Meadow Creek Cedar is busy planting trees and doing road maintenance this summer in an attempt to reduce the liability that has caused the provincial government to cancel its forest licence as of Aug. 7. The licence is for sale, with a deadline of July 15 for bids, and the buyer has to be approved…
A forest fire burning on the shores of Harrison Lake is still approximately 0.5 hectares in size as of this morning. Fire Information officer Donna McPherson says the fire, which was human-caused, is not threatening any structures. The fire is within the Harrison Hot Springs Fire Department jurisdiction, but they called in provincial coastal fire…
A new value-added wood product is set to be exported from the Alberni Valley this fall, Cantimber Biotech director of project development and research Michael Liu said. “The fuel we’re using at Cantimber is logging residue from the Alberni Valley,” said Liu. Between 50,000-55,000 cubic metres of wood waste will be collected from 10 cut…
The directors of the York Sunbury Charlotte Forest Products Marketing Board have been “removed from office … for cause,” following an investigation by the New Brunswick Forest Products Commission. The York Sunbury Charlotte Marketing Board represents the interests of about 7,100 private woodlot owners. (Jacques Boissinot/Canadian Press) All 21 directors hadpreviously been suspended after a review of the board’s audited financial…
Robin Shackleton from Errington and Joe Young from Qualicum Beach are part of a movement. The local instrument makers are two of 46 artists from Vancouver Island and beyond who are out to create a wide range of artwork out of a giant hollow Western big leaf maple. “(It’s about) making the most out of…
In response to the Auditor General’s report tabled on June 23rd, the industry association, Forest NB, considers that the findings validate that the current investment in silviculture on Crown and Private lands do support forest management objectives with regard to sustaining wood volume which will translate into more stable and predictable wood supply for the…
Auditor General Kim MacPherson has released a new report detailing audits into infection control in hospitals, as well as chapters on silviculture and private wood supply. MacPherson outlined her latest report to the legislature on Tuesday morning. Hospital infection prevention and control programs lacking, AG finds The auditor general’s report described how the province’s two regional health authorities do…
MLA Bill Bennett was invited to the Elkford Lamplighter Pub on Wednesday, June 17 to discuss several issues, including Jemi Fibre’s cutting near Josephine Falls. The meeting, hosted by the Elkford Chamber of Commerce, invited locals, councillors and District of Elkford Mayor Dean McKerracher to bring forward their concerns, many of which were addressed by…
Members of The Land Conservancy blocked a move that some say could have paved the way for the sale of Wildwood Ecoforest in Cedar to private interests. The conservancy, a non-profit land trust, is dealing with an $8-million debt and is attempting to fulfill legal requirements to creditors through a B.C. Supreme Court-approved plan. It…
The Oregon Spotted Frog used to be common in the wetlands around the Fraser Valley but as their habitat turned into farmland, or urban development, the amphibian population declined. Now the frogs are the most endangered amphibian in Canada. “The frogs across Canada are declining to the extent that at least three per cent of our known…