by Working Forest | Apr 18, 2016 | Archives
For Ontario and Quebec sawmills to prosper they need free, unencumbered access for softwood lumber exports to the U.S. market, Resolute Forest Products president Richard Garneau told Parliament’s Standing Committee on International Trade this week. “We need to be able...
by Working Forest | Apr 18, 2016 | Archives
A long-time forester is lamenting the lack of properly fitted industrial wear available for women, something she says can put women’s safety at risk while out in the field. Catherine Brady, 33, has worked in forestry for the past decade and often works on Vancouver...
by Working Forest | Apr 18, 2016 | Archives
The province is trying to mitigate the 10 billion dollar budget the best it can and it’s no surprise they’ve had to impact a few areas. One of those areas is the lumber industry, but speaking on the Alberta Morning News, President of the Alberta Forest Products...
by Working Forest | Apr 18, 2016 | Archives
AJB Investments is going to court to try to get an injunction against demonstrators who’ve been blocking access to the company’s land in the Chapman Creek watershed for more than two months. The court petition names the group Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF), along...
by Working Forest | Apr 14, 2016 | Archives
Scientists with the federal government are now suggesting the climate change conditions, which caused BC’s devastating Mountain Pine Beetle outbreak just prior to the turn of the century, will have engineered an earlier-than-anticipated full recovery by 2020. The...
