by Working Forest | Jan 16, 2017 | Archives
The B.C. Liberals are increasingly concerned that the rising threat of lumber tariffs in the United States could generate a punishing fallout for the dozens of B.C. communities and thousands of workers dependent on the forest industry. “I’m worried,” Finance Minister...
by Working Forest | Jan 16, 2017 | Archives
Island Timberlands has begun logging on a parcel of private managed forest land it owns in the upper Lockyer Road area of Roberts Creek, and the group Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) is asking the company to protect a section of its cutblock. In a release this week,...
by Working Forest | Jan 16, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
Re: “We must protect waterways,” Stephen Legault, Opinion, Jan. 7. There has been a lot of talk about our headwaters recently – and that’s a good thing. The very lifeblood of our communities deserves the best stewardship we can give it. Alberta’s forestry producers...
by Working Forest | Jan 16, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
The federal government is appealing a decision by a special claims tribunal to award $13.8 million in compensation to a Vancouver Island First Nation over a historic logging dispute. The Huu-ay-aht First Nation, based in Anacla near Bamfield, received notice of appeal...
by Working Forest | Jan 13, 2017 | Archives
To a casual hiker, one bit of North American forest may seem like any other. But look more closely and a mysterious patchwork of diversity emerges. Some stands of forest are clearly dominated by a single kind of tree. Others are a diverse mix of species. Now, a...
