by Working Forest | Jun 2, 2016 | Archives
Construction of roads for a controversial logging project near Nakusp has already begun, but critics are still hoping to see the harvesting plan scrapped. They are worried that the logging near Summit Lake will kill western toads. “We have a lot of video and picture...
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2016 | Archives
Logging on the riverbank just downstream from Englishman River Falls Provincial Park has some local residents calling for stronger regulation. Biologist and Errington resident Jessica Snider said that Timberwest clear-cut forest on the southeast side of the river near...
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2016 | Archives
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the devastating fire in Fort McMurray underlines the need for a national discussion on disaster mitigation. Notley said Tuesday she has already asked that the subject be added to the agenda for July’s premiers meeting in...
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Attempts to link the Fort McMurray fire to climate change, most prominently by Elizabeth May, have been swatted down hard by ordinary Canadians, and many politicians and pundits. When I posted an article on the fire and climate change to Facebook, I was taken aback by...
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2016 | Archives
After two punishing wildfire seasons, the 2016 Northwest Territories fire season has started in unusually calm fashion. Updating reporters on Monday, Richard Olsen — the territory’s fire operations manager — said 2016 had been “quite quiet” to date....
