by Working Forest | Sep 27, 2016 | Archives
Last week, on National Tree Day (Sept. 21), NDP MP Irene Mathyssen (London-Fanshawe) announced her Private Members’ Motion proposing the development of a federal leadership strategy to preserve, protect and promote urban forests for their life-giving value to...
by Working Forest | Sep 27, 2016 | Archives
Two rare, old-growth Acadian forests near Tusket and Pugwash will be spared the saw. The Natural Conservancy of Canada has announced that the two parcels, covering a total of 316 hectares, will be cared for and conserved. The TD Bank Group invested more than $5...
by Working Forest | Sep 27, 2016 | Archives
A pulp mill near Hinton, Alta., is facing environmental charges after failing to report the leak of a chemical into the air two years ago, according to the province. West Fraser Mills Ltd. is charged with six counts under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement...
by Working Forest | Sep 27, 2016 | Archives
There’s some nervousness for Alberta’s forestry companies. But there’s also talk of new opportunity in China. The Softwood Lumber Agreement with the United States is about to close, and Alberta’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade sees reaching a deal as ‘very...
by Working Forest | Sep 27, 2016 | Archives
An ambitious plan by the city and a private developer to create a low-carbon power plant for the downtown peninsula has received a definitive rejection from the B.C. Utilities Commission, which said it couldn’t support the idea of requiring customers to buy power from...
