by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Archives
A worker at the Harmac Pacific pulp mill near Nanaimo has died after the wood chip pile he was standing on collapsed. Chris Fletcher, 37, of Nanaimo, had worked at the mill for four years and was a popular employee-owner, said company president Levi Sampson. “We’ve...
by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Articles
When seeking clues to how well conservation efforts are working in the present, sometimes scientists look to the past — and there may be no better historical record than the forest surveys conducted in Missouri by the Bureau of Land Management in the 1800s....
by Working Forest | Mar 24, 2016 | Archives
Nearly four months after the sawmill in Hornepayne, Ont., shut down, there are still more questions than answers — and the community is now feeling the pinch of fewer paycheques. Hornepayne, about 500 km northeast of Thunder Bay, is home to about 1,000 people....
by Working Forest | Mar 24, 2016 | Archives
Public comments are being accepted on a discussion paper released this week as part of a review of the annual allowable cut for the Prince George timber supply area. The paper provides the results of an analysis that includes a base-case forecast calling for an...
by Working Forest | Mar 24, 2016 | Archives
A long-awaited dedicated forestry centre that would educate people on the importance and history of forestry to Squamish’s history is a step closer to becoming a reality. Members of the Sea to Sky Forestry Centre Society presented their plan for the facility slated...
