by Working Forest | May 30, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Bruce Stelmacker has had lots of time for gardening this spring. He’s one of about 125 workers who have been off the job since Christmas because of a dispute between his employer Island Pacific Logging and Western Forest Products. “We don’t know how long this is going...
by Working Forest | May 30, 2016 | Archives
A vast stretch of boreal forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary moved one step closer to international recognition Friday, as two UNESCO advisory bodies recommended Pimachiowin Aki be deemed a world heritage site. The federal, Manitoba and Ontario governments have...
by Working Forest | May 30, 2016 | Archives
TimberWest is harvesting approximately 70 hectares of second generation forest in the Englishman River area. The harvesting started mid-May and is expected to be completed by mid-June. We understand that there have been some concerns raised and we want to assure you...
by Working Forest | May 30, 2016 | Archives
The first thing the 281 South African firefighters did when they touched down in Edmonton was sing. They sang soldier songs — songs of South Africa — while the large crowd gathered there to welcome them cheered. Khomt Alucie, one of the firefighters who made the...
by Working Forest | May 30, 2016 | Archives
A bug that sucks the sap out of trees and leaves them dead is the latest threat to Norfolk County’s forests, warns a biologist. The Hemlock wooly adelgid is in the Niagara Region and is probably headed this way, said Gregor Beck, director of Ontario programs for...
