by Working Forest | Oct 24, 2016 | Archives
Photons journey from the sun to the leaf of a tree in the opening scenes of a Manitoba-made film that explores the science and wisdom of the world’s forests. Call of the Forest is a love letter to the world’s trees made over five years by Winnipeg...
by Working Forest | Oct 24, 2016 | Archives
Setting up a blockade has hindered rather than helped members of an aboriginal band who have been trying to stop a logging operation north of Fort St. James. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Duncan granted a logging company an injunction allowing the work to go...
by Working Forest | Oct 24, 2016 | Archives
Crews have begun to thin certain forests around Banff National Park, in some cases removing entire strips of trees. It’s preventative work but the goal is to make sure it’s difficult for wildfires to spread, endangering buildings and communities. “For us safety of...
by Working Forest | Oct 24, 2016 | Archives
The one-year standstill period for the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) between Canada and the USA which expired in October 2015 ended on 12 October, without Canada and the USA having been able to agree so far on a follow-up agreement. According to statements made by...
by Working Forest | Oct 24, 2016 | Archives
(Quebec) prefect of the regional county municipality (RCM) Etchemins and mayor of Lac-Etchemin, Harold Gagnon still fresh in memory the last round – that of 2002-2006 – between Canada and the United States timber. “We lost 1,000 jobs. Yes, 1,000 jobs! For MRC of just...
