by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archives
The offer of $2.5 million in tax breaks to Tolko Industries has not persuaded the B.C. – based company to keep its paper mill in The Pas. The Pas recently offered Tolko over $840,000 in tax relief in each of the next three years. The Pas Mayor Jim Scott says he...
by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
As the provincial government continues to face criticism for a recent update to its natural resources strategy and its decision to allow companies to spray herbicides, one long-time forester says there is an even bigger problem at hand: the lack of a real long-term...
by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archives
If the Chevron suit isn’t thrown out, it will be another embarrassment for the Canadian legal system Corporations have become increasingly vulnerable to reputational damage inflicted by powerful environmental organizations that misrepresent business activities and...
by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archives
A cyclist will tackle the hills of Cumbria just days after the Tour of Britain athletes – but instead of pedalling the latest carbon-fibre bike, he’ll be cycling a wooden one. It took Richard Harris, 42, of Skiddaw Road, off Wigton Road, Carlisle, about a year to make...
by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archives
Gardeners tend to look at earthworms as good helpers that break down fallen leaves and other organic matter into nutrients plants can use.But not all earthworms do the same work in the soil. New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows that Asian...
