by Working Forest | Apr 21, 2016 | Archives
Public concern about the state of Nova Scotia’s forests is driving the government to look at cutting back on clearing trees as a means to generate electricity. While the department of natural resources laments that the general public doesn’t understand clear-cutting,...
by Working Forest | Apr 21, 2016 | Archives
Large swaths of red — meaning extreme risk — cover Alberta and Saskatchewan on the latest fire danger map from Natural Resources Canada. Many other areas are considered high or very high risk in the two Prairie provinces, where there’s been below average snowfall and...
by Working Forest | Apr 21, 2016 | Archives
Community Forests International has named a winner in its second annual backwoods cabin of the future contest. The Sackville-based organization asked people to design a cabin that will be built on its farm this summer. The contest drew entries from 62 designers and...
by Working Forest | Apr 20, 2016 | Archives
The Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) supports the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) decision that would expand the Council’s definition of a certified source to match ASTM D7612-10. As a result of this decision, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, the...
by Working Forest | Apr 20, 2016 | Archives
Ten years after the Prince Albert pulp and paper mill shut down, a British Columbia-based company plans to reopen the mill by 2020. This month 10 years ago, Weyerhaeuser closed the Prince Albert Pulp Mill, costing 700 people their jobs. But after acquiring the old...
