by Working Forest | Apr 8, 2019 | Archives
CBC NEWS — British Columbia is moving to help revive the provincial forest industry by requiring the use of engineered wood on the new St. Paul’s Hospital and the upgrade to the Royal B.C. Museum. According to a report by CBC News, Premier John Horgan told...
by Working Forest | Apr 8, 2019 | Archives
Vancouver, BC – A new economic study released by the BC Council of Forest industries (COFI) finds that the B.C. forest industry generates significant economic activity and employment in every region of the province – with 140,000 jobs employing British Columbians in...
by Working Forest | Apr 8, 2019 | Archives
VANCOUVER – THE CANADIAN PRESS — Premier John Horgan says he wants to visit B.C.’s second-largest trading partner because forestry-related business with China is worth more than four-billion dollars a year. “We have opportunities with structural lam products,...
by Working Forest | Apr 5, 2019 | Archives
Seoul, AFP — A giant forest fire swept across swathes of South Korea Friday, as authorities declared a rare national disaster, deploying 900 fire engines and tens of thousands of personnel to bring it under control. Apocalyptic images on television and social...
by Working Forest | Apr 3, 2019 | Archives
Vancouver, BC – A new economic study released today by the BC Council of Forest industries (COFI) finds that the B.C. forest industry generates significant economic activity and employment in every region of the province – with 140,000 jobs employing British...
