by Working Forest | Nov 20, 2017 | Archives
Local media are reporting that road collapse due to heavy rain is the likely cause of a fatal logging truck accident on Nov. 15. Ian Fraser has been identified as the deceased driver of the logging truck. “A significant portion of the road reportedly collapsed...
by Working Forest | Nov 16, 2017 | Archives
A fatal logging truck accident occurred on Nov. 15 near Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island. The accident involved an employee of a contractor working for TimberWest. A report from CBC News says the vehicle was submerged in water beside the roadway. Emergency personnel...
by Working Forest | Nov 16, 2017 | Archives
MONTREAL – With public consultations and testing completed, FSC Canada expects the final version of the organization’s new national forest management standard to be ready for 2018. Following the field testing of the national standard in the spring of 2017, the...
by Working Forest | Nov 16, 2017 | Archives
DELTA, B.C. – Almost $1.5 million in federal funding will go to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre for their project regarding ICS Incident Management and Interoperability under the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF). A statement from Public...
by Working Forest | Nov 16, 2017 | Archives
The sawmill could remain closed for up to six months, but Tolko Industries has committed to rebuild and re-open the Lakeview facility in Williams Lake, B.C., that was damaged by fire in early November. A local news site, The Williams Lake Tribune, quotes an email from...
