Alan Walter refers to himself as a “tree hugger” when he first purchased his hilly, heavily wooded property in Harrison County. “I bought this 150-acre farm in 1990 because I was looking for a place to mushroom hunt. I had always liked nature and liked being in the woods, but at that point I really…
West Fraser’s two divisions in Williams Lake are celebrating the company’s 60th anniversary with a community event. On Saturday, Sept. 12 the company will host a full afternoon of activities for the whole family at the Cariboo Memorial Complex and Boitanio Park. “It will be an opportunity to celebrate with our employees and the community,”…
Predator management, timber supply, and human-caused fires were some of the discussions local stakeholders had with Steve Thomson, B.C. Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations when he visited the Cariboo-Chilcotin last week. Accompanied by Cariboo Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett, Thomson met with representatives of Williams Lake City Council, Cariboo Regional District, West Fraser,…
Area residents can expect to see plenty of trees falling in Oakville’s woodlands next week as the Town begins the removal of ash trees killed by the Emerald Ash Borer. The impacted areas will include Parkway 1 on Bayshire Drive, Parkway 2 on Rockingham Drive, Joshua Creek Trail (North), and East Joshua Creek Trail 2…
A study funded by WorkSafeBC is questioning the effectiveness of a certification program tree-fallers in B.C. have been required to pay for and obtain for nearly a decade, suggesting the certification process has had no effect to reduce injuries. Lead author Chris McLeod, an associate professor in the University of B.C. School of Population and…
Last week, smoke from wildfires in Washington and B.C. reached Saskatchewan. Air quality in Calgary was worse than that of Beijing. Alberta Health Services issued advisories. The City of Calgary prohibited backyard fires and promised $10,000 fines for violating the ban. In B.C., the Rock Creek fire burned down 30 houses, 15 other buildings and…
Treet – World’s Tallest Timber Building Treet is a residential building located in Bergen, Norway. The structural design utilized laminated timber. The apartments were created as modules off-site. When completed, the building will be 49,4m from entrance level. This is an ambitious project showing that it is possible to build urban housing with high density…
Powerful wind and rain that swept the Vancouver region on the weekend highlighted the vulnerability of trees weakened by a summer drought – and the challenges cities will face keeping their tree canopies healthy as climate change brings more severe weather. Saturday’s windstorm left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity after trees fell on…
Campfire bans have been lifted for most of B.C. heading into the Labour Day weekend, and rain in most areas of the province has helped crews make progress on most of the 176 fires burning in B.C. as of Monday afternoon. Campfire bans are lifted in the Kamloops and Southeast fire centres, although restrictions continue…
Some of the biggest lumber producers in the U.S. southeast are Canadian. Drawn to the region’s abundance of fast-growing timber, low log prices, and proximity to major housing markets, Canadian companies’ share of lumber production in eight southeastern states has quietly grown to 25% from just 3% a decade ago, according to Forest Economic Advisors…