by Working Forest | May 2, 2016 | Articles
Research scientists report that additional carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the main culprit in the greenhouse effect, is stimulating forest growth at such a rate that carbon absorption is offsetting its release from beetle-killed B.C. forests. In fact, reports NASA,...
by Working Forest | May 2, 2016 | Articles
Canadians shouldn’t be naive. Our country rarely matters much at all to the United States when it comes to their political decision-making process. If we did, the Keystone XL pipeline would have been built, Country of Origin Labelling for livestock never would have...
by Working Forest | May 2, 2016 | Articles
Sept. 18, 2006, is a day Mark Johnson will never forget. It was the day an attempt to save two minutes of time at work led to the loss of use of his left arm. Johnson was one of many workers across the province recognized during Day of Mourning ceremonies on Thursday....
by Working Forest | May 2, 2016 | Articles
Today marks the date Canadians remember those hurt or killed on the job. Wearing black armbands, employees of Merritt’s Tolko sawmill gathered outside their office around a half-mast United Steelworkers flag to recognize the National Day of Mourning. Across Canada,...
by Working Forest | Apr 28, 2016 | Articles
A fire that brought a wooden railway trestle bridge to the ground near Mayerthorpe is crippling for industry in the area, people in neighbouring communities say. Cornel Notenboom, president of ANC Transloading Inc., said the loss of the railway line will cause some...