by Working Forest | Jan 15, 2020 | Archives
MYCOWICHANVALLEYNOW.COM — The United Steelworkers opted to take strike action last summer and the USW and Western Forest Products are still at odds over concessions. According to a report in mycowichanvalleynow.com, very little progress has been made between the...
by Working Forest | Jan 15, 2020 | Archives
KAMLOOPS, CFJCTODAY.COM — Kamloops council has made changes to a pair of bylaws that impact the taxes and fees it receives, though neither directly impacts the average homeowner. The first change will see the Class 4 heavy industry tax rate be set at the average of BC...
by Working Forest | Jan 13, 2020 | Archives
THE CANDIAN PRESS/ GLOBE & MAIL — The increasing frequency of wildfires in Canada’s boreal forest may be permanently changing one of the largest intact ecosystems left on Earth, research suggests. “We feel pretty confident these effects will persist,” said...
by Working Forest | Jan 10, 2020 | Archives
CBC NEWS — When fire strikes the same place twice, northern forests may have a harder time bouncing back. Traditionally among forest experts, fires are often seen as regenerative — critical periods in an ecosystem that clear away debris and allow important...
by Working Forest | Jan 10, 2020 | Archives
CBC NEWS — Nova Scotia’s forestry transition team will spend $7 million on silviculture work and forest road building, a move Premier Stephen McNeil says should keep up to 300 people working in the woods as usual for the next year. According to the report...
