National Forest Week is a time to reflect on the importance of forests to Canadians, not just as an economic generator but for all the recreational, environmental, wildlife and other values that help define who we are as a nation. Here in B.C., our approach to forestry has come a long way since the industry’s…

WorkSafeBC has published a safety bulletin to highlight the threat of shifting loads following several related injuries and the death of a 39-year-old driver. The driver who was killed had been trying to adjust a load of packaged timber that was overloading his rear axle. He loosened the load security straps while the forklift operator…

A new report released by the Partners In Flight coalition contains a shocking statistic — there are a billion and a half fewer birds now on the North American continent then there was in 1970. That’s a loss like we are used to hearing about from distant history. That’s roughly the number of Passenger Pigeons…

Tree Canada, the nation’s leader in tree-related programs and resources, and TELUS are celebrating National Tree Day on September 21 with tree planting events in provincial capitals across Canada. Attended by prominent federal, provincial and municipal officials, the events celebrate the positive impact trees have on Canadian communities. This year, TELUS, a longtime supporter of National Tree…

Two community forest licences held by the Tumbler Ridge Community Forest Corp. and Little Prairie Community Forest Inc. will be audited, starting Sept. 26, 2016. The auditors will examine all operational planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and wildfire protection practices for compliance with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act. Tumbler Ridge operates…

Loggers arriving at cut block A87125 in the forest above Roberts Creek Monday morning were greeted by a flaming log blockade across the access road. The fiery obstacle is the latest salvo in a confrontation that has been simmering since Peninsula Logging won a B.C. Timber Sales auction for the 18-hectare mixed forest earlier this year….

By Jim Harpell After attending the “Forestry Information” meeting put on by Forestry NS recently at the Best Western Glengarry, one can be forgiven for feeling this was simply a snow job to sell the idea of spraying with glyphosate. It is obvious this was not meant to be a discussion about the spraying but…

New Brunswick may see softwood species such as balsam fir and black spruce disappear from the province’s forests over the next 80 years or so, says a forestry professor. University of New Brunswick forestry professor Charles Bourque has written and tested software to create possible future scenarios for many of New Brunswick’s tree species. Under…

International Trade Minister for Canada, Chrystia Freeland,says that it might not be possible for a deal to be struck between Canada and the U.S. when it comes to softwood-lumber. According to an article in the Globe and Mail, Freeland knows that a deal might not be reached by the October deadline. Washington would then be…

A new assessment by an economic analysis group says the Canada-US softwood lumber deal threatens up to 22,000 jobs in Canada. It adds the deal has benefitted American producers, while harming Canadian producers and American consumers. The analysis was prepared for the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit research and educational organization. “The…