by Working Forest | Sep 30, 2016 | Archives
In response to UBCM Resolution C-27, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson re-affirmed government’s commitment to Vancouver Island’s old growth forests and stated there was no need to cease logging. The province’s old growth forests,...
by Working Forest | Sep 30, 2016 | Archives
Editor: The loss of another important intact forest on the Elphinstone slopes is very troubling, and in light of the tiny economic contribution that timber revenues will provide to the province, is equally shocking. The stumpage fees from this timber sale of...
by Working Forest | Sep 30, 2016 | Archives
A study is looking into why birch trees are dying off in the prairies and British Columbia, but a researcher says they can be saved. Natural Resources Canada started the study in 2008 to focus on the state of birch health. The study has examined over 300 birch tree...
by Working Forest | Sep 30, 2016 | Archives
Mayors and councillors from across the province are calling for a halt to logging of old-growth forests on Vancouver Island. On Wednesday, delegates to the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention endorsed a resolution put forward by Metchosin and championed by...
by Working Forest | Sep 29, 2016 | Archives
In what looked and sounded like a road-test of her 2017 election campaign, Premier Christy Clark used her annual speech to municipal leaders Wednesday to announce new funds for water systems and benefits for forest firefighters. Speaking to a packed room of local...
