by Working Forest | Oct 17, 2016 | Archives
The province will no longer provide food and shelter for specialized firefighters based in Salmon Arm, and that has Mayor Nancy Cooper concerned for the future of local firefighting. The Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations confirmed it will stop...
by Working Forest | Oct 17, 2016 | Archives
It’s not every day Boundary residents are recognized province wide for their outstanding work. But to hear the Davidsons talk, you’d think their names were chosen out of a hat for the prestigious provincial award for woodlot management. Bob and Dan Davidson, Rock...
by Working Forest | Oct 17, 2016 | Archives
The Takla First Nation is taking B.C. Timber Sales to court, alleging the band was not property consulted before it gave a Vanderhoof-based logging contractor the go-ahead to carry out operations on its traditional territory. According to a petition filed Monday in...
by Working Forest | Oct 17, 2016 | Archives
The infrastructure wish lists of post-secondary institutions in Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie are being fulfilled after the federal and provincial governments went on a funding tear. Confederation College and a First Nations training institute received a combined...
by Working Forest | Oct 17, 2016 | Archives
This week, the legal safety net was removed from the Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement, but it is mostly business as usual so far for area lumber production. The trade pact ran past its actual due date more than a year ago, but there was a one-year provisional...
