie is known for; Impact of increased timber in Grande Prairie; Number of jobs the paper mill would provide; Results of a study on pollution conducted by the Alberta government; Where the greatest contamination was found; Largest forestry company operating in Grande Prairie.

Reports on the success of the paper industry in Canada in early 2001. Reasons for the success, including the printing of office documents and email messages. Comments from Pierre Trudel, vice-president of Domtar Inc.; Importance of paper products for shipping to Internet companies; Outlook for the industry.

The author reflects on a North American trade war over a substance called black liquor caused by the unrelenting efforts of the U.S. Congress to rid the world of fossil fuel. It examines the implications of adding diesel to the paper production process for the U.S. paper industry. The author also explains an enduring cross-border subsidy war between the U.S. and Canada caused by a poorly written green provision in a federal highway bill.

The article reports that Canadian holders of nonbank asset-backed commercial paper have voted in favor of a restructuring plan. An estimated 30 billion Canadian dollars worth of these commercial paper are reportedly frozen. Judicial approval for the restructuring plan is required and a May 2, 2008 hearing is scheduled. According to the article, the Canadian plan may serve as a blueprint to help isolate and dispose of asset-backed commercial paper in the U.S.

Reports a three-year contract between Fletcher Challenge Canada Ltd. and its unionized workers, ending a strike at its pulp and paper mills in British Columbia. Details about the strike and the settlement.

Reports plans of Kimberly-Clark Corp. to sell its pulp and newsprint businesses in Alabama and Ontario, Canada, for global expansion of consumer products. Implications of divesting pulp production for paper industry, with the 1992 example of P&G; Annual production capacities and employment of Kimberly-Clark mills in Alabama and Ontario; Kimberly-Clark's board decision on repurchase and use of shares.

Focuses on the impact of the Asian financial crisis on the pulp and paper industry in Canada. How the crisis affected George Weston Limited; Performance of paper and forest-products on the Toronto Stock Exchange; Speculation on the future of the pulp market for 1998.

The article reports that three Canadian paper providers, including Domtar Inc., pleaded guilty to conspiring to control prices for carbonless sheets in January 2006.

Reports on the practice of environmentalists to protect boreal forest territories in Canada from paper companies. Efforts to broaden protection of old-growth woodlands; Number of definitions of 'old-growth,' a designation which is applied by scientists to forests according to the age of trees, thickness of canopy, and amount of dead wood on the ground.

Reveals that Weyerhaeuser Co. purchased a paper mill in Dryden, Ontario and other assets from Bowater Inc. Significance of the company's purchase of the paper mill.

Reports on the rise in the Canadian production of market pulp in April 1995 according to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association. Related statistics.

Reports rise in pulp production in Canada in December 1994 from a year earlier period, according to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association. Details of the results.

Quotes Canadian Pulp and Paper Association's report of an increase in Canada's market pulp production in November 1994. Statistics on volume of production, rate of capacity utilization, shipments and inventories.

Reports increase in newsprint output of Canada in September 1994 in comparison with year-earlier figure, according to Canadian Pulp and Paper Association. Details of the report.

Reports on the increase in the market-pulp or wood pulp shipments of Canada for May 1996 by 12 percent, that reflected stronger overseas demand, according to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association.

Reports on the decline in newsprint production in Canada for April 1996 according to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association. Statistics of output inventories.

Reports that Stone-Consolidated Corp. will make investments to improve the quality and productivity of its paper mills in La Baie and Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.

Reports on the decline in newsprint output in Canada in July 1996. Operating capacity of Canadian mills; Decline in total shipments; Consumption by American daily newspapers; Decrease in consumers' inventories.

Reports that Canadian production of pulp fell three percent in July 1996 from a year earlier.

Reports on the apprehension of the Native leaders about the curbing of the aboriginal rights by the federal government in Canada. Effect of cut to the Assembly of First Nations' budget on Natives; Number of legal cases around defects and mismanagement of the Indian Act; Treatment of Aboriginal rights by the government.

The article reports on the agreement reached to restructure about 32 billion Canadian dollars in commercial papers that had been in limbo since August 2007. The commercial papers had some problems because they were supported by combinations of corporate bonds, mortgages, credit card liabilities and automotive financing. It is cited that some of the assets that backed up the papers contain funds borrowed by issuers who were not financially stable. J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. gave advice in the restructuring negotiation.

The article presents information about the credit crisis surrounding the asset-backed commercial paper of Canada. The turmoil in the credit markets, particularly in the U.S., along with an unusual Canadian regulation, have shut down the market for nearly 34 billion Canadian dollars in commercial paper. The matter has become like an embarrassment for DBRS, a Toronto-based debt-rating agency.

