by Working Forest | Dec 15, 2015 | Archives
Ryan Zapisocki swings a leg over his skidoo, fires up the engine and rides into the forest. The snow is melting and a warm breeze is blowing through the pines, causing them to sway slowly against each other. Some needles on the trees are tinged red, others, deep...
by Working Forest | Dec 15, 2015 | Archives
When the holiday season rolls around, it’s easy to forget that without B.C. resources such as wood products and minerals, many of the gifts you see would not be sitting under your Christmas tree. B.C. wood products play a large role in maintaining the joy of the...
by Working Forest | Dec 15, 2015 | Archives
During the recent climate talks in Paris, Premier Christy Clark struck a pose as one of the belles of the ball – showcasing B.C. as a climate-change leader that had proven greenhouse gases can be reduced by taxing them without ruining the economy. But B.C.’s...
by Working Forest | Dec 14, 2015 | Archives
Manitoba and Saskatchewan come out on top of a mediocre class in a new review of how Canada’s provinces and territories are protecting vulnerable woodland caribou. “They’ve been taking it seriously,” said Eric Hebert-Daly, national director of...
by Working Forest | Dec 14, 2015 | Archives
A key line in the recent throne speech declared: “The Government will strengthen its relationship with allies, especially with our closest friend and partner, the United States.” And with a formal state dinner in Washington slated for March 2016 — a rare event in...
by Working Forest | Dec 14, 2015 | Archives
The manager of the Boat Harbour cleanup project in Pictou County says it will take a couple of years before it’s known if the $52 million set aside will be enough to remediate decades of primarily pulp mill waste and other industrial residues. Nova...
