by Working Forest | Apr 20, 2016 | Archives
The BC government is speeding up its planning for wildfire season now that dozens of fires are already burning across the province. Almost 50 fires were started province-wide yesterday alone. Thirty-seven of the new fires started in the Prince George Fire Centre....
by Working Forest | Apr 20, 2016 | Archives
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Community Development Officer Mike Gilbert has a message that will be going to Municipal Council later this week. He’s talking about last week’s meeting in Victoria with provincial officials on a proposal to re-establish a...
by Working Forest | Apr 19, 2016 | Archives
But Greg Dionne, the mayor of Prince Albert, said the impact was startling for the entire region. “There was 700 jobs here. There was probably 1,400 jobs out on the field cutting the lumber, hauling the trees, truckers,” Dionne said. “People just...
by Working Forest | Apr 19, 2016 | Archives
The Peace River Regional District in northern B.C. has declared a state of emergency due to several forest fires in the area. The district said about 48 wildfires were burning in the region Monday night. Evacuation orders and evacuation alerts have been issued for...
by Working Forest | Apr 19, 2016 | Archives
You’ve got to get an education to have a career in forestry management these days. But it’s still important to see how things work in the “real world”—especially if it’s a different world from the one you’ve been learning about in the classroom for the last two years....
