by Working Forest | May 5, 2016 | Articles
The raging wildfire that has forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray, Alta., and engulfed parts of the community is the kind of blaze that firefighters dread, but could become more common, according to experts. Alternatively described by officials as...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2016 | Articles
Leading pulp and paper producers from more than 30 countries converged on Vancouver this week to attend International Pulp Week, a three-day conference that is part of PwC’s Global Forest Products Leadership Summit. Vancouver was a fitting venue for the 13th edition...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2016 | Articles
British Columbia is facing droughts more severe than any in the past 350 years, according to new research that used tree-ring data to reconstruct the coastal climate back to the 17th century. The study suggests recent droughts in the West – which have dried up...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2016 | Articles
A by-the-numbers look at forest fires in Canada over the last four-plus decades: 373,597: Forest fires in Canada between 1970 and 2015 51,320: Forest fires in B.C. between 1990 and 2015, the most of any province during that time 32,894: Fires in Alberta during the...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2016 | Articles
British Columbia’s Forests Minister says the province can’t send personnel to neighbouring Alberta before dealing with its own fires spurred by unseasonably dry weather. “Alberta understands that,” Steve Thomson said Wednesday. He said officials have discussed the...
