by Working Forest | Aug 2, 2016 | Archives
The City of Regina destroyed three trees infected with Dutch Elm Disease so far this summer. The elms were in the Wood Meadows neighbourhood in Regina’s east end. The infected trees were all within a block of each other. Russel Eirich, the manager of forestry,...
by Working Forest | Aug 2, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Re: “Forestry workers, environmentalists call for ban on log exports,” July 22. It is important that the voice of B.C. forest workers who actually log and work in sawmills is heard. With respect to the organization quoted, the United Steelworkers represents loggers...
by Working Forest | Aug 2, 2016 | Archives
A helicopter has been dumping water on hot spots Sunday morning as flare-ups from the fire have been occurring. The evacuation order put in place for the Okanagan Landing wildfire Saturday night for about 60 residents of Adventure Bay was rescinded Sunday morning....
by Working Forest | Aug 2, 2016 | Archives
During the summer of 2015, it seemed there were reports every week of wildfires burning in the province or warnings about how to prevent them. So far, the summer of 2016 has been cooler and less smokey, but that could begin to change as hot weather has arrived...
by Working Forest | Jul 29, 2016 | Archives
A Brink Forest Products Ltd. employee who was seriously injured while preparing to change the knife assemblies on a wood waste chipper was carrying out the work while the machine was still moving, according to a WorkSafeBC incident investigation report. The report,...
