by Working Forest | May 2, 2018 | Archives
Emergency officials in British Columbia’s southern Interior warn that devastating wildfires that charred thousands of square kilometres of timber and bush last year now have the potential to make seasonal flooding even more severe. The warning from the Cariboo...
by Working Forest | May 2, 2018 | Archives
Starting on May 5th, municipalities from coast to coast to coast will join a national effort to reduce wildfire risk to local homes and environments in anticipation of this year’s wildfire season. A total of $47,000 was awarded to 94 successful community...
by Working Forest | May 2, 2018 | Archives
It’s back to work at a hotel construction site gutted by fire earlier this month. On April 18, fire crews were called to the site on Lorne Avenue and Circle Drive South just before 6:30 a.m. CT to find the top floors of the development engulfed in flames. The blaze...
by Working Forest | May 2, 2018 | Archives
A single complaint from a paper mill in Washington state is putting Canada’s pulp and paper industry at risk, and it’s time to fight back, says Unifor’s national president. In a report by Business Vancouver, Jerry Dias warns that more than 1,000 jobs at paper mills in...
by Working Forest | Apr 30, 2018 | Archives
Weyerhaeuser reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter of 2018 with earnings and sales surpassing estimates by 9.1 percent and 4.2 percent, respectively. Earnings from continuing operations before special items in the reported quarter were 36 cents...
