Stella-Jones Inc. second quarter sales reached $428.1 million, up 24.2% from $344.8 million a year ago. “Stella-Jones produced solid operating results in the second quarter driven by healthy demand in its core markets and a wider reach in the residential lumber category. Margins benefited from further selling price adjustments in response to evolving market conditions…
Vancouver claims to have the greenest building code of any city in North America, but the Brits are winning a global race to build energy-efficient new homes. And a report from the University of Victoria-based Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions is calling on B.C. to start walking its talk. In the UK, the government, working…
At times, it’s difficult to shake the stereotype from the craft. Too often craftspeople are unfairly dismissed as antiquated and their products stale. Quilters with fusty, old floral blankets or candlestick makers with yellow beeswax pillars. The same can be said for woodturners and oversized fruit bowls. While yes, those bowls exist, woodturning isn’t as…
Hey Canada! Mother Nature is calling. She wants you to know that climate change is real, and she is going to kick your butt with another bad fire season unless you wake up and smell the smoke. Nearly four million hectares have burned so far this year in Canada – close to double the average…
The British Columbia government says the province’s parks are off limits to industrial activity under a new policy, but an environmental group fears it makes way for pipelines and other development projects. “Protecting our natural spaces is a priority,” Environment Minister Mary Polak said in a written statement Friday. “This policy provides more clarity around…
Alarm bells have been ringing in the wake of a recent rash of fatalities either directly or indirectly related to forestry activities. There have been five forestry related deaths this year and two fatalities associated with forestry activity. July 24th, a manual tree faller was struck by a tree and fatally injured in the Port…
A large parcel of the Acadian forest that at one time covered the entire province is now being conserved for future Islanders to enjoy. It’s also preserving the legacy of a well-known family that lived in the area. The Island Nature Trust held a celebration for the donation of the 80-acre parcel of hardwood forest,…
Conifex Timber Inc. has completed its purchase of a private Delaware company holding exclusive rights to a sawmill and 186 acres of land near El Dorado, AR. The rights to the Arkansas property was acquired for $21 million. The deal, announced Aug. 6, comprised $12.36 million in cash and $8.64 million in vendor mortgage. Conifex…
The largest fire in state history swept through the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range with explosive force last summer. The Carlton Complex Fire burned more than 250,000 acres, devouring everything in its path at the hypersonic pace of 3.8 acres per second. Until then, the top slot in the state’s fire rankings belonged to the Tripod Fire, which…
The Cariboo Fire Centre in Williams Lake will have a brand-new firefighting facility. The B.C. Government is providing $5.88 million in funding to construct the new facility at the Williams Lake Airport for the use of BC Wildfire Service staff and crews. The one-storey, 2,045 square metre main building, along with three upgraded outbuildings, will…