by Working Forest | Jul 20, 2017 | Archives
QUÉBEC – FPInnovations has received the Omond Solandt Award, which is presented annually to a public or private organization that has made an outstanding contribution to operational research in Canada. The Omond Solandt 2017 Award from the Canadian Operational...
by Working Forest | Jul 20, 2017 | Archives
Paul Andre, CRSP, has taken the helm at Workplace Safety North, as acting president and CEO. Andre has served as vice-president of prevention services at WSN since 2010. The former CEO and field services manager of the Pulp and Paper Health and Safety Association has...
by Working Forest | Jul 17, 2017 | Archives
In response to new polices that will significantly impact northern and rural Ontario, a coalition of indigenous and municipal leaders, chambers of commerce, unions and the forest sector have come together to voice their concerns over “a lack of meaningful consultation...
by Working Forest | Jul 17, 2017 | Archives
Having cleared a number of legal hurdles earlier this year, a biomass-to-energy plant in Merritt, B.C., is now in the commissioning stage, and is still on track to be fully operational by the fall, according to the Merritt Herald. The plant generates electricity by...
by Working Forest | Jul 17, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
REDLANDS, Calif. – Land cover mapping is a critical part of conservation planning, but current methods for collecting detailed geographic data are highly labor-intensive. Advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) can help but are not yet widely...
