by Working Forest | Sep 7, 2016 | Archives
A prolonged commodities downturn has put a crimp on economic growth in the Thompson-Okanagan region, but there’s another, potentially greater challenge waiting in the woods. In its latest economic briefing, B.C. Central 1 Credit Union offers a bright overview of the...
by Working Forest | Sep 7, 2016 | Archives
Buried in the middle of the province’s new plan for making the forest industry more competitive is a commitment to make the so-called value-added sector exempt from export duties that might come in a new softwood lumber trade agreement with the U.S. “That’s the thing...
by Working Forest | Sep 7, 2016 | Archives
The Environment Department has meted out a penalty to Northern Pulp for exceeding the allowable emissions during a June stack test. “As a result of the mill’s non-compliance with the industrial approval, Environment staff conducted an investigation and served a...
by Working Forest | Sep 7, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Ten months after Governor Brown declared an emergency because of the massive tree die-off in the California, the situation has gotten worse. The latest wave of wildfires adds to worry that many of our forests may disappear in the next few decades. Besides burned...
by Working Forest | Sep 6, 2016 | Archives
Tree lover Ira Sutherland thinks Metro Vancouver should do a lot more to showcase the giant trees in a large North Shore recreational area called the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve. Sutherland, who has a masters in forest ecology, said he will suggest putting up...
