The 12th annual Perseverance Trail Run was a huge success with 425 registered racers, 70 volunteers, a huge team of sponsors and countless supporters coming together to raise funds for the Cumberland Community Forest Society. Once again, an anonymous donor will be matching 100 per cent of the proceeds raised from the race and all…
The Council of Forest Industries (COFI), with media partner Canadian Forest Industries (CFI) Magazine and prize sponsor London Drugs, today announced the launch of a photo contest that celebrates the importance of the forest industry in B.C. and the diversity of the people who are part of it. “Those of us who work in the…
B.C.’s Ancient Forest Alliance is hoping to draw Chinese language speakers to its cause by offering Stanley Park nature tours in Mandarin and Cantonese. “Our goal is to expand the ancient forest movement,” said Ken Wu with the alliance on Saturday, as he walked through the park with a small team of potential guides. “I think in…
Is it time for a moose tax? Faced with declining game populations and the increasing complexities of wildlife management, people are starting to look at new funding models. And a tax to help moose and other game animals might be one way to go. A few years ago, in response to growing concerns that British…
Conservationists have their eyes on a demographic that hasn’t been tapped into before in terms of educating people about British Columbia’s old growth forests. About half a million people in B.C.’s Lower Mainland are Chinese-language speakers, yet most environmental programs and tours are offered in English only, said Ken Wu, executive director of the Ancient…
Photons journey from the sun to the leaf of a tree in the opening scenes of a Manitoba-made film that explores the science and wisdom of the world’s forests. Call of the Forest is a love letter to the world’s trees made over five years by Winnipeg filmmaker Jeff McKay. “If you opened up a family…
Setting up a blockade has hindered rather than helped members of an aboriginal band who have been trying to stop a logging operation north of Fort St. James. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Duncan granted a logging company an injunction allowing the work to go ahead, saying not doing so “would condone the pursuit of…
Crews have begun to thin certain forests around Banff National Park, in some cases removing entire strips of trees. It’s preventative work but the goal is to make sure it’s difficult for wildfires to spread, endangering buildings and communities. “For us safety of visitors in the park is a top priority and one of the…
The one-year standstill period for the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) between Canada and the USA which expired in October 2015 ended on 12 October, without Canada and the USA having been able to agree so far on a follow-up agreement. According to statements made by the negotiating parties to North American media in recent days,…
(Quebec) prefect of the regional county municipality (RCM) Etchemins and mayor of Lac-Etchemin, Harold Gagnon still fresh in memory the last round – that of 2002-2006 – between Canada and the United States timber. “We lost 1,000 jobs. Yes, 1,000 jobs! For MRC of just under 17 000 inhabitants, let me tell you that it…