by Working Forest | May 11, 2017 | Archives
It’s that time of year again. We are being invaded, but in a very good way. You often see them at many of our friendly coffee establishments and restaurants. They come in all shapes and sizes. One only has to look at their hands to see that those are the hands...
by Working Forest | May 11, 2017 | Archives
On May 8, the capping ceremony for project Origine, the tallest wood-constructed condominium in North America, took place in Quebec City’s Pointe-aux-Lièvres eco-district. The building, constructed by a consortium of EBC inc., Nordic Structures and Synchro Immobilier,...
by Working Forest | May 11, 2017 | Archives
It’s been almost six years since the Island Lake Biomass Harvest Experiment was established in the Martel Forest region near Chapleau, Ont., and though the project is still in its early stages, researchers have begun to share some surprising findings from their...
by Working Forest | May 11, 2017 | Archives
Nova Scotia’s Liberal leader says it’s time to review forestry practices in the province, but environmental advocates say that work has already been done and it was Stephen McNeil’s government that resisted acting upon it. McNeil and his party...
by Working Forest | May 11, 2017 | Archives
One of the factors in the early forest industry of British Columbia was the entrepreneurship of Sikhs from India who established sawmills in this province. This 1933 photo, originally from the provincial archives, shows workers in front of a steam donkey yarder...
