by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2017 | Archives
To ensure a co-ordinated response to the current wildfire situation in British Columbia and to ensure public safety, Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Emergency Management BC, announced on July 7 a provincial state...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2017 | Archives
A Revelstoke logging company has been fined more than $13,000 by WorkSafeBC in connection with the death a worker in 2015, the Revelstoke Review reports. Canyon Creek Contracting was fined after it was found to have not done enough to ensure the safety of its workers...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2017 | Archives
LA TUQUE, QC – Bioénergie La Tuque will receive $500,000 from the federal government to carry out the first phase of technico-economic feasibility studies required to start up a biorefinery in La Tuque to convert residual forest biomass. “This significant...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
The Sultan Industrial Road is a logging road near Chapleau, ON, frequently taken by people wanting to save as much as an hour off an east-west trip between Highways 144 and 129. Northern Ontario mayors for decades have lobbied for the Sultan Road to become a...
by Working Forest | Jul 7, 2017 | Archives
TORONTO – With forest fire season well underway in Ontario, the province has increased the maximum fines for individuals and corporations for starting forest fires. If found responsible, individuals can now be fined up to $25,000 for starting a forest fire, with fines...
