by Working Forest | Nov 25, 2016 | Archives
The forestry sector can play a key role in creating a sustainable future that makes better use of leftover material, converting it to alternative fuel sources. Susan Wood-Bohm was the keynote speaker at UNBC’s Doug Little Memorial Lecture Thursday night, named...
by Working Forest | Nov 25, 2016 | Archives
When a wildfire that had flickered for days in the forests of northern Alberta suddenly changed course and started careening towards Fort McMurray this May, the city’s entire population was told to flee. The order came just as Spike Baker was brewing a pale ale. But...
by Working Forest | Nov 24, 2016 | Archives
If Nova Scotia implements the right cap-and-trade system, it could mean millions for woodlot owners and rural communities. Dale Prest of non-profit Community Forests International predicts a major shift for the province’s forestry industry. “From one that rewards a...
by Working Forest | Nov 24, 2016 | Archives
More than 100 kilometres from the mouth of the Romaine River, far from the public eye, an estimated 1,500 tractor-trailer loads of logs, cut and stacked, have sat decaying for the past three years — ever since the shutdown of a sawmill co-owned by...
by Working Forest | Nov 24, 2016 | Archives
For Skeena Sawmills in Terrace, the next efficiency tool is a CT scanner, similar to those found in hospitals. With old hemlock and balsam trees dominant in the area, the mill has struggled to remain competitive with the ups and downs of lumber export markets and...
