Hugging trees might not seems like a sound investment, but they don't just feel good - they can also make you a profit, writes Rhian Nicholson Sunday May 6, 2007 The Observer Socially responsible investment is attracting a growing number of followers, but putting large sums of money into trees might not always spring to mind. Hugging trees might not seems like a sound investment, but they don't just feel good - they can also make you a profit, writes Rhian Nicholson Sunday May 6, 2007 The...

The company said it has shifted much of its planned timber cutting to later in the year because of the currently weak housing market. The company's president and chief executive, David Anastasi, said its recent purchase of fax-server maker Castelle will help expand its product offerings. In the year-ago period it had a profit of $14 million, or 22 cents a share, which included 16 cents a share from settlement of an intellectual property dispute. In national earnings news, the troubled...

The forest fire hazard was greatly reduced from extreme to normal in most parts of the province today with only nine fires burning, eight of which were classified as under control. There have been 44 forest fires burned to day, which is similar to the number of fires burned last year at this time, said Mirus. Mother Nature delivered the forest firefighters in rural Manitoba a helping hand. About 550 forest fires are anticipated per year and costs the province about $14 million to control....

Mirus said no communities, homes or values are currently threatened - including in Vassar, a community of 80 people about 130 kilometres southeast of Winnipeg where brush fire has been contained by fire crews since Tuesday. Only the one in the western region was classed by fire crews as being out of control, said Mirus, and he said it would be in hand by Saturday. Open fires are prohibited from April 1 to November 15 unless a burning permit is obtained, or the fire is in an approved fire...

In anticipation that the oak tree that stood by the church might not always be there, efforts were made to perpetuate the history of the tree by developing seedlings for future plantings. The tree will continue to live on, not only in the memories of many church members, but through the new trees that are being planted throughout the city. Sunday's celebration included planting seedlings on the church grounds from the historic oak tree that once stood beside the church and that Hurricane...