by Working Forest | Jun 22, 2016 | Archives
Allegations are mounting that Cantimber Biotech’s operations are producing negative health effects for Port Alberni residents. Stacey Gaiga, who lives in the neighbourhood above the facility, said that she and her neighbours are coming down sick as a result of...
by Working Forest | Jun 22, 2016 | Archives
Canada is listing nine B.C. species under the Species at Risk Act for the first time, ranging from a fly found in the South Okanagan to a lichen found in older forests within the Rocky Mountain Trench. The federal decision follows the recommendations of a national...
by Working Forest | Jun 22, 2016 | Archives
Canadian wildfire prevention teams are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to manage wildfires with limited budgets. One speaker during the panel sessions at the International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition in Prince George, B.C. put forth an...
by Working Forest | Jun 21, 2016 | Archives
Community leaders are not as optimistic as they once were about the coastal forest industry, and most feel the industry is in worse shape now than it was just over a decade ago. Not surprisingly, mayors are concerned about job loss and the economic impact on coastal...
by Working Forest | Jun 21, 2016 | Archives
Quesnel Mayor Bob Simpson is questioning the commitment that Canfor has to rehabilitate the land it gave to West Fraser in a license transfer a few years ago. Simpson was told at this week`s Joint Planning Committee meeting that while West Fraser got the timber,...