The article profiles Bryan Bennett, the newly crowned second-ranking Rock Paper Scissors player in the world. Bennett grew from a casual childhood player to a barroom competitor in Catholic University and on to the World Rock Paper Scissor Championship in Toronto (Canada). He offer advice on reading the throws of male and female competitors.

Reports on the increase in Canadian production of newsprint in October 1994 as compared with 1993 figures. Data on the paper production.

Reports on the participation of Domtar Inc. in the movement for promoting green paper products in Montreal, Quebec.

Reports that Kimberly-Clark Corp. was considering a tax-free spinoff of its business paper and Canadian pulp operations, which would allow it to focus on higher-margin consumer and health care products.

Announces the closure of Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.'s paper mills in Lufkin, Texas and Port-Alfred, Quebec.

Announces the planned merger between paper companies, Abitibi-Price Incorporated and Stone-Consolidated Corporation, in Canada on February 14, 1997. Value of transaction; Name of the company after merger; Terms of the agreement; Benefits of the combination of the two companies; Views of analysts.

States that unions representing workers at Fletcher Challenge Canada Limited's pulp and paper mills in British Columbia went on strike on July 14, 1997. Predictions of a long confrontation; Reasons for the strike.

Reports that University of Ottawa business professor Jimming Lin was found guilty of plagiarizing a graduate student's paper. The university found liable; Amount of compensation to be paid to the student.

AbitibiBowater, North America's largest newsprint maker, agreed to sell $350 million of convertible bonds to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. to help avoid defaulting on debt due in the second quarter. The sale is part of a previously announced $1.4 billion refinancing plan. AbitibiBowater, based in Montreal, has struggled to win creditor support to extend the maturity of its debt amid turmoil in credit markets and falling North American consumption of newsprint. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This article focuses on the issues faced by environmentalists and forest-product companies in Canada as of December 27, 2005.

Reports on the battle for the media empire built by Conrad M. Black, the Canadian publisher turned British Lord. Two versions for consideration; Lord Black as man who ignored his fiduciary duty so he could live well; Or, Lord Black as the victim of institutional investors who are out to deny him his fundamental rights of ownership; Role of the Sarbanes-Oxley law in each scenario; Ownership in Hollinger Inc. in Canada, Hollinger International in the U.S.; Stalemate in the struggle; Suggestion of a reasonable settlement by Lord Black; Suspicion that only the lawyers will come out on top.

Reports on efforts to sell newspapers in Toronto, Ontario. Fierce competition between the 'Globe and Mail,' 'The National Post,' 'The Toronto Sun' and 'The Toronto Star'; Beginnings of the competition when Conrad Black could not acquire the 'Globe and Mail' in 1998; Financial problems with all four newspapers, which have slashed prices and increased staff in attempts to compete.

Discusses an announcement made by CanWest Global Communications that it plans to buy a large number of Canadian daily newspapers from international press magnate Conrad Black. Asper family, the largest shareholders in the company; Political and social issues associated with the acquisition; Debt held by Black, who owns the media company Hollinger International; Outlook for the future.

Reports on the plans of the Canadian government regarding the restriction against foreign ownership of country's newspapers. Plans of Hollinger Inc. with its smaller newspapers; Opinion of Maude Barlow, head of the Council of Canada, on the plans of the Canadian Government.

Reports on the end of a strike by the union workers at MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.'s paper mill in Port Alberni, British Columbia in Canada.

Focuses on the impetus to Canada's weak economy from exports. Measures by government and Canadian consumers to cut down on costs; Data on economic growth in Canada in 1995; Comparison of the US and Canadian economy; Increase in the business of paper companies; Importance and role of export oriented industries in boosting the economy.

Reports on the recommended rejection of a government-appointed mediator's settlement proposals by delegates representing 2,400 strikers at Fletcher Challenge Canada's pulp and paper mills in British Columbia. What was stated in the mediator's report which was issued during the week of February 12, 1998; Who Fletcher Canada is partly owned by; Fletcher Canada's evaluation of th ecomonic implications of the complex.

Explores the new method of manufacturing pulp in Northern New Brunswick in Canada, by using alcohol rather than sulphur. Opportunities of jobs by George Petty the Chairman of Repap enterprises Incorporated; Detail.

Reports on the agreement of Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and its striking Canadian workers to resume talks that has idled 10 of the South African newsprint company's 18 mills. Impact of the reduced output by Abitibi on newsprint prices; Schedule of centralized bargaining over monetary items.

Reports on the outcome of Canfor Corp.'s takeover bid for Slocan Forest Products Limited. Factors responsible for the outcome; Outline of Canfor's takeover battle; Slocan's reaction to the bid; Slocan's share repurchase plan.

Reports that the plans of Noranda Forest Inc. to sell its newsprint mill in MassonAngers, Quebec, have been put on hold. Comments by Noranda on the situation; Information on the mill.