Nipigon forest receives certification.

Close to a million hectares of the Lake Nipigon Forest in northwestern Ontario is now certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standard.

The forest is managed by Lake Nipi-gon Forest Management, who is responsible for planning, reporting and implementing all forest operations.

The organization is made up of four First Nations-owned business trusts in Red Rock including the Animbi-igoosagagun Economic Development Trust, the Red Rock First Nation Business Trust, the Papasay Management Corporation and the Biinjtiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek Development Corporation.

The addition of Lake Nipigon's lands brings the total amount...