by Working Forest | May 8, 2019 | Archives
Forestry workers are back on the job after a week-long production curtailment affecting Canfor-owned sawmills across B.C. The Vancouver-based company announced the temporary shutdown on April 24, with mills closing five days later and resuming operations on Monday,...
by Working Forest | May 8, 2019 | Archives
BC Liberals say Premier John Horgan and the NDP’s Bill 22 puts ideology ahead of what’s best for the hard-working B.C. families who depend heavily on the forestry sector by creating division within forestry-dependent communities. These measures mean B.C. will risk...
by Working Forest | May 8, 2019 | Archives
Papier- und Kartonfabrik Varel reduced web breaks to a minimum with the implementation of Procemex web monitoring and inspection systems. The solutions substantially increased knowledge about problems and their root causes which led to a significant decrease of...
by Working Forest | May 6, 2019 | Archives
According to Alberta Wildfire, the province saw 1,288 wildfires in the 2018 season, which burned close to 60,000 square hectares. As of Thursday, it reported, the province has seen 230 wildfires in Alberta’s forest protection areas, burning an area of about 625...
by Working Forest | May 6, 2019 | Archives
B.C. forestry companies concerned about proposed legislation that would give government a veto over the transfer of timber cutting rights. According to a report in the Vancouver Sun, several forestry companies have written the government to make the case that what is...
