by Working Forest | May 7, 2018 | Archives
Pinnacle Renewable Holdings Inc. has announced approval to commence the redevelopment of an existing particle board facility in Smithers, B.C. to a wood pellet production facility. SPLP is a limited partnership in which West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has a 30 percent and...
by Working Forest | May 7, 2018 | Archives
BEIJING (Reuters) — China’s main ports will step up quarantine checks on imports of apples and logs from the United States, and shipments found carrying disease or rot could be returned or destroyed, the Chinese customs agency said on Monday. Reuters reported...
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...
