by Working Forest | Nov 13, 2017 | Archives
VANCOUVER – Western Forest Products is shutting down its Englewood logging train on Vancouver Island and transitioning to truck transport of logs. The move is part of the company’s efforts to reduce costs. The company says the costs will be lower to transport logs...
by Working Forest | Nov 13, 2017 | Archives
British Columbia’s largest-ever forest sector delegation is on a trade mission to China and Japan from Nov. 12 to 17. Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Minister Doug Donaldson is leading tour, joined by more than 30 senior executives...
by Working Forest | Nov 13, 2017 | Archives
The government of British Columbia and the Houston Snowmobile Club have signed a stewardship management agreement to protect caribou in the Skeena Region. The agreement addresses the influence of recreation on northern caribou in the Telkwa Mountains. Recreation has...
by Working Forest | Nov 13, 2017 | Archives
Seizing an opportunity presented by the retirement of some of the firewood providers in his area, Paul Santerre expanded his property maintenance business to include firewood sales a few years ago. He started small, using only a manual splitter and a chainsaw that...
by Working Forest | Nov 9, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities and Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association are defending the work of the provincial government and the forest industry in response to claims by environmental activist groups that Ontario has not acted to protect...
